campaign, interwar and Second World War
Operation Scylla
Operation Scylla was a campaign fought in 1943 at Strait of Messina, in what is now Italy. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: Italian victory. Recorded strength: 4 Motor Torpedo Boats against 1 light cruiser.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1943 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Strait of Messina, Italy 38.056N, 15.591E | |
| Kind | Campaign, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 4 Motor Torpedo Boats | 1 light cruiser |
| Casualties and losses | 12 killed; 1 MTB sunk; 2 MTBs damaged | 2 wounded; 1 light cruiser lightly damaged |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Rhegium 386 BC, 8.3 km NE
- Battaglia di Piazza Duomo 1860, 8.8 km NE
- Battle of Messana 264 BC, 14 km N
- Siege of Messina 1282, 15 km N
- Battle of Messene 397 BC, 15 km N
In the same war
- Before: Donbass Strategic Offensive 1943
- After: Allied bombings of Amsterdam-Noord 1943
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1943
Operation Scylla is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q25830874, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Scylla, revision 1375903580, 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.