Punta Stilo
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Punta Stilo is the name of an arcuate headland in Calabria, Italy. It lies immediately north of Monasterace and constitutes the western coast of the Gulf of Squillace. Pliny the Elder refers to it by
Faro di monasterace
Battle of the Mediterranean
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The Battle of the Mediterranean was the naval campaign fought in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II. It began on 10 June 1940, when Italy declared war on the United Kingdom and France and bombe
Punta Stilo
…Punta Stilo on 9 July 1940, the Battle of Punta Stilo took place between the Italian and British navies. It was one of the few pitched battles of the Mediterranean campaign during World War II involving large numbers of ships on both sides. The clash was indecisive, though both sides claimed victory…
Italian battleship Roma (1940) starboard bow view
Greatest extent of Italian control of the Mediterranean littoral and seas (within green lines and dots) in the summer/autumn of 1942. Allied-controlled areas are in red.