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How did a Polish submarine escape across the Baltic and North Sea without navigation charts during World War II? In September 1939, the Polish submarine ORP Orzeł entered neutral Tallinn, Estonia, where authorities interned the crew and began disarming the vessel. But commander Jan Grudziński and his crew refused to give up. After sabotaging the disarmament process and overpowering their guards, they escaped Tallinn during the night of September 17–18, 1939. With their charts confiscated and most of their torpedoes removed, the crew navigated using lighthouse information, observations and dead reckoning. Despite German patrols, navigational challenges and encounters with British forces that initially could not identify them, Orzeł eventually reached Scotland on October 14, 1939. The submarine’s escape became one of the most extraordinary naval stories of the early Second World War. But another submarine was about to make history. How did a single German U-boat penetrate Britain’s naval base at Scapa Flow, sink HMS Royal Oak and escape? Watch our original World War Two in Real Time episode, published eight years ago this week, to find out. #WW2 #Submarine #ORPOrzel #NavalHistory #WorldWar2 #shorts Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Source literature list: https://bit.ly/SourcesWW2 Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH. #timeghost #timeghost #history #historical #history #worldwartwohistory #worldwartwo #ww2 #ww2history #historymatters #maps #cartography #camo