Action of 14 February 1944

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Action of 14 February 1944
Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II
HMS Tally Ho, 1 May 1943
Date 14 February 1944 Location Off Penang, Indian Ocean Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Leslie Bennington	Werner Striegler
Strength
Submarine Tally-Ho	Submarine UIT-23
Casualties and losses
None	UIT-23 sunk 26 killed

The action of 14 February 1944 refers to the sinking of a German U-boat off the Strait of Malacca during World War II by a British submarine. It was one of the few naval engagements of the Asian and Pacific theater involving German and Italian forces.^[1]