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May 1941

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Special Forces Operations in May 1941

May 25th, 1941
Operazione Baia di Gibilterra 3
Xa Flottiglia MAS
Raid on Gibraltar. Submarine Sciré with three Siluro a Lenta Corsa’s aboard.

At Cadiz, Spain it embarked four two-man crews. At Gibraltar, they found no warships because the fleet had been ordered to hunt the German battleship Bismarck. The Siluro a Lenta Corsa’s again experienced technical problems as they tried to attack a freighter. The crew manage to escape to Italy via Spain.