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The Worek Plan (or ''Operation Worek'', (ポーランド語:Plan Worek), literally ''Plan Sack'') was an operation of the Polish Navy in the first days of World War II, in which its five submarines formed a screen in order to prevent German naval forces from carrying out landings on the Polish coast, and to attack enemy ships bombarding Polish coastal fortifications, in particular the fortified Hel Peninsula. The operation came to naught, as the Germans did not have any plans for naval landings. It caused the submarines to operate in a confined area near the shore in shallow waters, making them vulnerable to strong enemy anti-submarine forces. As a result, despite making a number of attempts, the submarines were unable to directly sink any enemy ships during the operation, although a mine placed by the ''Żbik'' did sink a German minesweeper. No Polish submarines were lost to enemy action, but they suffered progressive wear and tear, and technical problems, forcing the submarine commanders to break off their actions, effectively ending the operation by the middle of September 1939. ==The Plan== The plan was created for the five Polish submarines ''Orzeł'' (Eagle), ''Wilk'' (Wolf), ''Sęp'' (Vulture), ''Żbik'' (Wild Cat) and ''Ryś'' (Lynx) to use, in the event superior enemy surface forces took control of the Baltic Sea (the Polish surface navy consisted only of four destroyers and some minelayers). The submarines were to operate near the Polish coast, in the area of the Bay of Gdańsk and the Hel Peninsula. They were to engage enemy ships shelling the Polish coast or attempting to land forces on it. The plan explicitly stated that the submarines were to act according to international law, and single, unarmed ships had to be warned before being attacked. ''Orzeł'' was to take the position furthest inside Gdańsk Bay, from Jastarnia to the estuary of the Vistula river. East of ''Orzeł'', in the entry to the Bay, was the place for ''Wilk''. The remaining three submarines were to operate north of the Bay of Gdańsk : ''Sęp'' was further West near Rozewie, ''Ryś'' was further east, and ''Żbik'' in the middle. They had separate areas for recharging batteries during the night: ''Orzeł'' even deeper within the Bay of Gdańsk, and the other ships north of their positions. 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「Worek Plan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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