the battle of atlantic 1939- 1945
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The Battle of Atlantic 1939- 1945 . Background of the Event. Who was involved?. Germany England Soviet Union Canada. When and Where?. It started on September 1939- May 1945 It was at the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Germany. What happened?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE BATTLE OF ATLANTIC1939- 1945
Background of the Event
Who was involved? Germany
England
Soviet Union
Canada
When and Where?It started on September 1939- May
1945
It was at the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Germany
What happened? In 1941 more ships were placed in convoys, that now
escorted all the way across the Atlantic By the help of developing technology the convoys routed
around the Germans U-boats. By the late 1942, the U-boats returned in larger number to
the mid-Atlantic They were searching for weakness in convoy defence, that
could be exploded by “wolf packs” of U-boats Britain lost ability to decode U-boat signals They were too many U-boats to avoid Britain again broke German codes RAF agreed to help escort in the “black hole” The Allies won the battle at a terrific price, and the food fuel
and war supplies continued to flow throughout WWII
Facts Mainly between German U-boats and the British
Royal Navy and the United States Navy. The key for the Allied navies was to get supply
convoys across the Atlantic Ocean, while the German navy, mainly with U-boats, tried to cut off Great Britain
Longest Campaign in WWII
Causes Effect
Germans, British, and U.S all had powerful navies
Caused a oceanic war between them
The U.S had to support the British by sending supplies
The US transporters needed to be defended by their navy because they were often attacked by the German navy.
Germany lost the battle Complete surrender to Britain
Why was this important for the Allies?
The Allies depended on the cross Atlantic convoys to get :- much needed supplies and food for Britain- the equipment that was used by the Allies in the battle- 60% of men (who were involved in war)
Canada’s Role
Europe needed war materials made in North America, that came across the Atlantic Ocean on a ship
The ships were escorted by convoys. Majority of those ships were part of the Royal
Canadian Navy. Men were shipped to Europe through the Atlantic The winter caused a lot of problems , so in order
to survive it the RCN escort ships needed to be tough and hard and determined
They did this for years and kept on getting better
Significance of the battle Britain (and the Soviet Union NEEDED
supplies Germany was attacking the supply ships
(commerce raiding) If the battle was lost, the Britain might
not be saved
Personal Diary“What a miserable, rotten hopeless life . . .
an Atlantic so rough it seems impossible that we can continue to take this
unending pounding and still remain in one piece . . . hanging onto a convoy is a
full-time job . . . the crew is almost a dream from the night marishness of it
all . . . and still we go on hour after hour.”-Frank Curry
Political Cartoon
This cartoon shows two boxers, one of them represents the 'ships' of the Allies and the other one symbolizes the German 'U-boats'. It depicts that the Allies' 'shipping' is losing and even though they are working on it…it still needs more help. This cartoon is encouraging people/politicians to help the Allies more.
Works Cited http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.
cfm?source=history/secondwar/atlantic http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.
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http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000379
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