campaign, interwar and Second World War
Operation MB8
Operation MB8 was a campaign fought in 1940 at Mediterranean Sea. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: British victory.
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Fought1940
WhereMediterranean Sea35.000N, 18.000E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstFascist Italy (1922–1943)
Part ofWorld War IIBattle of the Mediterranean
Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1940 (year precision) to 1940 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Mediterranean Sea 35.000N, 18.000E | |
| Kind | Campaign, interwar and Second World War | |
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Nearest engagements
- Naval warfare of Italo-Turkish War 1911, same recorded site
- First Battle of Sirte 1941, 96 km S
- Second Battle of Sirte 1942, 120 km SW
- Battle of the Espero Convoy 1940, 235 km E
- Battle of the Duisburg Convoy 1941, 238 km N
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Taranto 11 November 1940
- After: Battle of the Strait of Otranto 12 November 1940
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1940
- the Blitz United Kingdom
- Bombing of Tokyo Japan
- Japanese invasion of French Indochina Vietnam
- Coventry Blitz United Kingdom
- Hundred Regiments Offensive China
Operation MB8 is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4354480, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation MB 8, revision 1370693551, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.