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Revision as of 12:42, 27 May 2010
The bombing of Bahrain in World War II was part of an effort by the Italian Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) to strike at the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations wherever possible in the Middle East.
Background
On 10 June 1940, the Kingdom of Italy declared war on the French Republic and the United Kingdom. During the Battle for France, the French had already been beaten by the Germans by the time Italy joined the war. The Italian invasion of France was short-lived and the French signed an armistice with the Italians on 25 June. This left the British and the forces of the Commonwealth of Nations for the Italians to contend with in the Middle East.
Bahrain
In mid-October 1940, the Italians bombed American-operated oil refineries in the British Protectorate of Bahrain. Rome declared that their bombers had set a new distance record, covering 2,800 miles on the outgoing trip from bases in Libya or Italy. The Italians insisted that the planes had been refueled from submarine tankers.[1] Ettore Muti, Party Secretary of the National Fascist Party, was later indicated to be a participant in this raid and in at least one of the bombings of Haifa.[2]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Time Magazine, Record Raid
- ^ Time Magazine, Daily Damage