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An editor has inappropriately inserted the statement: " German U-boats also operated throughout the area during the battle." into the introductory summary paragraph of this article in front of a footnote referencing Auphan & Mordal regarding the Second Armistice at Compiègne. The listed page of Auphan & Mordal's The French Navy in World War II makes no mention of German submarines, and other references suggest this statement is misleading. Most U-boats initially operating in the area had been drawn away to attack convoy SL 125, and the initial response to pre-invasion contacts directed available U-boats into the Mediterranean rather than to the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Blair's Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunted, 1942-1945 indicates U-572 and (confusingly) U-752 were effectively restricted to the perimeter of the battle area by aircraft patrols. The two U-boats successfully attacking the troopships had sailed from France and arrived after Casablanca surrendered.
I have moved the statement outside of the footnote, and requested a reference citation. I suggest more explanation within the article if this statement is to remain within the summary introduction. Thewellman ( talk) 16:23, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
if you look at the comanders you will see the german commander's flag is differnet than the countries flag. any reason?
The picture given in the article is from the Pacific (or so it says)... can we get one that actually involves the battle?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Akiatu ( talk) 06:51, 24 August 2011 (UTC)