Battle of Jibrieni 1941
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 17 December 1941 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1941 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | World War II era (1939–1945) | derived from year |
| Location | Ukraine | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Black Sea Campaigns | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 45.5200, 29.6000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Jibrieni was an attack on 17 December 1941 by a Soviet submarine on an Axis convoy and its Romanian escorts off the coast of the Romanian village of Jibrieni (today Prymorske, Ukraine). The engagement ended with the sinking of the attacking Soviet submarine M-59.
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