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Patria disaster

Patria disaster · , Israel · 1940-11-25

Patria disaster
Unknown authorUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Sinking of the Patria (1940).jpg) · Public domain

1940 ship bombing in Haifa.

The record

Date1940-11-25
PlacePatria disaster, , Israel
Coordinates32.81333, 35.02694 (landmark-level precision)
ScopeWorld-historic
SourcesWikidata Q2072301
Added2026-08-14 · source: wikidata
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1940
Patria disaster
1962
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