7 Jun 1942
Spain
Spain
- Italian submarine Torelli was damaged by radar-equiped British aircraft in the Bay of Biscay. Her captain beached her in northern Spain to prevent sinking, and the crew performed enough repairs for her to get on her way again, but only to be discovered and attacked by British aircraft again (1 was killed, 2 wounded). She was beached again (near Santander, Spain), and this time the temporary repairs would take until 14 Jun 1942. ww2dbase [Santander | CPC]
14 Jun 1942
Spain
Spain
- Italian submarine Torelli, damaged by British aircraft on 7 Jun 1942 and had since been under repair by her own crew on a beach near Santander, Spain, completed the temporary repair and set off for Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Santander | CPC]
14 Jul 1942
Spain
Spain
- Luigi Torelli secretly departed Santander, Spain one day ahead of the scheduled date of her internment. ww2dbase [Luigi Torelli | Santander, Cantabria | CPC]
3 Sep 1942
Spain
Spain
- Reginaldo Giuliani arrived at Santander, Cantabria, Spain. ww2dbase [Reginaldo Giuliani | Santander, Cantabria | CPC]
8 Nov 1942
Spain
Spain
- Reginaldo Giuliani departed Santander, Cantabria, Spain. ww2dbase [Reginaldo Giuliani | Santander, Cantabria | CPC]
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