5 May 1884
France
France
- Jean Decoux was born in Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Jean Decoux | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
13 Nov 1933
France
France
- The keel of Gloire was laid down by Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde in Lormont, Aquitaine, France. ww2dbase [Gloire | Lormont, Aquitaine | CPC]
28 Sep 1935
France
France
- Gloire was launched at the Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde shipyard in Lormont, Aquitaine, France. ww2dbase [Gloire | Lormont, Aquitaine | CPC]
20 Jun 1940
France
France
- The 1,177-ton Dutch steamer Berenice departed Bordeaux, France at 1330 hours with 22 passengers on board, mostly Dutch and Belgians refugees, among them the poet H. Marsman and his wife and the Dutch painter T. Bottema. The ship sailed together with the Dutch steamer Orpheus, the coasters Nettie and Ary Scheffer and the tug Seine, but they got dispersed in the following night and only the Nettie was in visual range. ww2dbase [Bordeaux, Aquitaine | HM]
21 Jun 1940
France
France
- The 4,277-ton Greek freighter Adamantios was bombed by German aircraft and forced to beach on the Île de Ré off the west coast of France. ww2dbase [Start of the Battle of the Atlantic | Ile de Re, Aquitaine | HM]
22 Jun 1940
France
France
- The 3,713-ton French merchant steamer Amienois was bombed and sunk by German aircraft as she was pulling out of the harbor at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Start of the Battle of the Atlantic | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | HM]
4 Sep 1940
France
France
- Alessandro Malaspina arrived at Bordeaux, France at 2030 hours, ending her first war patrol. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
29 Sep 1940
France
France
- Guglielmo Marconi arrived at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Guglielmo Marconi | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
30 Sep 1940
France
France
- Reginaldo Giuliani arrived at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Reginaldo Giuliani | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Karl Dönitz inspected the Italian submarine Alessandro Malaspina at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Karl Dönitz | Alessandro Malaspina | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Alpino Bagnolini arrived at Bordeaux, France, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
4 Oct 1940
France
France
- Comandante Faà di Bruno arrived at Pauillac, Aquitaine, France, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Faà di Bruno | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
5 Oct 1940
France
France
- Luigi Torelli arrived at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Luigi Torelli | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Capitano Tarantini arrived at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Capitano Tarantini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Comandante Faà di Bruno departed Pauillac, Aquitaine, France in the morning and arrived at Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France at 1300 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Faà di Bruno | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
6 Oct 1940
France
France
- Maggiore Baracca departed Pauillac, France in the morning and arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1132 hours. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
9 Oct 1940
France
France
- Alessandro Malaspina departed Bordeaux, France at 1420 hours for her second war patrol. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
23 Oct 1940
France


France
- Adolf Hitler met with Francisco Franco on the Franco-Spanish border at Hendaye, France. Franco promised Spain will fight at Germany's side, but refused to commit his nation to war. ww2dbase [Meeting at Hendaye | Hendaye, Aquitaine | TH]


24 Oct 1940
France
France
- Maggiore Baracca departed Bordeaux, France, starting her second war patrol. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Bordeaux, France at 1100 hours, starting her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
31 Oct 1940
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1900 hours, escorted into the harbor by German minesweepers M2 and M13. ww2dbase [M2 | M13 | Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Comandante Faà di Bruno departed Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France at 2000 hours, starting her fourth war patrol. She was escorted out of the port by German minesweepers M9 and M21. ww2dbase [M9 | M21 | Comandante Faà di Bruno | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
4 Nov 1940
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini arrived at Pauillac, Aquitaine, France at 1607 hours, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
5 Nov 1940
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini departed Pauillac, Aquitaine, France at 0825 hours, and arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1115 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
7 Nov 1940
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1300 hours, ending her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
8 Nov 1940
France
France
- At 1030 hours, the Italian submarine commanders at Bordeaux, France requested Italian submarine Comandante Faà di Bruno to provide her position, but the submarine failed to answer. At 2100 hours, the request was sent again, and there was still no reply. ww2dbase [Comandante Faà di Bruno | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
9 Nov 1940
France
France
- Alessandro Malaspina arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1715 hours, ending her second war patrol. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
11 Nov 1940
France
France
- Capitano Tarantini departed Bordeaux, France for a war patrol. ww2dbase [Capitano Tarantini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
24 Nov 1940
France
France
- Maggiore Baracca arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1145 hours, ending her second war patrol. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
26 Nov 1940
France
France
- Maggiore Baracca departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France and arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1735 hours. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
28 Nov 1940
France
France
- Morosini arrived at Bordeaux, France, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
5 Dec 1940
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Bordeaux, France at 1135 hours. She arrived at Pauillac, Aquitaine, France at 1615 hours for unexpected repairs. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
7 Dec 1940
France
France
