Complete the sentence about Herman Potočnik with the correct year: In ______, Herman's father Jožef participated with the second Battle of Vis, where the Austrian Navy commanded by Wilhelm von Tegetthoff defeated the Royal Italian Navy.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 1866
Herman Potočnik was an Austrian officer, engineer and astronautics theorist of Slovene descent. His father Jožef served in the Austro-Hungarian Navy and took part in the second Battle of Vis in 1866, where Wilhelm von Tegetthoff’s Austrian fleet defeated the Royal Italian Navy.
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