The greek crew were taken aboard, but the two British `Liaison' crew would not surrender & swam away in the direction of the shore which was about 10 miles away." The sub then surfaced & made signals of surrender. We knew that the submarine was in difficulties so we then lobbed down grenades. "We attacked the submarine & then ran out of depth-charges. In conversation with me he related this story Hello Mark, do not know how deep you wish to go into reasearch of Greek Navy ? Here is photo of Kapitein-Leutnant Kleiner, who, when in command of UJ 2210 sank the Greek submarine PAPANICOLIS. I can be reached by private message on this forum. In particular, I am hoping to make contact with any RN veterans (or their next of kin) who served on Greek warships as liaison personnel during the period 1941-1946. I welcome making contact with forum members who are knowledgeable about the RHN during the war. Partly this is due to the language and alphabet differences. I post a message here as finding detailed information about the RHN is quite difficult. That service loaned newly built ships to the Greeks and the RHN operated a variety of submarines and destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean. The Royal Hellenic Navy, as it was then known, lots many older ships to German air attacks in April 1941 but most of its more modern ships withdrew to Egypt to serve alongside the Royal Navy. These include the Polish, Norwegian, Dutch, Free French, Yugoslav and Greek navies. My interest in World War II naval history focuses on the smaller European navies that fought with the Allies. Hellenic Navy, World War II World Naval Ships Forums Archive 20% FURTHER PRICE REDUCTIONS ON HUNDREDS OF LIMITED EDITION ART PRINTSīUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE ON THOUSANDS OF PAINTINGS AND PRINTSįOR MORE OFFERS SIGN UP TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER
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