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	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Battle of the Atlantic (1940)
		Battle of the Atlantic is the name given to the conflicts in the Atlantic Ocean throughout World War II.
		The U-boat fleet, which was to dominate so much of the battle of the Atlantic, was very small at the beginning of the war.
		The Battle of the Atlantic was won by the allies in two months.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/ba/Battle_of_the_Atlantic_(1940) (4118 words)

	Battle of Atlantic 1940 1941 WW2
		ASDIC was unable to find U-boats on the surface where they spent the vast majority of their time, but with aircraft cover forcing them underwater, running to the Atlantic could be a somewhat dangerous operation.
		July 19, 1942 he ordered the last U-boats to withdraw from their United States Atlantic coast and by the end of July 1942 he shifted his attention back to the North Atlantic, where the battle would enter its final terrible phase.
		But by far the single biggest element to the victory was the cracking of the Enigma code machine combined with German tactics that were formed with the certainty that the code could not be broken.
	www.battle-fleet.com /pw/his/atlantic.htm (4432 words)

	Second Battle of the Atlantic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Second Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign of World War II, running from 1939 right through to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, and was at its height from mid-1940 through to about the end of 1943.
		The naval battle pitted Nazi Germany's U-boats against convoys from North America to the United Kingdom, protected mainly by the British and Canadian navies and air forces, which were later aided by United States forces.
		The U-boat fleet, which was to dominate so much of the battle of the Atlantic, was very small at the beginning of the war and much of the early action by German forces involved mining convoy routes and ports around Britain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Atlantic_(1940) (4508 words)

	Learn more about List of battles (alphabetical) in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Battle of Covadonga - 722 - Moslem Conquest of Spain
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		Battle of Pavia (773) - Conquests of Charlemagne
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_battles__alphabetical_.html (4758 words)

	atlantic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Battle of the Atlantic played a very significant part in World War Two.
		In World War Two, after the escape at Dunkirk and the inspiration of the Battle of Britain, the Battle of the Atlantic was Britain's next nightmare.
		German submarines had direct access to the Atlantic once France had fallen in the spring of 1940.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /atlantic.htm (854 words)

	Atlantic
		Unlike other battles of World War II where opposing naval forces slugged it out with heavy guns, aircraft, and bombs in definite short, furious engagements, the Battle of the Atlantic was a never-ending series of minor skirmishes between hunter and hunted.
		There ensued a battle within a battle that contained all the elements of exciting sea fiction, considerable general confusion, and a mass panic that was near comedy but ended in tragedy.
		Although the worst of the Atlantic battle was in the northern latitudes, German submarines ranged over thousands of miles of ocean, from the Arctic Circle into the lonely reaches of the Atlantic south of the Equator.
	www.armed-guard.com /ag77.html (10490 words)

	Juno Beach Centre - The Battle of the Atlantic
		War demands that Canada's shipbuilding industry be revived: in 1940 the government gives its approval for the construction of 90 small warships, the Flower-class corvettes and the Bangor-class minesweepers.
		As they did during the Battle of Britain, the British improve dramatically their anti-submarine warfare equipment and strategy, and multiply both air and sea patrols.
		Already facing difficult living conditions, North Atlantic storms and the exacting demands of escort operations, these brave men cannot but feel helpless when ships under their protection are blown up before their eyes or when they see the lights on the lifejackets of shipwrecked sailors fade away into the night…
	www.junobeach.org /e/2/can-eve-mob-atl-e.htm (1547 words)

	WarMuseum.ca - Military History - The Royal Canadian Navy and the Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945
		The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest campaign of the Second World War and the most important.
		Halifax, the Atlantic base of Canada's tiny navy, immediately became an indispensable Allied port from which to fight the Battle of the Atlantic.
		Meanwhile, in the fall of 1940 the Canadian government embarked on full-scale naval expansion, laying down additional corvettes and Bangors as soon as the first ones were launched.
	www.warmuseum.ca /cwm/disp/dis007_e.html (2353 words)

	boa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		lthough not termed the Battle of the Atlantic until after 1940, the naval war in the Atlantic was the longest single campaign of the war.
		The Atlantic was the only battleground in which all the protagonists had a stake.
		Unlike battlefields on land, where the scars of combat can last for centuries, the sea shrouds all traces of the "Battle of the Atlantic," which was the longest sustained campaign of World War II.
	www.onthenet.com.au /~biss/boa.htm (2975 words)

	World War 2 Timelines 1939-1945 - Battle of the Atlantic 1940 - Worldwar-2.net
		This, the 2nd Battle of Narvik, results in the sinking of 7 German destroyers and a U-boat whose surviving crews join Gebirgsjäger units that are defending isolated Narvik.
		The British aircraft carrier Glorious is sunk by the German heavy battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, Southwest of Narvik.
		On a convoy in the North Atlantic, Royal Canadian Navy destroyer Margaree collides with freighter Port Fairy in poor visibility, 400 miles west of Ireland.
	www.worldwar-2.net /timelines/war-at-sea/atlantic/battle-of-the-atlantic-index-1940.htm (1515 words)

