📚 History of the Italian Navy on YouTube 📺 https://youtube.com/@italianmilitaryarchives_navalh?si=RcUvQWFDDHRsCcoOhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3myzpcd35x22iBattleship Littorio under Allied bombs during Operation Vigorous in the summer of 1942. The presence of the Italian battlefleet at sea eventually caused the Mediterranean fleet to withdraw and not a single ship from Alexandria reached Malta. More on this here: https://www.youtube.com/live/PBWTnpbzPPo?si=omzNOKcMASG2orZx29 Oct 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzpcd35x22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mysbvl5bmk2dThe cruiser Eugenio di Savoia steaming towards the Harpoon convoy in the Sicilian channel in June 1942. This encounter will erupt in the battle of Pantelleria, covered in the latest focus on 1942 with Jon Parshall: https://www.youtube.com/live/PBWTnpbzPPo?is=NR4J8kSg--X4l6VB26 Oct 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysbvl5bmk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3myp7sukyws23Moving tanks to the frontline in Egypt. The big issue for axis logistics in North Africa was the immense distance between main ports and the frontline. We talked about this and other subjects with Jon Parshall https://www.youtube.com/live/PBWTnpbzPPo?is=i6-jeH55mB7fdISm25 Oct 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myp7sukyws23https://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mympyh3qi22bLogistics was especially crucial in the North African campaign. Here you see an italian barge (german design) used to move supplies along the coast, to the frontline. We discussed logistics and the Axis offensives in Libya and Egypt with Jon Parshall https://www.youtube.com/live/PBWTnpbzPPo?is=i6-jeH55mB7fdISm24 Oct 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mympyh3qi22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mykfuliruc2fConvoy battles, Malta, El Alamein, Torch and the shipping issue. We will discuss all these topics at 8 PM (CET) with Jon Parshall @drachinifel.bsky.social @dralexclarke.bsky.social @crusaderproject.bsky.social @navalairhistory.com https://www.youtube.com/live/PBWTnpbzPPo?si=-ShC3Pvnrp4IQQcZ #ww2 #history #mediterranean23 Oct 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykfuliruc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mykfuliruc2fConvoy battles, Malta, El Alamein, Torch and the shipping issue. We will discuss all these topics at 8 PM (CET) with Jon Parshall @drachinifel.bsky.social @dralexclarke.bsky.social @crusaderproject.bsky.social @navalairhistory.com https://www.youtube.com/live/PBWTnpbzPPo?si=-ShC3Pvnrp4IQQcZ #ww2 #history #mediterranean23 Oct 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykfuliruc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3myhygnd3lc2vI am please to announce that tomorrow at 8pm (CET) or 1pm (Central US time) we will discuss 1942 in the Mediterranean theatre with the legendary Jon Parshall https://www.youtube.com/live/PBWTnpbzPPo?is=BtL69TJSJuzzadHB #ww2 #History #military22 Oct 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhygnd3lc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mxwh53gnek2gDear friends, I am coming back this evening with a new QUARTERDECK live! Topics: Italian naval infantry, actions in the Spanish civil war, lessons learned in WW2 and more.. See you at 9:00 PM (Central European Time). https://www.youtube.com/live/OLea2rjvA24?si=b2ynmIb2szpubNGW @crusaderproject.bsky.social15 Oct 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwh53gnek2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mwsi3p7ass26The submarine CM 1 decommissioned in Taranto in 1947. The boat belonged to a series of small submarines that were to be built in large numbers starting in 1943. This project never went that far, I talked about the curious story of the CM project in this video: https://youtu.be/QOdAyVRD0Vw?si=D254hDJmWheIJp8r01 Oct 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsi3p7ass26https://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mwijtyrack2dAn Italian gunner positions the 6-round clip of a 37 mm Breda machine gun on a twin mount; the clip of the second weapon is visible on the right and already positioned. In this video, I talked to you in detail about Italian naval anti-aircraft fire and weapons in WW2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDa1_LgrLyo27 Sep 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwijtyrack2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mwbkre6azc2dA nice picture of the destroyer Grecale in the shipyard, close to completion. The ship belonged to the Maestrale class, the destroyer design that provided the right footprint for the subsequent Oriani and Soldati classes. Here's the story of the evolution of Italian DDs https://youtu.be/exhsHf18zeI?si=AbNhqCj3qMx_QqOZ24 Sep 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbkre6azc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mupkktkzyc2kNot only capital ships, cruisers and destroyers go to war.