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2 days ago · The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign [11] [12] in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval history of World War II. At its core was the Allied naval blockade of Germany, announced the day after the declaration of war, and Germany's subsequent counter ...
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- Wilhelm Marschall
Wilhelm Marschall (30 September 1886 – 20 March 1976) was a...
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound,...
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The early phase of the Battle of the Atlantic during which...
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May 9, 2024 · The Battle of the Atlantic commenced on September 3, 1939, a few hours after Britain formally declared war on Germany, with U-boats and “pocket battleships” already stationed in the ocean. The first shots were fired off the coast of Ireland; U-30 torpedoed the passenger ship SS Athenia , which was transiting across the Atlantic to Montreal ...
1 day ago · Dönitz was the main enemy of Allied naval forces in the Battle of the Atlantic. From 1939 to 1943 the U-boats fought effectively but lost the initiative from May 1943. Dönitz ordered his submarines into battle until 1945 to relieve the pressure on other branches of the Wehrmacht (armed forces). 648 U-boats were lost—429 with no survivors.
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May 5, 2024 · The Battle of the Atlantic, spanning from 1939 to 1945, was the longest continuous naval conflict during World War II — with Canada playing a pivotal role in safeguarding vital supply convoys ...
3 days ago · The Battle of the Atlantic was a pivotal struggle during World War II, a relentless fight for control of the seas. In Part 5 of our World War II series, we d...
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May 6, 2024 · The Battle of the Atlantic began on September 3, 1939, with the sinking of the SS Athenia by German submarine U-30. Allied forces fought for control of the North Atlantic Ocean to supply the war effort from 1939 to 1945, making this the longest campaign of the Second World War.
1 day ago · 11,000 [20] –20,000 [21] [22] dead. The Spanish Armada (often known as Invincible Armada, or the Enterprise of England, Spanish: Grande y Felicísima Armada, lit. 'Great and Most Fortunate Navy') was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aristocrat without previous ...
