BRITISH SUBMARINE CUTS AXIS RAILWAY IN GREECE. JULY 1943. AN ATTACK ON THE AXIS OCCUPIED DISTRICT OF PLATAMONE, SOUTHERN GREECE, WAS MADE BY A BRITISH SUBMARINE (COMMANDED BY LIEUT M B ST JOHN, RN) WHICH CLOSED TO WITHIN HALF A MILE OF THE SHORE. THE MAIN OBJECT OF THE ATTACK WAS TO CUT A RAILWAY WHICH WAS BEING USED TO CARRY REINFORCEMENTS TO THE ENEMY OCCUPYING TROOPS. THE ATTACK WAS A COMPLETE SURPRISE TO THE ENEMY FORCES GUARDING THE LINE AND PROVED DEVASTATING. ONE OF THE OFFICERS TOOK A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SCENE BEFORE THE SUBMARINE SUBMERGED AND WITHDREW. - A periscope peep at the enemy s
BRITISH SUBMARINE CUTS AXIS RAILWAY IN GREECE. JULY 1943. AN ATTACK ON THE AXIS OCCUPIED DISTRICT OF PLATAMONE, SOUTHERN GREECE, WAS MADE BY A BRITISH SUBMARINE (COMMANDED BY LIEUT M B ST JOHN, RN) WHICH CLOSED TO WITHIN HALF A MILE OF THE SHORE. THE MAIN OBJECT OF THE ATTACK WAS TO CUT A RAILWAY WHICH WAS BEING USED TO CARRY REINFORCEMENTS TO THE ENEMY OCCUPYING TROOPS. THE ATTACK WAS A COMPLETE SURPRISE TO THE ENEMY FORCES GUARDING THE LINE AND PROVED DEVASTATING. ONE OF THE OFFICERS TOOK A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SCENE BEFORE THE SUBMARINE SUBMERGED AND WITHDREW. - A periscope peep at the enemy shore just before the action. Note the water spots left clinging as the submarine surfaced. ,
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