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Angelo Iachino
Born
(1889-04-24)24 April 1889 Sanremo, Liguria, Kingdom of Italy
Died
3 December 1976(1976-12-03) (aged 87) Rome, Lazio, Italy
Allegiance
Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch
Regia Marina
Years of service
1904–1954
Rank
Ammiraglio d'Armata (Admiral)
Commands held
66 PN (torpedo boat)
Ermanno Carlotto (gunboat)
Armando Diaz (light cruiser)
Giovanni delle Bande Nere (light cruiser)
Italian Naval Academy
2nd Naval Squadron
Commander in Chief of the Battle Fleet
Battles/wars
Italo-Turkish War
World War I
Adriatic Campaign
Raid on Pula
Spanish Civil War
Italian invasion of Albania
World War II
Battle of the Mediterranean
Battle of Taranto
Battle of Cape Spartivento
Operation Grog
Battle of Cape Matapan
Operation Substance
Operation Halberd
First Battle of Sirte
Second Battle of Sirte
Operation Vigorous
Awards
Silver Medal of Military Valor (twice)
War Cross for Military Valor
War Merit Cross
Angelo Iachino (or Jachino; April 24, 1889 – December 3, 1976) was an Italian admiral during World War II.
AngeloIachino (or Jachino; April 24, 1889 – December 3, 1976) was an Italian admiral during World War II. Iachino was born in Sanremo, Liguria, in 1889...
several ships of the Italian Regia Marina under Squadron-Vice-Admiral AngeloIachino. The opening actions of the battle are also known in Italy as the Battle...
Cunningham—intercepted those of the Italian Regia Marina under Admiral AngeloIachino. The Allies sank the heavy cruisers Fiume, Zara and Pola and the destroyers...
AngeloIachino, commander of the Italian cruiser group, received orders to disengage, although the battle had swung slightly in their favour. Iachino...
of Sirte. Late on the 17th, the Italian fleet, commanded by Admiral AngeloIachino, engaged the British light forces. Both sides acted hesitantly, however...
testing began that spring and by May, the fleet commander Vice-Admiral AngeloIachino had submitted a report praising its performance. In 1942 the garrison...
actor (d. 1947) April 4 Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, German general (d. 1962) AngeloIachino, Italian admiral (d. 1976) April 7 – Gabriela Mistral, Chilean writer...
3rd Division of the 1st Squadron, which was now commanded by Admiral AngeloIachino. On 14 December, a British air raid on Naples slightly damaged Pola...
Navy during the battles of Taranto, Cape Spartivento, and Calabria. AngeloIachino succeeded Campioni as commander of the Royal Italian Navy. Italo Balbo...
Cavagnari emphasized "not wanting traps in your way". Writing to Admiral Iachino, he wrote "procedere con estrema cautela nell'accettare brillanti novità...
1917) December 3 Alfredo Dinale, Italian Olympic cyclist (b. 1900) AngeloIachino, Italian admiral (b. 1889) Mary Nash, American actress (b. 1884) December...
lost. The British convoy operation was a strategic failure. Admiral AngeloIachino battleship Littorio destroyers Alfredo Oriani Ascari Aviere Geniere...
Breconshire as a battleship. At 17:42, the fleets sighted each other; Admiral AngeloIachino—commander of the Italian forces—moved to intercept to defend his convoy...
Cunningham, intercepted those of the Italian Regia Marina, under Admiral AngeloIachino. The Allies sank the heavy cruisers Fiume, Zara and Pola and the destroyers...
he was relieved of command on 8 December 1940 — to be succeeded by AngeloIachino — and returned to the post of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy. He...
crew. It did not reach the commander of the Italian fleet, Admiral AngeloIachino, until 17:55, just under eight hours after the plane's sighting, too...
Sebastiano Caboto was in Hong Kong. On 6 April 1924, Lieutenant Commander AngeloIachino, a future admiral, assumed command of Ermanno Carlotto and, noting the...
At 11:15 p.m. Harwood signalled Vian that the Italian fleet (Admiral AngeloIachino) with two battleships, two heavy and two light cruisers and 12 destroyers...
however, resulted in Brivonesi's acquittal, on 5 July 1942. Admiral AngeloIachino had spoken in favour of Brivonesi, and it is likely that his acquittal...
of the Mediterranean Served as Chief of staff of the Italian Navy. AngeloIachino Admiral Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy Commander-in-Chief...
aircraft carriers, which he considered as too vulnerable, along with AngeloIachino and Luigi Sansonetti, whereas Bernotti, Fioravanzo and Francesco Maugeri...
Fiume or her sister Pola. The Italian fleet, now commanded by Admiral AngeloIachino, made another attempt to intercept a British convoy in late March 1941...
Operation Harpoon and Fioravanzo participated on orders from Admiral AngeloIachino, the higher commander at sea. The action of the 9th Division, together...