BETASOM

BETASOM
Bordeaux Sommergibili
Bordeaux, France
BETASOM
Coordinates	44°52′03″N 0°33′34″W / 44.867534°N 0.559341°W / 44.867534; -0.559341
Type	Submarine base
Site information
Controlled by	Kingdom of Italy
Site history
In use	August 1940 – September 1943
Battles/wars	Battle of the Atlantic
Garrison information
Past commanders	Angelo Parona (August 1940 – September 1941) Romolo Polacchini (September 1941 – December 1942) Enzo Grossi (December 1942 – September 1943)
Garrison	1,600
Occupants	Regia Marina

BETASOM (an Italian language acronym of Bordeaux Sommergibile or Sommergibili)^[a] was a submarine base established at Bordeaux, France by the Regia Marina Italiana during World War II. From this base, Italian submarines participated in the Battle of the Atlantic from 1940 to 1943 as part of the Axis anti-shipping campaign against the Allies.
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