Battle of Ist
The Battle of Ist was a naval engagement in Adriatic Sea, between the islands of Škarda and Molat, off the island of Ist, on 29 February 1944. The engagement was fought between two Free French Naval Forces destroyers and a Kriegsmarine force of two corvettes, two torpedo boats and three minesweepers. The German flotilla had been deployed to escort a freighter. In the ensuing engagement the French managed to destroy the German freighter and a corvette in return for no loss before withdrawing.
| Battle off Ist | |||||||
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| Part of the Adriatic Campaign of World War II and Battle of the Mediterranean | |||||||
Free French destroyer Le Terrible | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Free France | Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Pierre Lancelot | Jürgen Von Kleist | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 destroyers |
2 torpedo boats 2 corvettes 3 minesweepers 1 freighter | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
150 killed and wounded 1 corvette sunk 1 freighter sunk 2 torpedo boats damaged | ||||||
Ist The Island of Ist in the Adriatic Sea | |||||||
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