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Saturday, 30 September 2017

Italian squadron leaving La Spezia without known destination according to the Dutch newspaper De Indische courant dated 11 November 1925

An item dated Berlin, Germany 9th reported that an Italian squadron consisting of a battle cruiser and 4 torpedo boats left the naval base of La Spezia. Magazines stated that this was probably related to what happened in Syria at that moment.(1)

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1. The Great Syrian Revolt or Great Druze Revolt, which was an uprising against the French ruling in Mandatory Syria and Lebanon between July 1925-June 1927. A League of Nations mandate, earlier part of the Ottoman Empire.