Minor naval campaign fought during World War II. It began in April 1939 and lasted until May 1945 (about 6 years). The setting was Adriatic Sea. It was part of the Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II. Those involved included the United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, Yugoslav Partisans and the Kingdom of Greece.
Before and after
- 5 January 1939Death of Amelia Earhart
- 10 January 1939Establishment of Iguaçu National Park
- 25 January 1939Establishment of Badlands National Park
- 28 January 1939Death of William Butler Yeats
- from April 1939 to May 1945Adriatic Campaign of World War II
- 7 April 1939Birth of Francis Ford Coppola
- from 7 April 1939 to 12 April 1939Italian invasion of Albania
- 13 April 1939Birth of Seamus Heaney
- 14 April 1939Publication of The Grapes of Wrath
More in Wars, politics & history
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- 23 August 1939Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
- from 30 November 1939 to 13 March 1940Winter War
- from 22 June 1941 to 7 May 1945Eastern Front
- from 22 June 1941 to 5 December 1941Operation Barbarossa
- 7 December 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
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