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In the months leading up to World War II, there was a tendency among many
Americans to talk absently about the trouble in Europe. Nothing that happened an
ocean away seemed very threatening.
Gene Tierney
Americans to talk absently about the trouble in Europe. Nothing that happened an
ocean away seemed very threatening.
Gene Tierney
The U-Boat Peril
- The Battle of the Atlantic
- U-Boats using forward bases in France and Norway
- Begin hunting in 'wolf packs'(packs of U-Boats)
- Germans fight a tonnage war (sinking a certain amount of tonnage)
The Convoy System, Depth Charges and Escorts
- Convoys are used to get ships safely across the Atlantic
- Protected by destroyers
- Depth charges, Asdic, hedgedog, radar and long range aircraft and carrier based aircraft all help cure the problem.
The Mid-Atlantic Gap and How it is Closed
- Range of bombers increased
- Carrier based aircraft
- More warships
Summary
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest military campaign in WWII. It was German U-boats and other warships against Allied merchant ships.The convoys, mainly from N.A. and to UK and USSR, were protected by the British and Canadian naviest.