Manlio Minucci
| Born | 13 Aug 1903 | | Radda in Chianti (Siena) |
| Ranks
Decorations| 9 Feb 1942 | | Medaglia di bronzo al valore militare | | 6 Oct 1942 | | Croce di guerra al valore militare | | 27 Mar 1946 | | Medaglia d'argento al valore militare | | 12 Apr 1946 | | Medaglia d'argento al valore militare |
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Career information
FILIPPO CORRIDONI (C.C. C.O.): from 04.06.1940 to 03.02.1941.
MARCANTONIO BRAGADINO (C.C. resp.): from 26.08.1940 to 19.09.1940 (refit at Taranto).
From 06.02.1943, served as Head of MARINA AJACCIO.
Commands listed for Manlio Minucci
Ships hit by Manlio Minucci
No ships hit by this Commander.
War patrols listed for Manlio Minucci
| | Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description |
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| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 10 Jun 1940 | | Taranto | 10 Jun 1940 | | Taranto | | Refitting at Taranto. |
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| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 16 Jun 1940 | 0716 | Taranto | 16 Jun 1940 | 1425 | Taranto | 29,5 | Trials. |
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| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 17 Jun 1940 | 0541 | Taranto | 17 Jun 1940 | 1418 | Taranto | 36 | Trials, escorted by the minesweeper R.D.13. |
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| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 19 Jun 1940 | 1320 | Taranto | 19 Jun 1940 | 1805 | Taranto | 6 | Trials. |
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| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 23 Jun 1940 | 0820 | Taranto | 23 Jun 1940 | 1135 | Taranto | 8,5 | Trials. |
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| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 26 Jun 1940 | 0140 | Taranto | 28 Jun 1940 | 1800 | Naples | 480 | Passage Taranto-Naples, to pick up supplies for Libya. |
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| 1. | Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 30 Jun 1940 | 1720 | Naples | 3 Jul 1940 | 2100 | Tobruk | 772 | Supply mission for Regia Aeronautica to Tobruk (15 tons) through Point C (32°13'40'N, 23°51'E) and then to Leros. Uneventful. British Intelligence had been informed of her arrival at 1700 hours on 3rd July and Sunderland 'R' from 228 Squadron was sent to sink her. Her late arrival probably saved her. |
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| 2. | Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 16 Jul 1940 | 0645 | Tobruk | 19 Jul 1940 | 1530 | Leros | 426 | Supply trip to Leros. |
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| 3. | Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 24 Jul 1940 | 1620 | Leros | 8 Aug 1940 | 1515 | Taranto | 1235 | Return trip from supply mission. Patrolled between Crete and Sapienza and passage Leros-Taranto. Uneventful. |
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| Marcantonio Bragadino (BG) | 26 Aug 1940 | | Taranto | 19 Sep 1940 | | Taranto | | Refit in Taranto. |
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| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 25 Sep 1940 | 0825 | Taranto | 25 Sep 1940 | 1720 | Taranto | 33,5 | Trials. |
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| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 29 Sep 1940 | 0907 | Taranto | 29 Sep 1940 | 1240 | Taranto | 5,2 | Trials. |
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| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 3 Oct 1940 | 0740 | Taranto | 3 Oct 1940 | 1346 | Taranto | 40 | Trials. |
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| 4. | Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 13 Oct 1940 | 1620 | Taranto | 19 Oct 1940 | 0925 | Rhodes | 820,5 | Supply mission to Rhodes and Leros, carrying stores for the Regia Aeronautica. British Naval Intelligence was aware of her passage. |
| | | 15 Oct 1940 | 0930-1402 | 37° 50'N, 19° 50'E | Between 0930 and 1402 hours, Corridoni was hunted by a destroyer who attempted to locate the submarine with her ASDIC and dropped depth charges at 0948 and 1035 hours. The submarine escaped damage. |
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| 5. | Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 20 Oct 1940 | 2325 | Rhodes | 21 Oct 1940 | 1145 | Leros | 820,5 | Passage Rhodes-Leros. |
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| 6. | Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 27 Oct 1940 | 1755 | Leros | 6 Nov 1940 | 0750 | Leros | 1072 | Patrolled in Channel between Rhodes and Scarpanto Strait (Aegean). Uneventful. |
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| 7. | Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 13 Nov 1940 | 1635 | Leros | 18 Nov 1940 | 1545 | Taranto | 681,5 | Passage Leros-Taranto. Return trip from supply mission. Uneventful. Then docking. |
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| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 28 Dec 1940 | 0810 | Taranto | 28 Dec 1940 | 1615 | Taranto | 33 | Exercises. |
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| Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 31 Dec 1940 | 0720 | Taranto | 31 Dec 1940 | 1615 | Taranto | 43,5 | Exercises. |
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| 8. | Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 6 Jan 1941 | 0730 | Taranto | 17 Jan 1941 | 1730 | Taranto | 1251 | Patrolled south of Otranto Straits in 38°40'N, 20°00'E. Uneventful except hearing distant explosions. |
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| 9. | Filippo Corridoni (CR) | 7 Feb 1941 | 2015 | Taranto | 8 Feb 1941 | 1040 | Taranto | 99 | Hydrophone Watch. Uneventful. |
21 entries. 21 total patrol entries (9 marked as war patrols) and 1 events.
