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voor de liefhebbers van echte duikboot geschiedenis :)

Unsorted WWII US Submarine War Patrol Reports
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SUBMARINE WAR PATROL REPORTS

At the end of each war patrol of WW II, submarine commanders created a report on the patrol. These reports were used as the raw material to inform intelligence, improve tactics, evaluate commanders, etc. During WW II, over 1,550 patrol reports containing approximately 63,000 pages were generated. During the 1970s these were photographed and reproduced on microfilm to make them more easly accessible and easily reproduced (approx. 250 rolls). During 2008 a copy of this microfilm was scanned into digital format (110 GB), and in 2009 it was made available (14 GB).

These war patrol reports were written during a deadly, bitterly fought war. Please note that there may be some references to enemy forces that may be offensive in today's context.

At the end of the war patrol reports there are appendicies that provide tabulations of information accross multiple war patrols. In addition, there is an Excel formatted spreadsheet with the Special Operation Research Group Summary of US Submarine Attacks in WW II.

So this is the real thing :)

Thanks to HNSA, Issue & Polishing the Canonball :)