Word: sealion
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...Operation Overlord or Operation Torch in World War II? They managed to sound sufficiently cool and army-ish to appeal to Americans with short attention spans, but not bombastic enough to sound like Tom Clancy’s latest video game. Even the Germans got it right with Operation Sealion...
...Three others have been lost but not in action: 526 and R-12 in accidents; the Sealion destroyed to prevent capture at Cavite...
...Another vessel of the northern patrol, the British submarine Spcarfisk, long overdue, was given up for lost last week. The submarine Sealion was luckier. Rammed by a German merchantman, who sheared off her periscopes and shook her up with depth charges, the Sealion wallowed for two days while making emergency repairs, got home safely...
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