- Morosini docked at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
8 Dec 1940
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Pauillac, Aquitaine, France at 1345 hours, starting her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
13 Dec 1940
France
France
- Morosini undocked at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
15 Dec 1940
France
France
- Capitano Tarantini was sunk by a torpedo from HMS Thunderbolt in the Bay of Biscay 10 kilometers west of Grayan-et-l'Hôpital, France. Executive officer Lieutenant Attilio Frattura and four others survived the sinking; commanding officer Captain Alfredo Iaschi was lost.45.41, -1.38 ww2dbase [Capitano Tarantini | Grayan-et-l'Hôpital, Aquitaine | CPC]
21 Dec 1940
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Comandante Cappellini departed Bordeaux, France at 1036 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1520 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
22 Dec 1940
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1630 hours, starting her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
4 Jan 1941
France
France
- Alessandro Malaspina departed Bordeaux, France at 1140 hours, arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1515 hours. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- German minesweepers M-2 and M-10 departed Royan, Aquitaine, France at 1830 hours to make rendezvous with Italian submarine Alpino Bagnolini, but their journey was delayed and contact was not made on this date. ww2dbase [M2 | M10 | Alpino Bagnolini | Royan, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Morosini departed Bordeaux, France at 1140 hours, arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1210 hours. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
5 Jan 1941
France
France
- Alessandro Malaspina conducted a gyrocompass test at 0800 hours out of Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France. At 1630 hours, she departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer once again, starting her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Alpino Bagnolini arrived at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Aquitaine, France at 1350 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Morosini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1004 hours, arriving at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1910 hours. The Italian submarine was escorted by German minesweeper M9 and German submarine chasers UJ-D and UJ-E. ww2dbase [M9 | Morosini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
6 Jan 1941
France
France
- Italian submarine Alpino Bagnolini, escorted by German minesweepers M-2 and M-10, departed Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Aquitaine, France at 0645 hours. They were later joined by German minesweeper Sperrbrecher III. They arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1915 hours. ww2dbase [M2 | M10 | Alpino Bagnolini | Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Aquitaine | CPC]
7 Jan 1941
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1200 hours and arrived at Pauillac, Aquitaine at 1630 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
8 Jan 1941
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Pauillac, Aquitaine, France at 1230 hours and arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1630 hours, ending her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
18 Jan 1941
France
France
- Maggiore Baracca departed Bordeaux, France at 0950, starting her third war patrol. She was escorted by German minesweeper M-9. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
23 Jan 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Pauillac, France at 1315 hours and sailed southward up the Gironde estuary, reaching Bordeaux, France at 1600 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
30 Jan 1941
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini arrived at Pauillac, Aquitaine, France at 1710 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
1 Feb 1941
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini departed Pauillac, Aquitaine, France at 0900 hours and arrived at Bordeaux at 1030 hours, ending her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
3 Feb 1941
France
France
- Alessandro Malaspina arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1300 hours, ending her third war patrol. She was escorted into Le Verdon-sur-Mer by German minesweepers M9 and M21. ww2dbase [M9 | M31 | Alessandro Malaspina | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
4 Feb 1941
France

France
- Alessandro Malaspina departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1800 hours and arrived at Pauillac, France at 2005 hours. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]

6 Feb 1941
France
France
- Alessandro Malaspina departed Pauillac, France at 1230 hours and arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1610 hours. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
18 Feb 1941
France
France
- Maggiore Baracca arrived at Pauillac, France at 1303 hours, ending her third war patrol. She was escorted into port by German minesweepers M6, M9, and M21 and German auxiliary cruiser Sperrbrecher 16. ww2dbase [M6 | M9 | M21 | Maggiore Baracca | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
19 Feb 1941
France
France
- Maggiore Baracca departed Pauillac, France at 0945 hours and arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1305 hours. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
24 Feb 1941
France
France
- Morosini arrived at Bordeaux, France, ending her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
16 Mar 1941
France
France
- Reginaldo Giuliani departed Bordeaux, France for Gdynia (Gotenhafen), occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Reginaldo Giuliani | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
25 Mar 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Bordeaux, France at 1729 hours and sailed northward down the Gironde estuary, reaching Pauillac, France at 2020 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
26 Mar 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Pauillac, France at 0800 hours and sailed out of the Gironde estuary for trials. Upon completion, she briefly docked at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1503 hours, and then set sail for Bordeaux, France at the southern end of the estuary, arriving at 1825 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
31 Mar 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Bordeaux, France at 1010 hours and sailed northward down the Gironde estuary, reaching Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1322 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
