The Battle of the Atlantic
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The Battle of the Atlantic
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- longest continuous military campaign of WW II- 1939 right through to the defeat of Nazi Germany in
1945- at its height from mid-1940 to end of 1943
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Total WWII days: 2,075 daysThe Battle of the Atlantic: 2,073 daysStarted with the sinking of the Athenia
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German U-Boats (submarines) patrolled the Atlantic- to solve British blockade of Europe- to stop supplies from America from reaching Britain.- operated in groups of 10 called "wolf packs.”
Convoys
Allies developed convoy system - merchant ships guarded by destroyer escorts-British developed a system for detecting U-boats - resembled radar-Gave Allies the edge in the Battle for the Atlantic.
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The Allies gradually gained the upper hand-Drove German surface raiders from the ocean by the middle of 1941-decisively defeated U-boats in a series of convoy battles between March and May 1943
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