What is Battle of the Mediterranean?
{{Infobox Military Conflict | conflict = Battle of Mediterranean | partof = The [[Mediterranean Theatre of World War II]] | date = 10 June 1940 – 2 May 1945 | place = [[Mediterranean Sea]] | result = Allied victory | combatant1 = '''[[Allies of World War II|Allies]]'''<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]] <br> {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]<br>{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[United States]] (from 1941)<br> {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]]<br>{{flagicon|Kingdom of Yugoslavia|state}} [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] (from 1941)<br>{{flagicon|Kingdom of Greece|state}} [[Kingdom of Greece|Greece]]<br> {{flagicon|Polish government-in-exile|1939}} [[Polish government-in-exile|Poland]]<br>([[Battle of the Mediterranean#Allies|and others]]) | combatant2 = '''[[Axis Powers|Axis]]'''<br>{{flagicon|Fascist Italy}} [[Fascist Italy|Italy]] (until 1943)<br> {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] <br>{{flagicon|Independent State of Croatia}} [[Independent State of Croatia|Croatia]] (from 1941)<br> {{flagicon|Vichy France}} [[Vichy France]]<br>([[Battle of the Mediterranean#Axis|and others]]) | commander1 = | commander2 = | strength1 = | strength2 = | casualties1 = | casualties2 = | }} The '''Battle of the Mediterranean''' was the name given to the naval campaign fought in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] during [[World War II]]. ==Characteristics== For the most part, the campaign was fought between the forces of the [[Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)|Italian]] [[Regia Marina|Royal Navy]] (''[[Regia Marina]]''), supported by other [[Axis Powers|Axis]] naval forces, and the forces of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Navy]], supported by other [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] naval forces. Each side had three overall goals in this battle. The first was to attack the supply lines of the other side. The second was to keep open its own supply lines, the Axis to their own armies in [[North Africa]] and the Allies to supply the island of [[Malta]]. T