Angelo Iachino was the Italian navy commander during the Battle of Cape Matapan. Battle of Cape Matapan Conflict World War II Date March 27, 1941 – March 29, 1941 Place Mediterranean off United Kingdom, Italy Commanders Andrew Cunningham Angelo Iachino Strength 3 battleships, 1 carrier, 7 light cruisers, 17 destroyers 1 battleship, 6 heavy cruisers, 2 light cruisers, 17 destroyers Casualties 1 torpedo plane...
Iachino found out even later, but just before receiving the disconcerting news he was given another, extremely important, report: a new set of radio intercept bearings put the enemy flagship a little over seventy miles Southeast of the Vittorio Veneto[2].
Iachino duly informed Headquarters of the hit taken by the Pola and of his decision to detach the First Squadron to rescue her.
Later, Iachino said that the near simultaneous arrival of that message and of the news of the hit on the Pola prevented him from devoting the necessary attention to the report.
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