Wolves Without Teeth: The German Torpedo Crisis in World War Two
... years of World War II is a prime example of the type of history which tends to be ignored in the popular studies of the era, but which played just as important a role in the eventual outcome of the struggle as did tactical decisions by the combatants themselves. Although the German UBootwaffe has co ...
... years of World War II is a prime example of the type of history which tends to be ignored in the popular studies of the era, but which played just as important a role in the eventual outcome of the struggle as did tactical decisions by the combatants themselves. Although the German UBootwaffe has co ...
world war ii quarterly - Hawai`i Pacific University
... Palermo, Sicily taking with her 189 officers and men, including the commander of the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla, Captain H.T. ‘Beaky’ Armstrong, Royal Navy. U-223 also went to the bottom, one of sixty-nine German U-boats lost in the Mediterranean during World War II.2 In Sicily-Salerno-Anzio, Jan ...
... Palermo, Sicily taking with her 189 officers and men, including the commander of the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla, Captain H.T. ‘Beaky’ Armstrong, Royal Navy. U-223 also went to the bottom, one of sixty-nine German U-boats lost in the Mediterranean during World War II.2 In Sicily-Salerno-Anzio, Jan ...
`Good Hunting`: German Submarine Offensives and South African
... acting in unison, could successfully concentrate and ensure the destruction of a merchant convoy. 2 During the early stages of the Second World War, declared on 3 September 1939, Britain had approximately 3 000 merchantmen at her disposal, which had to ensure the island nation’s survival by hauling ...
... acting in unison, could successfully concentrate and ensure the destruction of a merchant convoy. 2 During the early stages of the Second World War, declared on 3 September 1939, Britain had approximately 3 000 merchantmen at her disposal, which had to ensure the island nation’s survival by hauling ...
battle of the atlantic - The National Archives
... From 1940 onwards the greatest danger for Britain in WW2 was that German forces could cut off supplies of troops, food, medicine and equipment from Canada and the USA. This was exactly what the Germans tried to do. This campaign became known as the Battle of the Atlantic. The Germans used submarines ...
... From 1940 onwards the greatest danger for Britain in WW2 was that German forces could cut off supplies of troops, food, medicine and equipment from Canada and the USA. This was exactly what the Germans tried to do. This campaign became known as the Battle of the Atlantic. The Germans used submarines ...
the constant endeavor: raf coastal command and the battle of the
... The Battle of the Atlantic officially began on September 3, 1939 when German commanders ordered their submarine crews to attack any Allied military vessel. Hitler had greatly increased the size of the German navy during the 1930’s and increased the German U-boat fleet to 57 submarines by the beginni ...
... The Battle of the Atlantic officially began on September 3, 1939 when German commanders ordered their submarine crews to attack any Allied military vessel. Hitler had greatly increased the size of the German navy during the 1930’s and increased the German U-boat fleet to 57 submarines by the beginni ...
Bracknell Paper 2 - Battle of the Atlantic
... Before going any further, I think I should say a few words about machines and weapons. First, the basic machine of the two submarine wars: this was, of course, the so-called submarine itself, the German U-boat. I say ‘so-called’ because, from August 1914 until nearly the end of 1944, all the underwa ...
... Before going any further, I think I should say a few words about machines and weapons. First, the basic machine of the two submarine wars: this was, of course, the so-called submarine itself, the German U-boat. I say ‘so-called’ because, from August 1914 until nearly the end of 1944, all the underwa ...
A History of the Submarine U-153, 1939-1942
... comparatively quiet, and Reichmann and his men found no opportunity to engage the enemy. Finally, on the first of June 1942 U-153 was formally welcomed into to the 2nd Flotilla, which was an attack group led by the veteran Corvette Captain Viktor Schütze, winner of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, ...
... comparatively quiet, and Reichmann and his men found no opportunity to engage the enemy. Finally, on the first of June 1942 U-153 was formally welcomed into to the 2nd Flotilla, which was an attack group led by the veteran Corvette Captain Viktor Schütze, winner of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, ...
World War II: The ETO
... The Naval War The Battle of the Atlantic The Battle of the Atlantic was a tonnage war: the Allied struggle to maintain and the Axis struggle to cut off the shipping that enabled Britain to survive. From 1942 onwards, the Germans also sought to prevent the build-up of Allied troops and equipment in ...
... The Naval War The Battle of the Atlantic The Battle of the Atlantic was a tonnage war: the Allied struggle to maintain and the Axis struggle to cut off the shipping that enabled Britain to survive. From 1942 onwards, the Germans also sought to prevent the build-up of Allied troops and equipment in ...
Neutrality Act
... France and Britain in war • Congress eased up, and allowed for sale of weapons, but ONLY as a “cash-and-carry” • Neutrality Act of 1939 • Britain needed more destroyers to attack German U-Boats • FDR worked around Neutrality Laws yet again with ...
... France and Britain in war • Congress eased up, and allowed for sale of weapons, but ONLY as a “cash-and-carry” • Neutrality Act of 1939 • Britain needed more destroyers to attack German U-Boats • FDR worked around Neutrality Laws yet again with ...
The Utility of Seapower: the Battle of the atlantic and the
... destroyed more than twice the combined output of US and British shipyards in 1941, and sunk vessels faster than the US and Britain were building them in 1942. This limited the growth of the Allied merchant fleet between 1940 and 1943 (Figure 2). The rate of Allied shipping loss in March 1943 was so ...
... destroyed more than twice the combined output of US and British shipyards in 1941, and sunk vessels faster than the US and Britain were building them in 1942. This limited the growth of the Allied merchant fleet between 1940 and 1943 (Figure 2). The rate of Allied shipping loss in March 1943 was so ...
