"Orzel Class–Orzel" Topic

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Tango01	29 Sep 2014 3:43 p.m. PST
"The Polish submarines employed for the defence of Hela had no targets for their torpedoes, as Germans planned no landing on the peninsula. All were shifted to patrol duty in the central Baltic on 8 September 1939, but again had no targets. On 7/8. IX. 1939 Polish minelying submarines placed pole mines on which on 1. X. 1939 sunk German minesweeper M 85. Because of German air supremacy the Polish submarines were not able to enter Gdynia or Hela, but had to use neutral harbours (Rys and Sep in Stavans on 17 September, Zbik in Stavans on 27 September and Orzel in Tallinn on 15 September), where all but Wilk were interned. Of these, only Orzel escaped and after a lone patrol in the Baltic she sailed for Britain. After a refit, Orze³ was assigned to the Royal Navy's 2nd Submarine Flotilla, and was assigned to patrol missions. Shortly after noon on 8 April 1940 she sank the 5,261 ton clandestine German troop transport Rio de Janeiro off the small harbour village of Lillesand in southern Norway, killing hundreds of German troops intended for the invasion of Norway. Rio de Janeiro was heading to Bergen in order to take part in the initial landings of Operation Weserübung – the invasion of Norway and opening move of the Norwegian Campaign. Two days later Orze³ fired torpedo at a German minesweeper; however, she was forced to dive before the sinking of the German ship could be confirmed…" link Full article here weaponsandwarfare.com/?p=37791 Amicalement Armand
Shagnasty	29 Sep 2014 5:52 p.m. PST
Cool story!
Generalstoner49	29 Sep 2014 6:13 p.m. PST
No greater ally and first to fight!
Tango01	30 Sep 2014 10:50 a.m. PST
Glad you enjoyed it boys. Amicalement Armand
ptdockyard	01 Oct 2014 7:15 p.m. PST
Her story is novelized in a Kindle book- The Last Eagle. I read it and it was quite good, especially for $.99 USD link

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