1 Apr 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1010 for a patrol; in rough seas, gunner De Martino was seriously injured, and the submarine set sail for Le Verdon-sur-Mer. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
2 Apr 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1020 hours, disembarking gunner De Martino who was injured in rough seas on the previous date. The submarine then went on to make port call at Bordeaux, France at 1445 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
3 Apr 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Bordeaux, France at 0830 hours and sailed northward down the Gironde estuary, reaching Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1245 hours. At 1945 hours, she set out to sea for a war patrol. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
7 Apr 1941
France
France
- Maggiore Baracca departed Bordeaux, France at 1500 hours and arrived at Pauillac, France at 1813 hours. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
9 Apr 1941
France
France
- Maggiore Baracca departed Pauillac, France at 1303 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 2029 hours. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
10 Apr 1941
France
France
- Maggiore Baracca departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1500 hours, starting her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
11 Apr 1941
France
France
- Athos Fraternale was made the commanding officer of Morosini, relieving Alfredo Criscuolo while at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
14 Apr 1941
France
France
- Alessandro Malaspina departed Bordeaux, France at 0840 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1300 hours. Between 1500 and 1900 hours, she performed trials. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
15 Apr 1941
France
France
- Alessandro Malaspina departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 0805 hours and arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1650 hours. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
25 Apr 1941
France
France
- Morosini departed Bordeaux, France at 0636 hours, arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1155 hours. At 1307, she set sail to the sea for gyro compass trials, returning at 1508 hours. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
26 Apr 1941
France
France
- Morosini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 0800 hours and arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1557 hours. ww2dbase [Morosini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
30 Apr 1941
France
France
- Franco Pittoni stepped down as the commanding officer of Alpino Bagnolini at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
4 May 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1245 hours, ending her war patrol. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Maggiore Baracca arrived at Bordeaux, France, ending her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
17 May 1941
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1435 hours, ending her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
18 May 1941
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini began receiving repairs at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
20 May 1941
France
France
- Alessandro Malaspina arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1918 hours, ending her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
22 May 1941
France
France
- Morosini arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1504 hours, ending her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
25 May 1941
France
France
- Giulio Chialamberto was named the commanding officer of Alpino Bagnolini at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
12 Jun 1941
France
France
- Maggiore Baracca departed Bordeaux, France at 0904 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France mid-day; she then returned to Bordeaux at 1947 hours. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
13 Jun 1941
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Bordeaux, France at 0925 hours, arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 2000 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
14 Jun 1941
France
France
- Maggiore Baracca departed Bordeaux, France at 0943 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France mid-day; she then returned to Bordeaux at 1800 hours. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 0700 hours and arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1900 hours; the journey was escorted by German minesweeper Sperrbrecher 16. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
18 Jun 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Bordeaux, France at 1345 hours and sailed northward down the Gironde estuary, reaching Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1815 hours. She then set sail for a war patrol at 2150 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Maggiore Baracca departed Bordeaux, France at 1226 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1835 hours; she then sailed out of Le Verdon-sur-Mer to conduct gyrocompass tests at 1844 hours, returning at 1922 hours. At 2047 hours, she set sail for her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
27 Jun 1941
France
France
- Alessandro Malaspina departed Bordeaux, France at 0900 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1300 hours. Between 1610 and 1745 hours, she was out at sea performing trials. At 1750 hours, she departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer for her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Comandante Cappellini departed Bordeaux, France at 0800 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1248 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
28 Jun 1941
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 0800 hours, starting her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Morosini departed Bordeaux, France at 1000 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1325 hours. At 1425 hours, she departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer for trials, returning at 1620 hours. At 2055 hours, she departed yet again, starting her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
10 Jul 1941
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini arrived at Bordeaux, France at 2449 hours, ending her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
15 Jul 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1140 hours, ending a war patrol. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
17 Jul 1941
France
France
- Maggiore Baracca arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1320 hours, ending her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
