Chronology of World War II
Friday, March 28th
Beginning of the Battle
The battle of Cape Matapan, 28 March 1941, just after the battlefleet opened fire at 10:28pm. From left to right: the burning
Zara
, and
Fiume
, the
Barham
, the
Valiant
, the
Greyhound
, and the flagship
Warspite
. (From the painting by Rowland Langmaid)
