gttf Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 Buongiorno, il bollettino di guerra 204 del 28/12/1940 riporta, riferendola al fronte cirenaico, un'azione controcosta di una unità navale non meglio precisata, avvenuta presumibilmente il giorno prima: "Nella zona di frontiera cirenaica, sul fronte di Bardia, tiri di artiglieria. In una azione combinata con aviazione una nostra colonna celere ha distrutto un reparto meccanizzato nemico, catturandone gli equipaggi. Una unità navale ha effettuato lungo la costa un’azione di artiglieria contro reparti blindati, disperdendo nuclei avversari e riducendo al silenzio artiglierie autoportate." Non mi sembra che nei volumi IV e V dell'USMMI relativi alle azioni navali sia indicato l'episodio : non ho disponibilità, d'altronde, dei volumi relativi alla difesa del traffico con l'ASI, in cui potrebbe forse essere descritta l'azione. Vorrei chiedere se, nell'ambito di AIDMEN, questo episodio è noto e, in caso, avere qualche informazione al riguardo. Ringrazio in anticipo per l'attenzione. Cordiali saluti Fabrizio Gatti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platon Alexiades Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 Hi Fabrizio, The naval unit was the torpedo boat Procione (C.C. Riccardo Imperiali) which shelled enemy positions at Marsa Luk (also spelled as Marsa Lucch) on the afternoon of 27.12.1940. Best regards, Platon Giuseppe Garufi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gttf Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 Hi Platon, happy to hear you again. Thanks for your quick reply. As far as you know, were there other similar actions by Italian ships during Operation Compass ? Best regards Fabrizio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platon Alexiades Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) Hi Fabrizio, I am not aware of another bombardment of enemy positions during this period. The destroyers Strale and Dardo operated near Bardia during the night of 1/2 January 1941. However, their task was to intercept enemy vessels but they did not locate any. As they returned to Tobruk, Bardia was bombarded by a British naval squadron so they very narrowly missed a naval engagement. Italian destroyers and torpedo boats were mostly busy escorting transports in Libyan waters so other opportunities for a naval bombardment did not materialize. Best regards, Platon Edited June 25, 2021 by Platon Alexiades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gttf Posted June 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 Thank you again, Platon. Very exhaustive, as usual Best regards Fabrizio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Mattesini Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 Non conoscevo l'episodio. Nella mia documentazione non esiste. Ciao Platon Franco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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