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1939
December
13
Key event
The Battle of the River Plate
On 13 December 1939 three British cruisers attacked the “pocket battleship” Admiral Graf Spee off the River Plate and forced her into Montevideo.
1942
June
14
Operation Vigorous
On 14 June 1942 the Alexandria–Malta convoy learned that the Italian fleet had sailed. After two days of air attacks and conflicting orders it turned back.