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Operation Lobster I (''Unternehmen Hummer I'' in German) was an Abwehr plan to infiltrate three German agents into Ireland, (specifically the territory formerly known as the Irish Free State), in July 1940. It was part of a wider series of missions carried out within the framework of Operation Lobster during World War II. == Infiltration of agents to Ireland == The first agent recruited for the mission was Christian Nissen, aka Hein Mueck. In June 1940 he had been called to the Sabotage School at Brandenburg and asked to find a boat suitable for transporting three agents to Ireland. Nissen had served in World War I aboard the Imperial German Navy full-rigged ship Melpomene. Melpomene had been captured by the Royal Navy west of the port of Queenstown, now Cobh, in County Cork. He was interned first at Templemore, then in Oldcastle, County Meath, and finally on the Isle of Man, so Nissen was familiar with the area. Nissen selected the ''"Soizic"'', a luxurious yacht from the harbour in Brest Bay for the voyage. The boat was fitted out like a French fishing vessel and had previously belonged to the French military attaché in Bern. On closer inspection Nissen saw that the ''"Soizic"'' was missing its propeller but decided that the vessel could make it to Ireland under sail alone. The three men selected for the mission were two South African Germans, Herbert Tributh, and Dieter Gärtner, and an Indian national Henry Obéd. Their mission was to make their way to England to complete espionage activity. Tributh and Gärtner were both students and neither spoke English well. Obéd was to act as their guide and interpreter. Obéd passionately hated the British and had worked for the Abwehr before the Invasion of Belgium after being recruited by Kurt Haller. He had not performed as expected in an aborted mission to sabotage Royal Navy ships stationed in Belgium. None of the three agents had sailing experience and their espionage and spycraft training had been only cursory. It has been speculated that they were recruited on the basis of their passion to fight the British. A late addition to the crew was made on the day of departure when a Breton fisherman appeared to aid Nissen in navigation. The ''"Soizic"'' departed on 3 July 1940 bound for Fastnet Rock, Baltimore Bay, County Cork. The vessel flew the French tricolor. On the third day out, west of Fastnet Rock, two Royal Navy Town class cruisers, were spotted on the horizon. A British seaplane patrolling the area buzzed the yacht, but the ''"Soizic"'' continued unmolested to Baltimore Bay where Nissen awaited nightfall. 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「Operation Lobster I」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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