Enzo Grossi

During World War II he commanded the UBoote Medusa and Barbarigo. He claimed that on May 20, 1942 he attacked and sank a Marylandclass USN battleship. He also believed that he surface attacked and sank a Mississippiclass USN battleship on October 6, 1942. Both of these attacks were proved to be unsuccessful and Mussolinis order to promote Grossi to Capitano di Fregata and the prestigious award of Medaglia doro al valor militare was premature. .

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