 Complete the following phrase:  At Italys entrance into the Second World War on 10 June 1940, Pola was assigned as the flagship of Admiral Riccardo Paladini, commander of the 2nd Squadron, which also included the two s in the 2nd Division, three light cruisers in the 7th Division, and seventeen destroyers. Polas first wartime operation was to cover a group of minelayers on the night of 1011 June. She refueled at Messina and departed on 12 June, along with the rest of the 2nd Squadron and the 1st Squadron. The ships sortied in response to British attacks on Italian positions in Libya. On 6 July, Pola and the rest of the 2nd Squadron escorted a convoy bound for North Africa; the following day, Italian reconnaissance reported a British cruiser squadron to have arrived in Malta. The Italian naval high command therefore ordered several other cruisers and destroyers from the 1st Squadron to join the escort for the convoy. The battleships and provided distant support. Two days later, the Italian battleships briefly clashed with the British Mediterranean Fleet in an 