Godfrey Place VC - Biography of a Midget Submarine Commander | WWII Naval Hero Story | Perfect for History Buffs & Military Enthusiasts" 使用场景：Ideal for history book collectors, WWII researchers, military biography readers, and naval warfare enthusiasts. Great gift for veterans and history teachers.
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Of all the acts of gallantry in World War II few were as audacious as the attack by midget submarines on the pride of the German fleet, the battleship Tirpitz, lying in her fortified mooring in a Norwegian fjord. Lieutenant Godfrey Place was in command of submarine X7 in September 1943 and traveled over 1000 miles, negotiating minefields and antisubmarine nets to accurately place four tons of high explosive under the hull of the Tirpitz. He was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1944, at the age of 22. Taken prisoner he was repatriated to England at the end of the war, and continued to serve in the Royal Navy for 25 years, flying with 801st squadron in the Korean War, and served on aircraft carriers at Suez, Nigeria and the withdrawal from Aden. On his retirement in 1970, he had the distinction of being the last serving naval officer to hold the Victoria Cross.Using many first-hand accounts, the book details his life, from a childhood spent partly in East Africa to being Chairman of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association for over 20 years. It draws on previously unpublished material, including his own recollections on the attack on the Tirpitz and his time as a prisoner of war.
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I really enjoyed this story of a remarkable Naval Officer. I always read with great interest Naval Books, as I served in the Royal Australian Navy. I also knew some of the officers in the Submarine Service and one of the officers Lieutenant "Willy" Meek DSC.. RN, served as the First Lieutenant in HMAS Hobart (Then a Lieutenant Commander) in 1946 until HMAS Hobart decommissioned in 1947.He was on loan from Royal Navy to Royal Australian Navy. I was serving in HMAS Hobart at the time a Seaman Torpedoman.I also have known and worked in Legacy with another of the Midget Submarine Sailors Max Shean.Paul Watkins has woven a great story together to follow the career Of Godfrey Place VC. Who was a remarkable sailor and inspiration.to people who served with or under him. It was remarkable that when he found he had hit a brick wall in the submarine service, he diversified, Learned to fly and ended up as a Naval Pilot, who saw active service in Korea and over theatres of war , post World War 2.It is fortunate that Paul Watkins, took the task on to bring the story together of this remarkable Naval Officer, otherwise much of the material on Godfrey Place, may never been known. . It was a great book.