25 Jul 1941
France
France
- Morosini arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1220 hours, ending her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
31 Jul 1941
France
France
- Tenente di Vascello Giorgio Viani was made the commanding officer of Maggiore Baracca, relieving Capitano di Corvetta Enrico Bertarelli. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
5 Aug 1941
France
France
- Alessandro Malaspina arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1750 hours, ending her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
12 Aug 1941
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1200 hours, ending her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
14 Aug 1941
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini departed Bordeaux, France at 1145 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1700 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
15 Aug 1941
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France, starting her seventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
27 Aug 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Bordeaux, France at 0916 hours and sailed northward down the Gironde estuary, reaching Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France about 3 hours later. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
30 Aug 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 2105 hours for a war patrol. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
31 Aug 1941
France
France
- Maggiore Baracca departed Bordeaux, France and arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France later on the same day. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
1 Sep 1941
France
France
- Giovanni Manunta was named the commanding officer of Alpino Bagnolini while the Italian submarine was docked at Bordeaux, France; he replaced Giulio Ghialamberto. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
4 Sep 1941
France
France
- Morosini departed Bordeaux, France at 0630 hours, arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1025 hours. At 1130 hours, she departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, arriving at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1923 hours. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
7 Sep 1941
France
France
- Alessandro Malaspina departed Bordeaux, France for her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
22 Sep 1941
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1315 hours, ending her seventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
27 Sep 1941
France
France
- Morosini arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1340 hours ending her seventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
1 Oct 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1640 hours, ending a war patrol. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Aldo Lenzi was made the commanding officer of Comandante Cappellini while at Bordeaux, France, relieving Salvatore Todaro. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
31 Oct 1941
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini completed a scheduled refit at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
1 Nov 1941
France
France
- Mario Tei was named the commanding officer of Alpino Bagnolini at Bordeaux, France, replacing Giovanni Manunta. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
12 Nov 1941
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini departed Bordeaux, France at 1200 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1700 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
13 Nov 1941
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 0800 hours and arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1700 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
14 Nov 1941
France
France
- Morosini departed Bordeaux, France at 1314 hours for Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France, but the journey was cancelled due to heavy fog. At 1825 hours, she departed again, arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer at 1825 hours. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
15 Nov 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Bordeaux, France at 1320 hours and sailed northward down the Gironde estuary, reaching Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1735 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Morosini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 0840 hours, arriving at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1935 hours. ww2dbase [Morosini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
16 Nov 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 0930 hours and arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1700 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
8 Dec 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1020 hours, ending a war patrol. At 1630 hours, she set sail for Pauillac, France, arriving at 1815 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
9 Dec 1941
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Pauillac, France at 0930 hours and sailed southward up the Gironde estuary, reaching Bordeaux, France at 1130 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
16 Dec 1941
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Bordeaux, France at 1520 hours. The port propeller was caught in a cable moments after leaving the dock, and the mission was subsequently canceled. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
17 Dec 1941
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Bordeaux, France at 0840 hours, arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1212 hours. She then performed trials between 1400 and 1830 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
18 Dec 1941
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 0850 hours, arriving at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1720 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
20 Dec 1941
France
France
- Morosini arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1540 hours, ending her eighth war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
21 Dec 1941
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1100 hours, ending her eighth war patrol. She departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer at 1500 hours and arrived at Bordeaux, France at 2010 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
22 Dec 1941
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini entered a period of refit at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
23 Jan 1942
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Bordeaux, France at 1140 hours for trials, returning in the evening. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
