Chronology of World War II
Italians locate British convoy
Tuesday, July 22, 1941 www.onwar.com

The freighter Denbighshire was part of the convoyIn the Mediterranean... Part of the Operation Substance convoy is located by Italian planes but the Italian fleet stays in port, expecting only a repeat of the previous carrier operations to fly planes to Malta.


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