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Battleship Bombers: How the Nazis Tried to Wreck Italy’s Navy Once Rome Switched Sides
Rome had actually built an impressive fleet and Berlin feared that those warships would fall into Allied hands.
Key point: Here is how Nazi Germany took drastic steps to destroy the Littorio-class battleships. But was Berlin successful?
Italy’s Regia Marina was one of the busiest navies of the interwar period. Four old battleships were rebuilt so completely that they barely resembled their original configuration. This helped Italy achieve what was really, by the late 1930s, significant ship-to-ship superiority over the French Navy. The reconstruction of these ships helped generate ideas as to what their new battleships should look like. The new ships were to have enough speed to catch
In fact, Rome managed to build up its forces enough to be superior to the French Navy.
Key point: Rome wanted to restore the glory days of the old Roman Empire. One way to do that was by building a world-class group of warships.
Italy’s Regia Marina was one of the busiest navies of the interwar period. Four old battleships were rebuilt so completely that they barely resembled their original configuration. This helped Italy achieve what was really, by the late 1930s, significant ship-to-ship superiority over the French Navy. The reconstruction of these ships helped generate ideas as to what their new battleships should look like. The new ships were to have enough speed to catch