Midget Submarines at Diego Suarez, Madagascar

[Helen]

Gidday!

Whilst reading the diary of Admiral Matome Ugaki 1941-1945 I came upon an entry about midget submarines operating in Sydney Australia (no suprise there!) and to my utter suprise, Madagascar!

So naturally, I searched the web looking for some sites that would expand upon the diary entry. If you do your own web search you will find a number of sites, however, the one listed below is quite good:

http://www.combinedfleet.com/Madagascar.htm

Since there has been in the past a number of topics concerning the island I thought that this topic would capture the spirit. It means that you could if you wish have a skirmish with the Japanese sailors and the British. The mission of the Japanese sailors are to avoid capture and meet up with their mother boat!

Thanks for reading.

Helen

[Hammers]

Yes, I read about it just recently. The motive behind the whole operation was the fear that the Japanese would use Madagascar as a bse if the Allied did not capture the island.

One of the midget subs was sunk, I believe but the small crew went ashore and was killed in a shoot out with Royal Marines of the invasion force.