Chronology of World War II
Italian merchant cruiser sunk
Thursday, February 27, 1941 www.onwar.com

In the Indian Ocean... The Italian merchant cruiser Ramb I is sunk by the New Zealand cruiser Leander off the Maldive Islands. Ramb I sailed from Massawa on February 20th.


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