<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Battle of Mediterranean </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Mediterranean Sea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 10 June 1940--2 May 1945 (4 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Mediterranean Sea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Allied victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>

Who was winning the war in the mediterranean in 1941