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvNpTUNk0f8&t=1s04 Sep 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupkktkzyc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mtnx4cw72k2fMy top picks of books you need to read about the Italian Navy in #ww2 https://youtu.be/rpUJESo-1-o?is=pUPitiIwOSV1d8M422 Aug 2026 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnx4cw72k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3msqn37oovc2qWas an Italian invasion of Malta possible in 1940? In this video I analysed the issue in depth https://youtu.be/bkinxW7a0Hs?is=sbyClRStMQHS5K3k10 Aug 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqn37oovc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3msku4dg74k2dNaval clashes in the Black sea? Well, it happened too in #ww2 and the Italian navy participated as well https://youtu.be/4-0DC5tVOak?is=TLFeiAl1MGzcVkRt08 Aug 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msku4dg74k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mrfxx6gvwk22In the last quarterdeck episode, we touched upon some of the subjects below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyuC2mIUqWM -Raids against Alexandria -Intelligence on RN submarines -German submarines in the Med -Aircraft for the Aquila -Littorio vs Richelieu -Italian shipyards And more....24 Jul 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfxx6gvwk22https://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mrrnigchzs2tAn obscure project of the Italian Navy to deploy a high number of low-cost submarines when the outcome of ww2 seemed compromised: https://youtu.be/QOdAyVRD0Vw?is=WJck9D6s2z09RO5P @crusaderproject.bsky.social @navalairhistory.com @drachinifel.bsky.social @axe99.bsky.social29 Jul 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrnigchzs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mrfxx6gvwk22In the last quarterdeck episode, we touched upon some of the subjects below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyuC2mIUqWM -Raids against Alexandria -Intelligence on RN submarines -German submarines in the Med -Aircraft for the Aquila -Littorio vs Richelieu -Italian shipyards And more....24 Jul 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfxx6gvwk22https://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mrasfur27k23See you at 9PM (CEST) to answer your questions. Among the topics raised: Littorio vs Richelieu, U-Boats in the Med, Italian shipyards and more... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyuC2mIUqWM @crusaderproject.bsky.social @axe99.bsky.social22 Jul 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrasfur27k23https://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mqu3qgtyms2sWhat was the Italian naval strategy in the Mediterranean during WW2? Let's find out in the words of Admiral Giuseppe Fioravanzo: https://youtu.be/DKk-2DDjD84?si=HC92pmf5Zr1SMI6017 Jul 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqu3qgtyms2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mqhq3uirq22dThe curious story of the Italian midget submarines in the Black Sea during #ww2 @crusaderproject.bsky.social @drachinifel.bsky.social @axe99.bsky.social @dralexclarke.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-0DC5tVOak12 Jul 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhq3uirq22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mozl76udtk2fA damaged steamer being towed towards Tripoli into port by an Italian destroyer. In the first half of 1941, the Allied offensive against Axis convoys increased, particularly due to the activity of about 30 subs (24🇬🇧 1🇳🇱 1🇫🇷 4🇬🇷) 👉https://www.youtube.com/live/VnHLDb88ztE?si=w59d8r5VmpyMjDKT24 Jun 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozl76udtk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3movgcmhzjs2mFrom the arrival of Rommel until the siege of Tobruk, see you at 9PM (CEST) for the second episode about the battle of the Mediterranean convoys https://www.youtube.com/live/VnHLDb88ztE?si=Ox2Bv_mKKNKqCv_b @crusaderproject.bsky.social @drachinifel.bsky.social @axe99.bsky.social @navalairhistory.com22 Jun 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3movgcmhzjs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mosxoviivc2dItalian troops being transferred to Libya on a requisitioned passenger ship. In this episode, I covered in depth the first part of the Battle of the Mediterranean convoys (June-December 1940). Tomorrow (Monday, 22/06) I will cover the second period (January-May 1941). https://www.youtube.com/live/uBl2qeSBxnM?si=k4m06xGqfc8djfxY21 Jun 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mosxoviivc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mopljofifc2oOne of you asked me to compare the AA defences of Bismarck and Vittorio Veneto and what would have happened to the Italian battleship if struck in a similar fashion as Bismarck. Here is my reply in the latest Quarterdeck show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY9uhwZDebE20 Jun 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mopljofifc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mo45aqpb5k2fSee you later for the 6th Quarterdeck LIVE, we will talk about: - AA defences of Vittorio Veneto vis-a-vis Bismarck - Italian naval constructions - WW1 Italian objectives in the Adriatic - Italian scout cruisers - Coastal bombardment And more... https://www.youtube.com/live/hY9uhwZDebE?si=FGKpzj5319d0Kl6412 Jun 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo45aqpb5k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3ml45hunlgs2yA close-up on the 90mm mounts on board a Littorio-class battleship. In this video, I spoke about how the Regia Marina conducted AA fire and which weapons were used: https://youtu.be/IDa1_LgrLyo?si=1Ib7WXL8f8DEWN9h05 May 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml45hunlgs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ima-naval-history.bsky.social/post/3mkwvjgydsk2yConvoys to north Africa. In this episode I discussed the logistics, the routes and the problems of the Italian convoys bound for Libya during 1940, the first phase of a relentless battle that raged until May 1943: https://www.youtube.com/live/uBl2qeSBxnM?is=ULQxTx3iQTBZzmZj03 May 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:jllgreo7tkrr4gmixnoarigr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwvjgydsk2y