In November 1940, the British attacked the Italian naval base Taranto and took control of the Mediterranean Sea.
Before the invasion of Crete, the Italian navy planned to attack the British Mediterranean fleet in Alexandria for control of the Mediterranean.
However, Britain, which cracked the Enigma code, recognized this fact in advance.
In the early hours of 28 March 1941, 27 British ships with the aircraft carrier Formidable met with the Italian fleet.
The Italian fleet, consisting of one battleship, eight cruisers and 13 destroyers, suffered great damage to the Royal Navy's torpedo bombers.
Italy lost three heavy cruisers and two destroyers, and one battleship suffered great damage.
2,300 soldiers were killed and 1,000 were taken prisoner.
The British, on the other hand, lost only three soldiers and an aircraft.
The battle gave control of the Mediterranean Sea to the British Navy for some time.