The Strategy In The Battle For The Atlantic
... output increased by approximately four times since the commencement of the Battle to a peak in 1943. Table 1 summarises the naval assets built in the Great Britain in the years 1939 to 1945. ...
... output increased by approximately four times since the commencement of the Battle to a peak in 1943. Table 1 summarises the naval assets built in the Great Britain in the years 1939 to 1945. ...
Supplement Two-2.pub - Friends of the Canadian War Museum
... was the longest campaign of the Second World War. It pitted Allied navies against German and Italian naval forces, especially submarines, in a battle to safeguard the essential flow of shipping between North America and Europe. On any given day 125 merchant vessels were sailing in convoy across the ...
... was the longest campaign of the Second World War. It pitted Allied navies against German and Italian naval forces, especially submarines, in a battle to safeguard the essential flow of shipping between North America and Europe. On any given day 125 merchant vessels were sailing in convoy across the ...
The Cay
... • Germany’s leader: Adolf Hitler • Time: World War II, 1942 • Place: Curacao, West Indies ...
... • Germany’s leader: Adolf Hitler • Time: World War II, 1942 • Place: Curacao, West Indies ...
Second World War
... killed in the Battle of Britain. The Luftwaffe lost 1,733 planes and 3,368 airmen killed or captured. Battle of the Atlantic 4 Sep 1939: a Nazi U-boat sinks the SS Athena – 112 passengers died. 15 Sep 1939: the first convoy sets sail from Canada. 30 Sep 1939: The Nazi cruiser the Graf Spee (su ...
... killed in the Battle of Britain. The Luftwaffe lost 1,733 planes and 3,368 airmen killed or captured. Battle of the Atlantic 4 Sep 1939: a Nazi U-boat sinks the SS Athena – 112 passengers died. 15 Sep 1939: the first convoy sets sail from Canada. 30 Sep 1939: The Nazi cruiser the Graf Spee (su ...
Second World War
... killed in the Battle of Britain. The Luftwaffe lost 1,733 planes and 3,368 airmen killed or captured. Battle of the Atlantic 4 Sep 1939: a Nazi U-boat sinks the SS Athena – 112 passengers died. 15 Sep 1939: the first convoy sets sail from Canada. 30 Sep 1939: The Nazi cruiser the Graf Spee (su ...
... killed in the Battle of Britain. The Luftwaffe lost 1,733 planes and 3,368 airmen killed or captured. Battle of the Atlantic 4 Sep 1939: a Nazi U-boat sinks the SS Athena – 112 passengers died. 15 Sep 1939: the first convoy sets sail from Canada. 30 Sep 1939: The Nazi cruiser the Graf Spee (su ...
Battle of the Atlantic
... were sunk between January and July 1942, while only seven U-boats were lost. The situation was very serious for the Allies, as merchant ships were being sunk faster than they could be replaced, thereby putting the supply link between North America and Europe at great risk. Technology played an impor ...
... were sunk between January and July 1942, while only seven U-boats were lost. The situation was very serious for the Allies, as merchant ships were being sunk faster than they could be replaced, thereby putting the supply link between North America and Europe at great risk. Technology played an impor ...
the submarine, 1776–1918
... which the small warships assigned to protect British shipping could do their work. Without the distant presence of that fleet, those small warships would likely soon have perished under the guns of German cruisers. By the middle of 1915 the British windfall of captured German ships and seized cargoe ...
... which the small warships assigned to protect British shipping could do their work. Without the distant presence of that fleet, those small warships would likely soon have perished under the guns of German cruisers. By the middle of 1915 the British windfall of captured German ships and seized cargoe ...
U-Boats
... chase the convoy and report its heading and speed to BdU This would allow other boats to form around it and attack, more or less all at once, usually on the surface at night ...
... chase the convoy and report its heading and speed to BdU This would allow other boats to form around it and attack, more or less all at once, usually on the surface at night ...
The U-boat Threat: Countermeasures
... – Use radio to concentrate large numbers of U –Boats against a detected convoy – Allies quickly Counter • This left the U-boats vulnerable to a device called (HF/DF or "Huff-Duff") which ...
... – Use radio to concentrate large numbers of U –Boats against a detected convoy – Allies quickly Counter • This left the U-boats vulnerable to a device called (HF/DF or "Huff-Duff") which ...
1. The Battle of the Atlantic: Peril on the Seas
... III. Four Freedoms: Preparing for War, Envisioning Peace ...
... III. Four Freedoms: Preparing for War, Envisioning Peace ...
World_History_files/14.2 WorksheetANS
... Pages 445-452 Answer the following questions completely. 1. How had the U.S. helped with the war before being attacked? ...
... Pages 445-452 Answer the following questions completely. 1. How had the U.S. helped with the war before being attacked? ...
U-boat
U-boat is the anglicised version of the German word U-Boot [ˈuːboːt], a shortening of Unterseeboot, literally ""undersea boat"". While the German term refers to any submarine, the English one (in common with several other languages) refers specifically to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. Although at times they were efficient fleet weapons against enemy naval warships, they were most effectively used in an economic warfare role (commerce raiding), enforcing a naval blockade against enemy shipping. The primary targets of the U-boat campaigns in both wars were the merchant convoys bringing supplies from Canada, the British Empire, and the United States to the islands of the United Kingdom and (during the Second World War) to the Soviet Union and the Allied territories in the Mediterranean.Austro-Hungarian navy submarines were also known as U-boats.