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Raid on Algiers
Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean of Second World War
Date11 December 1942
Location
Algiers, Mediterranean Sea
Result Italian victory
Belligerents
Raid on Algiers United Kingdom
Raid on Algiers United States
Raid on Algiers Norway
Raid on Algiers Italy
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Morgan Morgan-Giles Fascist Italy Mario Arillo
Strength
Harbour defences 1 submarine
3 Human torpedoes
10 frogmen
Casualties and losses
1 cargo ship sunk
1 tanker damaged
2 cargo ships damaged
1 military transport ship damaged[1]
16 captured

The Raid on Algiers took place on 11 December 1942, in the Algiers harbour. Italian manned torpedoes and commando frogmen from the Decima Flottiglia MAS were brought to Algiers aboard the Perla-class submarine Ambra. The participating commandos were captured after setting limpet mines which sank two Allied ships and damaged two more.

  1. ^ Schofield, p. 178

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