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11 Jun 1930

Italy
  • The keel of cruiser Bolzano was laid down by Ansaldo Sestri Ponente at Genoa, Italy. ww2dbase [Bolzano | Genova, Liguria | CPC]
31 Aug 1932

Italy
15 Nov 1939

Photo(s) dated 15 Nov 1939
Italian battleship Impero being preparing for launching, Genova, Italy, 15 Nov 1939The Launching of Italian battleship Impero, Genova, Italy, 15 Nov 1939
2 Jun 1940

Italy
  • US passenger liner Manhattan departed Genoa, Italy with 1,905 passengers fleeing the European war zone. ww2dbase [Genova, Liguria | CPC]
14 Jun 1940

Italy
  • Cruiser Dupleix, as a part of the French 3rd Squadron (4 heavy cruisers and 11 destroyers in total), bombarded Genoa, Italy, damaing oil storage tanks and military facilities. ww2dbase [Dupleix | Genova, Liguria | CPC]
  • Colbert bombarded Genoa, Italy as a part of Operation Samoyède. ww2dbase [Colbert | Genova, Liguria | CPC]
19 Apr 1945

Italy
  • Italian frogmen piloting British-built Chariot manned-torpedoes sank the uncompleted aircraft carrier Aquila to prevent the Germans from scuttling the ship to block the entrance to Genoa harbour, Italy. ww2dbase [Chariot-class | Genova, Liguria | AC, CPC]
23 Apr 1945

Italy
27 Apr 1945

Italy Photo(s) dated 27 Apr 1945
African-American soldiers of the US Army 92nd Infantry Division entering the Galleria Giuseppe Garibaldi, Genoa, Italy, 27 Apr 1945

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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