Submarines based in Lorient terrorized the Allied fleet and even traveled all the way to the coast of the US to sink merchant ships. Here, a local historian explains that Lorient was razed in an attempt to isolate the submarine base.
There are 3 recordings here, sections from this interview in Issue 25.
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