24 Jan 1942
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Bordeaux, France at 0916 hours and arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1910 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
28 Jan 1942
France
France
- Sergio Bresina was made the commanding officer of Comandante Cappellini while at Bordeaux, France, relieving Aldo Lenzi. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
2 Feb 1942
France
France
- Morosini departed Bordeaux, France at 0840 hours, arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1233 hours. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
3 Feb 1942
France
France
- Morosini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 0910 hours, arriving at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1720 hours. ww2dbase [Morosini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
8 Feb 1942
France
France
- Morosini arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1415 hours for mechanical repairs. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
11 Feb 1942
France
France
- Morosini departed Bordeaux, France at 1525 hours, resuming her nineth war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
20 Feb 1942
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1422 hours, ending her seventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
21 Feb 1942
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 0800 hours, arriving at Bordeaux, France at 1202 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
15 Mar 1942
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1930 hours, ending a war patrol. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
4 Apr 1942
France
France
- Morosini arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1900 hours, ending her nineth war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
5 Apr 1942
France
France
- Francesco D'Alessandro was made the commanding officer of Morosini, relieving Athos Fraternale while at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Morosini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
10 Apr 1942
France
France
- Marco Revedin was made the commanding officer of Comandante Cappellini while at Bordeaux, France, relieving Sergio Bresina. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
21 Apr 1942
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini departed Bordeaux, France at 0957 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1425 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
22 Apr 1942
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Bordeaux, France at 1048 hours, arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1905 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Comandante Cappellini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 0753 hours and arrived La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1836 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
24 Apr 1942
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 0850 hours for an overnight trial in the Le Pertuis d'Antioche strait west of La Rochelle, France. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
7 May 1942
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Bordeaux, France at 1110 hours and sailed northward down the Gironde estuary, reaching Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1600 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
8 May 1942
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 0800 hours and arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1400 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
23 May 1942
France
France
- Reginaldo Giuliani arrived at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Reginaldo Giuliani | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
3 Jun 1942
France
France
- Luigi Torelli departed Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Luigi Torelli | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
19 Jun 1942
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1300 hours, ending her ninth war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
24 Jun 1942
France
France
- Reginaldo Giuliani departed Bordeaux, France for a war patrol. ww2dbase [Reginaldo Giuliani | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
28 Jun 1942
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 0725 hours, ending her eighth war patrol. She departed at 1247 hours and arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1900 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
1 Jul 1942
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci arrived at Bordeaux, France at 2135 hours, ending a war patrol. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
8 Jul 1942
France
France
- Aldo Turcio was named the commanding officer of Alpino Bagnolini at Bordeaux, France; he replaced Mario Tei. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
15 Jul 1942
France
France
- Luigi Torelli arrived in Bordeaux, France in the evening. ww2dbase [Luigi Torelli | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
10 Aug 1942
France
France
- Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia was named the commanding officer of Leonardo da Vinci, relieving Luigi Longanesi Cattani. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
11 Aug 1942
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini completed a scheduled refit at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
12 Aug 1942
France
France
- Ferdinando Corsi was named the commanding officer of Alpino Bagnolini at Bordeaux, France; he replaced Aldo Turcio. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
13 Aug 1942
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini departed Bordeaux, France at 0842 hours, arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1250 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
15 Aug 1942
France
France
- Uckermarck and Ermland departed Royan, France, escorted by torpedo boats T4 and T10, in an attempt to pass through the English Channel for coast of the Bay of Biscay. ww2dbase [Second Happy Time | Altmark | T4 | T10 | Ermland | Royan, Aquitaine | CPC]
- Comandante Cappellini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 0800 hours, arriving at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1722 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
2 Sep 1942
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Bordeaux, France at 1120 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1900 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
3 Sep 1942
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 0756 hours and arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1925 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
9 Sep 1942
