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On Mon. 11 may 1942 The 3rd Battalion of the "San Marco" naval infantr.....

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The 3rd Battalion of the "San Marco" naval infantry regiment of Italian Navy moved to the coast of Gulf of Bomba in Libya in preparation for a planned amphibious operation behind Allied lines, which would never take place.

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