▁aid ▁of ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁raised ▁at ▁K w aj ale in ▁in ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Islands ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Fle et . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 7 ▁the ▁German ▁naval ▁high ▁command ▁asked ▁the ▁Japanese ▁to ▁attack ▁Al lied ▁con vo ys ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁agreed ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 ▁and ▁shortly ▁after ward , ▁the ▁I J N ' s ▁ 8 th ▁Sub marine ▁Squadron , ▁ 1 st ▁Division , ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁K w aj ale in ▁in ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Islands ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁Pen ang , ▁Mal aya . ▁At ▁Pen ang ▁the ▁squad ron ▁shared ▁the ▁base ▁at ▁Sw etten ham ▁Pier ▁with ▁Italian ▁and ▁German ▁sub mar ines . ▁ ▁The ▁squad rons ▁flying ▁boats ▁were ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁R AF ▁Gl ug or ▁se ap lane ▁base , ▁which ▁had ▁originally ▁been ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁British . ▁With ▁its ▁capture ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁the ▁Japanese ▁ 1 0 1 st ▁Naval ▁Const ruction ▁Office ▁took ▁over ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁base ▁as ▁a ▁repair ▁and ▁maintenance ▁dep ot . ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Sub marine ▁Fl ot illa ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁Pen ang ▁and ▁absor bed ▁by ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Sub marine ▁Squadron ▁when ▁they ▁arrived ▁in