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci, with midget submarine CA 2 aboard, departed Bordeaux, France at 1623 hours and sailed northward up the Gironde estuary, arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 2030 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
10 Sep 1942
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 0800 hours, exercised along with midget submarine CA 2, and arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1750 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
22 Sep 1942
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1415 hours and sailed southward up the Gironde estuary, arriving at Bordeaux, France at 1755 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
6 Oct 1942
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Bordeaux, France at 1510 hours and sailed northward down the Gironde estuary, arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1730 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
7 Oct 1942
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 0930 hours, performed sea trials, and returned at 1300 hours. At 1945 hours, she departed for a war patrol. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
17 Oct 1942
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1457 hours, ending her tenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
17 Nov 1942
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1109 hours, ending her nineth war patrol. At 1140 hours, she departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, arriving at Bordeaux, France at 1537 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
5 Dec 1942
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1600 hours, ending a war patrol. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
17 Dec 1942
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini departed Bordeaux, France at 1500 hours and arrived at Pauillac, Aquitaine, France at 1730 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
20 Dec 1942
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini departed Pauillac, Aquitaine, France at 1330 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1630 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Pauillac, Aquitaine | CPC]
21 Dec 1942
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 0930 hours and arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1900 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
21 Jan 1943
France
France
- Angelo Amendolia was named the commanding officer of Alpino Bagnolini at Bordeaux, France; he replaced Ferdinando Corsi. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
30 Jan 1943
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Bordeaux, France at 1225 hours, arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1617 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
31 Jan 1943
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 0815 hours, arriving at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 2151 hours. Prior to arrival, she performed trials in poor weather, and one sailor, Sergente Segnalatore Aldo Marchesoni, was injured while attempting to secure the port machine guns. She also took on some water through the conning tower. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
20 Feb 1943
France
France
- Leonardo da Vinci departed Bordeaux, France at 1943 hours for a war patrol. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
30 Mar 1943
France
France
- G. van der Vuurst, survivor of Dutch steam merchant ship Madoera, which was damaged by German submarine U-653 on 24 Feb 1943, was landed by German submarine U-758 at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Bordeaux, Aquitaine | HM]
1 May 1943
France
France
- Walter Auconi was made the commanding officer of Comandante Cappellini while at Bordeaux, France, relieving Marco Revedin. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
11 May 1943
France
France
- Comandante Cappellini (Aquilla III) departed Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
16 May 1943
France
France
- Reginaldo Giuliani departed Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Reginaldo Giuliani | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
22 May 1943
France
France
- Ferdinando Corsi was named the commanding officer of Alpino Bagnolini at Bordeaux, France; he replaced Angelo Amendolia. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
1 Jun 1943
France
France
- Aldo Congedo was named the commanding officer of Alpino Bagnolini at Bordeaux, France, replacing Ferdinando Corsi. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
14 Jun 1943
France
France
- Aquila VI departed Bordeaux, France with a cargo of mercury, stell, 800 Mauser MG 151/20 aircraft cannons, a 500-kilogram SG 500 bomb, torpedoes, and two Würzburg radar sets on board. Her passengers included Colonel Kinjo Satake (trained with latest German telecommunications technology), Heinrich Foders (Telefunken radar engineer with Würzburg anti-aircraft radar blueprints), and a number of German radar and shipbuilding engineers. ww2dbase [Luigi Torelli | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
29 Jul 1943
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Bordeaux, France at 1630 hours, arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 2130 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
30 Jul 1943
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 0830 hours for trials, returning at 0940 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
31 Jul 1943
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini departed Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 0800 hours for exercises, returning later on the same date. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine | CPC]
10 Sep 1943
France
France
- Alpino Bagnolini was taken over by the German Navy at Bordeaux, France and was renamed UIT-22. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
14 Oct 1943
France
France
- UIT-22 was assigned to the German 12th Submarine Flotilla at Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
15 Oct 1943
France
France
- The first squadron of the German Luftwaffe Fernaufklärungsgruppe 5 special long range reconnaissance unit became operational at Mont-de-Marsan in southwestern France. ww2dbase [Mont-de-Marsan, Aquitaine | CPC]
10 Jan 1944
France
France
- French police arrested 228 Jews in and near Bordeaux and rounded them up at the Bordeaux synagogue. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
26 Jan 1944
France
France
- UIT-22 departed Bordeaux, France. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | Bordeaux, Aquitaine | CPC]
14 Apr 1945
France
France
20 Apr 1945
France
France
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