An armed German force on British occupied land must have been a concession made by the appeasement faction in London. Chamberlain must have given the Reich a lease.
Yeah, Torplexed,the islands in the Med would make more sense. Otherwise the Uboat has to cross the Suez to get to the Indian Ocean. I am impressed they were able to build a Uboat pen out in international waters with no one raising a fuss. Kind of surprising it wasnt a joint venture with the Japanese. Using the island as a springboard, the Axis could have cut supplies to Viscount Slim's forces in India.