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    Romolo Polacchini (20 May 1897 – 16 October 1968) was an Italian admiral during World War II. Romolo Polacchini was born in La Spezia in 1897 and attended...
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    Isaías Medina Angarita Francisco de Menocal Roldán Erich Raeder Karl Dönitz Romolo Polacchini Casualties and losses 400 merchant ships sunk 17 submarines...
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    established in Valona on 5 October 1940 and initially held by Captain Romolo Polacchini. Maritrafalba's forces included two elderly Mirabello-class destroyers...
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    under the command of Rear Admiral Angelo Parona, then of Rear Admiral Romolo Polacchini and finally of Ship-of-the-Line Captain Enzo Grossi. The Italian submarines...
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    his immediate superior, BETASOM commander Romolo Polacchini. On 29 December 1942, Grossi replaced Polacchini as commander of the Italian submarines in...
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    command; in September 1941, therefore, he was replaced by Captain Romolo Polacchini as the commander of Betasom. Back in Italy, in November 1941 Parona...
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    information Past commanders Angelo Parona (August 1940 – September 1941) Romolo Polacchini (September 1941 – December 1942) Enzo Grossi (December 1942 – September...
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    States  United Kingdom  Netherlands Commanders and leaders Karl Dönitz Romolo Polacchini John H. Hoover Strength 11 submarines USS Barney USS Blakeley USS Lapwing...
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    "sinking", and, despite the doubts and misgivings of BETASOM commander Romolo Polacchini, the action was widely publicized on Italian and German press; Grossi...
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