Categories Uncategorized Commando Frogmen – Mission Gibraltar Post author By Grumpy Post date July 13, 2026 2 Comments on Commando Frogmen – Mission Gibraltar ← When Howitzers Become Shotguns → Every Path After High School Explained — Who Actually Won at 40? 2 replies on “Commando Frogmen – Mission Gibraltar” This film details the Italian torpedo chariots in Gibraltar and how the British countered the threat. https://archive.org/details/SilentEnemy Summary: In the Mediterranean in 1941 the Italians start using underwater chariots to mine the undersides of allied ships. Explosives expert Lionel Crabb arrives in Gibraltar to organise defenses. Crabb had an interesting life: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/cold-war/lionel-crabb.html Thanks Earl for the information! I also forgot about the film “The Silent Enemy” a 1958 film. That’s not too bad for a war film! Grumpy Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
This film details the Italian torpedo chariots in Gibraltar and how the British countered the threat. https://archive.org/details/SilentEnemy Summary: In the Mediterranean in 1941 the Italians start using underwater chariots to mine the undersides of allied ships. Explosives expert Lionel Crabb arrives in Gibraltar to organise defenses. Crabb had an interesting life: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/cold-war/lionel-crabb.html
Thanks Earl for the information! I also forgot about the film “The Silent Enemy” a 1958 film. That’s not too bad for a war film! Grumpy
2 replies on “Commando Frogmen – Mission Gibraltar”
This film details the Italian torpedo chariots in Gibraltar and how the British countered the threat.
https://archive.org/details/SilentEnemy
Summary: In the Mediterranean in 1941 the Italians start using underwater chariots to mine the undersides of allied ships. Explosives expert Lionel Crabb arrives in Gibraltar to organise defenses.
Crabb had an interesting life:
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/cold-war/lionel-crabb.html
Thanks Earl for the information! I also forgot about the film “The Silent Enemy” a 1958 film. That’s not too bad for a war film! Grumpy