PLACE, Basil Charles Godfrey
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Place, Basil Charles Godfrey Date of birth:  July 19th, 1921 (Little Malvern, Worcestershire, Great Britain) Date of death:  December 27th, 1994 (London, Great Britain) Nationality:  British       VICTORIA CROSS (VC) Rank: Lieutenant Unit: Royal Navy Awarded on: June 22nd, 1945 Action: On 22 September 1943 Lieutenant Place, commander of the mini submarine X.7, with Lieutenant Cameron, commander of the mini submarine X.6, carried out a dangerous but successful attack on the German battleship Tirpitz in the bay of Kaafjord in Norway. The two mini submarines could eventually after a travel of 1600 kilometers and past some German strongpoint, placed their explosives on the lower part of the Tirplitz. As a result the Tirplitz was out of battle for several months. Details: Later promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral. Lieutenant Basil Charles Godfrey Place's Victoria Cross is publicly displayed at the Imperial War Museum in Londen, Great Britain. Basil Charles Godfrey Place is buried at the Corton Denham Cemetery, Great Britain.         THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH         ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER         DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (DSC)         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   Information source(s):   - Victoria Cross Reference - The Register of the Victoria Cross - published by This Engeland 1997 - ISBN 0906324270 - Special thanks to Iain Stewart from The History of the Victoria Cross