Raid on Constanța

When

26 Jun 1941

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

44.17° N, 28.64° E

Description

Attack by the Soviet Black Sea Fleet on the Romanian port of Constanța in 1941

Attack by the Soviet Black Sea Fleet on the Romanian port of Constanța in 1941

The Raid on Constanța was an attack by the Soviet Black Sea Fleet on the Romanian port of Constanța on 26 June 1941, shortly after the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, and resulted in the only encounter between major warships in the Black Sea during World War II.

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