9 Dec 1942
Tunisia
Tunisia
- Germany agreed to cede to Italy the French warships captured at Bizerte, Tunisia in the previous month. They included sloop La Batailleuse, sloop Commandant Rivière, torpedo boat Bombarde, torpedo boat La Pomone, torpedo boat L'Iphigénie, submarine Phoque, submarine Saphir, submarine Requin, submarine Espadon, submarine Dauphin, submarine Turquoise, submarine Circé, submarine Calypso, and submarine Nautilus. ww2dbase [Bizerte | CPC]
19 Dec 1942
Tunisia
Tunisia
22 Dec 1942
Tunisia
Tunisia
- Captured French torpedo boats Bombarde, La Pomone, and L'Iphigénie departed Bizerte, Tunisia with Italian crews for Palermo, Sicily, Italy. ww2dbase [Bizerte | CPC]
6 Jan 1943
Tunisia
Tunisia
20 Jan 1943
Tunisia
Tunisia
7 May 1943
Tunisia
Tunisia
- Italians scuttled captured French minelayer Castor at Bizerte, Tunisia. ww2dbase [Bizerte | CPC]
9 May 1943
Tunisia
Tunisia
- The "San Marco" naval infantry regiment of Italian Navy surrendered at Bizerte, Tunisia. ww2dbase [Conclusion of the Desert War | Bizerte | CPC]
28 Oct 1943
Tunisia
Tunisia
- Italian destroyers FR 23 and FR 31, which were captured French destroyers previously named Tigre and Trombe, were returned to the French Navy at Bizerte, Tunisia. The high tension between Italian and French sailors led to a brawl, which was broken up by American military policemen. ww2dbase [Bizerte | CPC]
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