Operation Gaudo
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Operation Gaudo was an Italian World War II naval operation in March 1941 that led to the Battle of Cape Matapan, where the battleship Vittorio Veneto and other Italian ships engaged British naval forces in the Mediterranean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Gaudo canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
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naval operation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Regia Aeronautica reconnaissance support ⓘ |
| belligerent | Regia Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Battle for control of Mediterranean sea lanes ⓘ |
| commander | Angelo Iachino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | March 1941 ⓘ |
| engagementType | fleet sortie ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Cape Matapan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forceType | surface fleet operation ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | immediate prelude to Italian defeat at Cape Matapan ⓘ |
| involvedShip |
Fiume
NERFINISHED
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Italian destroyers ⓘ Pola NERFINISHED ⓘ Vittorio Veneto NERFINISHED ⓘ Zara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| location |
Eastern Mediterranean Sea
NERFINISHED
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south of Crete ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Italian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gaudo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
attack British naval forces in the Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
disrupt British convoys to Greece ⓘ |
| opponent | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British aircraft carriers
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British battleships ⓘ British cruisers ⓘ British destroyers ⓘ |
| participant |
Italian battleships
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Italian destroyer flotillas ⓘ Italian heavy cruisers ⓘ |
| partOf | Mediterranean theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preceded | night actions at Cape Matapan ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Cape Matapan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | tactical engagement leading to Battle of Cape Matapan ⓘ |
| scale | major fleet operation ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Italian attempt to challenge British naval supremacy in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| theatre | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1941 ⓘ |
| triggered | British pursuit of Italian fleet ⓘ |
| used |
aerial reconnaissance
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surface gunnery engagements ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vittorio Veneto