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British and Allied Submarine Operations in World War II Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Hezlet KBE CB DSO* DSC
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MAPS

Map 1
    Disposition of British Submarines on the outbreak of     war 3rd September 1939
Map 2
    Disposition of Submarines Late October - early     November 1939
Map 3
    Disposition of Submarines end November 1939
Map 4
    Incidents and contacts during Phoney War September     1939-March 1940
Map 5
    The Calm before the Storm
Map 6
    German invasion forces sail for Norway
Map 7
    German invasion of Denmark and Norway
Map 8
    The attempt to intercept German Warships returning     from West Norway
Map 9
    Incidents in Norwegian Campaign 14 April- 10 May     1940
Map 10
    Operations in the North Sea, Summer 1940
Map 11
    The Mediterranean at the outbreak of war with Italy     June 1940
Map 12
    The situation after the French Collapse
Map 13
    The Anti-Invasion posture during September 1940
Map 14
    Incidents in the Mediterranean, August - December     1940
Map 15
    Submarines in the Atlantic
Map 16
    The First and Second Iron Rings March 1941
Map 17
    The opening of the attack on General Rommel’s supply     line
Map 18
    British Submarines in North Russia August -     December 1941
Map 19
    The Third and Fourth Iron Rings December 1941
Map 20
    The Sicillian Mine Barrage
Map 21
    The Mediterranean in the Second Half of 1941
Map 22
    The Japanese invasion of South East Asia December     1941 - March 1942
Map 23
    The Far East after the loss of Singapore and the Dutch     East Indies April - December 1942 Position of     Submarines are for early April 1942
Maps 24 & 25
    Map 24 Sealion's Reconnaissance of Exercise Area     on 11th February 1942
    Map 25 Escape of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau 12th     February 1942
Maps 26 & 27
    Map 26 Approach of Prinz Eugen and Scheer     Submarine dispositions to protect Norwegian Convoy
    Map 27 Ambush for Prinz Eugen and Scheer 23rd     February 1942
Map 28
    Cover of North Russian convoys PQ15 and QP11 by     moving patrol lines 28th April - 3rd May 1942
Map 29
    Submarine covering operations for convoy PQ17 3rd -     6th July 1942
Maps 30 & 31
    Map 30 Covering operations for convoy PQ18 to     Russia 9th - 20th September 1942
    Map 31 Operation of patrol submarines with convoy     PQ18 10th September 1942
Map 32
    The Mediterranean January - May 1942 British     submarine positions are for early January 1942

Map 33
Submarine covering operations for Malta convoys Harpoon and Vigorous June 1942

Map 34
The Mediterranean July - October 1942 Position of Submarines are for early September 1942

Map 35
Submarines during the North African Landings 8th - 11th November 1942

Map 36
Operations in the Mediterranean after the landings in North Africa. November - December 1942 Position of Submarines are for 20th November approximately

Map 37
The pursuit of the Blockade Runner Cortellazzo. 29th November - 1st December 1942

Map 38
The Attack on Convoy JW51B 31st December 1942

Map 39
Attempt to intercept German Battle Squadron on passage to Alten Fjord 23rd - 24th March 1943

Map 40
Summer operations after the suspension of North Russian Convoys. April - July 1943

Map 41
    The Mediterranean during the Tunisian Campaign 1st
    January - 13th May 1943 Positions of Submarines on
    patrol are for March 1943

Map 42
The Indian Ocean and Malacca Strait January - September 1943

Map 43
The Invasion of Sicily Positions of Submarines are for 10th July 1943 Sinkings are for period 13th May 1943 - 10th July 1943

Map 44
The Invasion of Italy Positions of Submarines are for 9th September 1943, the date of the landing at Salerno

Map 45
X-Craft attack on Tirpitz - The Passage 11th - 20th September 1943

Map 46
X-Craft attack on the Tirpitz. Penetration of the Fjords 20 -
22 September 1943

Map 47
X-Craft attack on the Tirpitz 22nd September 1943

Map 48
The Malacca Strait September - December 1943 Positions
of Submarines are for 1st November 1943

Map 49
The Mediterranean after the collapse of Italy October - December 1943 Position of Submarines are for early October

Map 50
    Anti-Shipping campaign on Norwegian Coast November
    1943 - September 1944 Position of Submarines on patrol
    are for early February 1944

Map 51
Operations in the Far East January - September 1944 The disposition of Submarines on patrol is for the end of
February when the Japanese Main Fleet appeared at Lingga

Map 52
The Western Mediterranean January - August 1944
Positions of Submarines on patrol are for 20th June 1944

Map 53
The Final Campaign in the Aegean January - October 1944 Disposition of submarines on patrol is for early June 1944, when, operating from Malta. They were attempting to prevent a German evacuation of Crete.

Map 54
Home Waters to the end of the war in Europe August 1944 - April 1945 Submarine patrol positions are for mid-October 1944

Map 55
    Submarine operations in the South West Pacific August
    1944 - April 1945 Submarine patrol positions are for early
    October 1944

Map 56
The Malacca Strait October 1944 - March 1945 Positions of Submarines on patrol are for 17th November 1944

Map 57
The Final Phase of the War with Japan April - August 1945 Disposition of Submarines on patrol is as it was on the Japanese Surrender, August 1945

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