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Francesco Mimbelli (born 16 april 1903 Livorno, died 26 January 1978 in Rome) was an Italian Naval officer who fought in World War II. Livorno, sometimes in English Leghorn, (population 170,000) is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. ...
Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area - City 1,285 km² (580 sq mi) - Urban 5...
The Italian Regia Marina (literally: Royal Navy) dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification. ...
Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
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Crete Mimbelli was a commander of a Torpedo boat destroyer flottila which fought in the Battle of Crete he was responsible for delivering a convoy to Crete in the face of superior British forces. Reference Combatants Greece United Kingdom New Zealand Australia Germany Italy Commanders Bernard Freyberg Kurt Student Strength United Kingdom: 15,000 Greece: 11,000 Australia: 7,100 New Zealand: 6,700 Total: 40,000 (10,000 without fighting capability. ...
Black Sea He was also the commander of the Italian naval force based in the Black Sea, where he commanded a force of MAS boats. The Italian flottilla was responsible for sinking two submarines and a transport ship. They also torpedoed the Soviet cruiser Molotov which was not repaired until after the end of the conflict. Reference 1, Reference 2 NASA satellite image of the Black Sea Map of the Black Sea The Black Sea is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Anatolia that is actually a distant arm of the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Mediterranean Sea. ...
Post War In 1946 Mimbelli was apponited captain of the Cruiser Guiseppe Garibaldi, He was subsequently promoted to Rear Admiral and became commander of the Italian Naval academy. He retired as a Vice Admiral in 1964. Reference in Italian Giuseppe Garibaldi (1933) was an Italian Duca degli Abruzzi class light cruiser, that served in the Regia Marina during World War II. After the war she was retained by the Marina Militare and re built. ...
The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. ...
Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ...
Commemeration In 1992 the new Italian destroyer Francesco Mimbelli of the De la Penne class was named in his honour The De la Penne class destroyers are two guided missile destroyers operated by the Italian Navy. ...
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