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Wednesday, 3 December 2025

German submarines patrolling between Gibraltar and Norway in December 1939

An item reported that a German submarine patrolled the same week between Rattray Head and the Firt of Forth just like 3 others between the Shetlands and Norway. On 29 November was one submarine destroyed. On 7 December was estimated that one German submarine was lying in the western end of the British Channel, one off the coast off Norfolk  and a third one west of Gibraltar. Intelligence mentioned the possible departure from Germany on 9 December of seven submarines. German submarines were reported laying mines oustide Norwegian territorial waters in the vicinity of Stadtlandet (latitude 52 degrees north).

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-66-4-1 Weekly Résumé (No. 14) of the naval, military and air situation from 12 noon 30 November to 12 noon 7 December 1939. 

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