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The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945. At its core was the Allied naval blockade of Germany, announced the day after the declaration of war, and Germany's subsequent counter-blockade. It was at its height from mid-1940 through to the end of 1943. The Battle of the Atlantic pitted U-boats and other warships of the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) and aircraft of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) against the Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, and Allied merchant shipping. The convoys, coming mainly from North America and predominantly going to the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, were protected for the most part by the British and Canadian navies and air forces. These forces were aided by ships a

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  • The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945. At its core was the Allied naval blockade of Germany, announced the day after the declaration of war, and Germany's subsequent counter-blockade. It was at its height from mid-1940 through to the end of 1943. The Battle of the Atlantic pitted U-boats and other warships of the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) and aircraft of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) against the Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, and Allied merchant shipping. The convoys, coming mainly from North America and predominantly going to the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, were protected for the most part by the British and Canadian navies and air forces. These forces were aided by ships a
  • The Nazis wanted to starve the British into surrendering by cutting off their lifeline, which are made of convoys of ships sailing from the US to the British. Immediately, the Nazis dispatched U-boats, which prowls around the Atlantic to sink entire convoys of merchant ships, accompanied by just a few frigates. Soon, U-boats begin to hunt in wolf-packs, made from 10-30 U-boats, and began to realise that the convoys' aircraft escorts are deadly. Fortunately, there is an "Achilles Heel", when radar range drops out, and aircraft need to turn back. While the merchant fleets were crossing the "Achilles Heel", the U-boats made surprise attacks. Soon, U-boats found the Lawrence River the perfect place to attack ships, as the freshwater and saltwater boundary made sonar detection useless. The US t
  • The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign of World War II running from 1939 through to the defeat of Germany in 1945. It was at its height from mid-1940 through to the end of 1943. The Battle of the Atlantic pitted U-boats and other warships of the Kriegsmarine against Allied convoys. The convoys of merchant ships, coming mainly from North America and the South Atlantic and going to the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, were protected for the most part by the British and Canadian navies and air forces. These forces were aided by ships and aircraft of the United States from 13 September 1941. The Germans were joined by submarines of the Regia Marina after Italy entered the war on 10 June 1940. On occasion Imperial Japanese Navy submarines were dispatched to
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Date
  • 1939(xsd:integer)
  • 1941(xsd:integer)
  • --09-03
Commander
  • 15(xsd:integer)
  • Hermann Göring
  • Royal E. Ingersoll
  • Erich Raeder
  • Karl Dönitz
  • Sir Max K. Horton
  • Sir Percy Noble
  • Ernest J. King
  • Frederick Bowhill
  • Martin E. Nasmith
  • Philip de la Ferté
  • Sir John Slessor Leonard W. Murray
Timeline
Caption
  • Officers on the bridge of an escorting British destroyer keep a sharp look out for enemy submarines, October 1941.
Casualties
  • 175(xsd:integer)
  • 783(xsd:integer)
  • 3500(xsd:integer)
  • 36000(xsd:integer)
  • 36200(xsd:integer)
  • ~30,000 sailors killed
Result
  • Unresolved
  • Allied victory
  • Undecided
  • Allied Forces victory
combatant
  • 15(xsd:integer)
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