Operation "marigammasom"

[UIT]

Hi all,

 

on uboat.net I red about Operation Marigammasom, a commander training

in Gotenhafen in 1941/42 with Italian submarine Reginaldo Giuliani.

Unfortunately Gudmundur did not have additional informations.

 

I hope that someone in this forum can give me detailed informations about

this time or let me know where I can find informations and fotos in the net.

Which route took the boat to Gotenhafen ?

 

Where comes the word Marigammasom from ? It is not in Italian dictionarys.

 

Thanks in advance

UIT

[Guest Kashin]

Hi, I insert you a link to have some information on the sub from you asked excuse me for my bad English Marigammasom it is the acronym of Seas from Marina Militare, Range that was a group of the military Marina and Som that it points out the Submergibles, hi Gino Kashin....

 

http://digilander.libero.it/carandin/giuliani.htm

 

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Edited February 18, 2007 by Kashin

[Totiano*]

Hi UIT!

how you can see in the link from Kashin, the R.Smg Giuliani was the school for the war in the atlantic for aur commander and crew. a war very different from the otther in the mediterranean sea.

 

MARIGAMMASOM comes from:

 

MARI = marina militare (Italian Navy)

GAMMA = the greek letter for "G" initial of Gotenhafen

SOM = SOMmergibile the italian translation of submarine

[UIT]

Hi Kashin,

 

thank your for the link, I will try translate this very informative side, but my knowledge

of the Italian language is poorest and so it will take times I think.

 

thanks for your kindness

UIT

[UIT]

Hi Totiano,

 

thank you very much for your explanation of this acronym.

 

The word Betasom is also an acronym I think ?

Is BETA the greek letter and stands for Bordeaux and SOM

for Sommergibile ?

 

Was Betasom only for the atlanticbound submarines operational

centre ?

How could the Italian submarines pass heavy guarded Gibraltar ?

 

 

Regards

UIT

[UIT]

Hi Silvio,

 

thanks for your kind response and your additional informations.

 

Please let me know the meaning of Maricosom.

 

Where can I find additional fotos, crew lists and informations

about the officiers ?

 

thanks

UIT