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BETASOM (an Italian language acronym of ''Bordeaux Sommergibile''〔Phonetically ''B'' (for Bordeaux) is Beta and ''SOM'' is an abbreviation for 'Sommergibile' which is the Italian for submarine)〕) was a submarine base established at Bordeaux by the Italian ''Regia Marina Italiana'' during World War II. From this base, Italian submarines participated in the Battle of the Atlantic from 1940 to 1943 as part of the Axis anti-shipping campaign against the Allies. ==Establishment== Axis naval co-operation started after the signing of the Pact of Steel in June 1939 with meetings in Friedrichshafen, Germany, and an agreement to exchange technical information. After the Italian entry into the war and the Fall of France, the Italian Navy established a submarine base at Bordeaux, which was within the German occupation zone. The Italians were allocated a sector of the Atlantic south of Lisbon to patrol. The base was opened in August 1940, and in 1941 the captured French passenger ship was used a depot ship before being returned to the Vichy French Government in June 1942. Admiral Angelo Parona commanded the submarines at BETASOM under the control of ''Konteradmiral'' (Rear Admiral) Karl Dönitz. Dönitz was the "Commander of the Submarines" (''Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote'') for the Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine''. About 1,600 men were based at BETASOM.〔 〕 The base could house up to thirty submarines and it had dry docks and two basins connected by locks. Shore barracks accommodated a security guard of 250 men of the San Marco Regiment. A second base was established at La Pallice in La Rochelle, France. This second base allowed submerged training which was not possible at Bordeaux. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BETASOM」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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