Raid on Algiers
1942 in Algeria1942 in ItalyConflicts in 1942December 1942 eventsFrogman operations ... and 6 more
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The Raid on Algiers took place on 11 December 1942, in the Algiers harbour. Italian manned torpedoes and commando frogmen from the Decima Flottiglia MAS were brought to Algiers aboard the Perla-class submarine Ambra. The participating commandos were captured after setting limpet mines which sank two Allied ships and damaged two more.
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| N 36.76 ° | E 3.0788888888889 ° |
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Algiers, Algeria
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