Battle of Ist
The Battle of Ist was a naval engagement in Adriatic Sea, between the islands of Škarda and Molat off Ist on 29 February 1944. The engagement was fought between Free French navy destroyers and a Kriegsmarine force of two corvettes, two torpedo boats and three minesweepers. The German flotilla had been deployed to escort a freighter. In the ensuing engagement the French managed to destroy the German freighter and a corvette in return for no loss before withdrawing.
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Battle of Ist
The Battle of Ist was a naval engagement in Adriatic Sea, between the islands of Škarda and Molat off Ist on 29 February 1944. The engagement was fought between Free French navy destroyers and a Kriegsmarine force of two corvettes, two torpedo boats and three minesweepers. The German flotilla had been deployed to escort a freighter. In the ensuing engagement the French managed to destroy the German freighter and a corvette in return for no loss before withdrawing.
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The Battle of Ist was a naval ...... or no loss before withdrawing.
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1944-02-29
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French victory
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1 freighter (6,311 tons)
2corvettes
2heavy destroyers
2torpedo boats
3minesweepers
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Free French destroyer Le Terrible in 1941
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The Battle of Ist was a naval ...... or no loss before withdrawing.
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