Action off Bastia
1943 naval battle of the Second World War
The action off Bastia or battle of Bastia was a naval engagement fought on 9 September 1943 between German vessels and Italian ships and coastal artillery. Bastia is the main port of Corsica in the Ligurian Sea. Secret negotiations between the Italian government and the Allies led to the Armistice of Cassibile and the defection of Italy from the Axis.