	Navy News - Battle of the Atlantic - Timeline - 1940 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Navy News - Battle of the Atlantic - Timeline - 1940
		The Battle of the Atlantic - Timeline - 1940
		A wolf-pack of six U-boats sank 36 ships of a total of 79 in two convoys (it was the worst two days of the battle).
	www.navynews.co.uk /boa/time1940.asp (195 words)

	U-boat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		With the United States already on the side of the Allies, Germany announced on 31 January 1917 that its U-boats would engage in unrestricted submarine warfare.
		World War II During World War II, U-boat warfare was the major component of the Battle of the Atlantic, which lasted the duration of the war.
		Advances in convoy tactics, radar, sonar (called Asdic in England), depth charges, the cracking of the German Enigma code, the introduction of the Leigh Light and the range of escort aircraft turned the tide against the U-boats.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/U-boats (584 words)

	Second World War Books: Books by Subject
		Battle of the Atlantic: The Corvettes and Their Crews: An Oral...
		Defeat of the German U-Boats: The Battle of the Atlantic.
		Tirpitz and the Battle of the North Atlantic.
	www.sonic.net /~bstone/bib/bib120000.shtml (1289 words)

	Battle of the Atlantic 1940 ~1945
		The Battle of the Atlantic was a series of many deadly engagements covering some four million square miles of ocean and lasting five long years.
		During the early years of the war, a large number of convoy battles were fought within the so-called air gap, an area in the North Atlantic beyond the reach of air power.
		Two major sea battles tell the story: In November of 1942 convoy SC-107 lost 15 vessels with 82,430 tons to a wolf pack of ten U-boats.
	www.rhiw.com /y_mor/hugh_roberts/atlantic/atlantic_02.htm (1201 words)

	World War II> Battles & Main Events > 1939 and 1940 > Battle For the Atlantic
		During this period the wolf pact, a group of submarines operating together on a convoy, became operational.
		By early 1943 the tide tunred decisively agaisnt the U Boats, The allies had 500 escorts at there dsiposal, they were intercepting U Boat radio communications, and the introducation of escort carriers allowed uniterrupted air coverage for convoy across the Atlantic.
		The war in the Atlantic would go on, but victory was in the hands of the Allies.
	www.multied.com /ww2/events/BattleForTheAtlantic.html (395 words)

	NAVAL-HISTORY.NET
		Battle of Cape Matapan, Battle for Crete, sinking of 'Bismarck
		Raid on Dieppe, Battles of Midway and Alamein
		Battles for Tunis and North Africa, Battle of Atlantic peaks
	www.naval-history.net (1359 words)

	HMCS Pictou (K146) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HMCS Pictou (pennant number K146) was a Flower class corvette of the Canadian navy during World War II.
		Built in Quebec, Canada, she was launched on 5 October 1940, and decomissioned on 12 July 1945, passing into civilian service.
		Like most Flower class corvettes she spent most of her time on convoy escort duties in the Battle of the Atlantic (1940).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMCS_Pictou (140 words)

	List of battles (alphabetical) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Battle of Hill 60 - 1915 - World War I - Battle of Gallipoli
		Battle of Lone Pine - 1915 - World War I - Battle of Gallipoli
		Battle of the Nek - 1915 - World War I - Battle of Gallipoli
	www.enlightenweb.net /l/li/list_of_battles__alphabetical_.html (4710 words)

	Battle of the Atlantic
		In August 1940 the US gave Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Atlantic naval bases, and, after August 1941, by an agreement called the Atlantic Charter which Roosevelt made with Churchill, convoys were defended by the US Navy.
		Six aircraft carriers were sent to patrol the Atlantic, and this extended air cover to the whole route convoys took.
		Nevertheless, it must be questioned whether the Allies ‘won’ the Battle of the Atlantic – between 1939 and 1945, 2,753 Allied ships were sunk (gross tonnage 14.5 million) at a cost of 783 Nazi U-boats.
	www.johndclare.net /wwii8.htm (1120 words)

	The Battle of the Atlantic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The battleship Bismarck was launched in 1940 but was sunk on its maiden voy-age in May 1941.
		U-boats operated in the 'Atlantic Gap', the area in mid-atlantic outside air cover from aircarft based in Canada or Britain, supplied by special vessels known as 'milch cows' which carried additional torpedoes and food.
		One of the turning points came around Convoy ONS5 at the beginning of May. It was to prove a decisive battle and a decisive turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic.
	www.theworldatwar.com /feature.htm (1165 words)

	World War Two - The History Beat
		The Japanese expansion throughout the Pacific and Asia was halted by their devastating defeat at the Battle of Midway, where they suffered crippling losses to their carrier fleet.
		Hard-fought battles at Tarawa, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and others resulted in horrific casualties on both sides, but the Japanese were finally driven back.
		Norway 1940 - Describes the German invasion, with Orders of Battle, battle descriptions, historical background, politics etc. It concentrates on the Norwegian side of the conflict.
	history.searchbeat.com /worldwar.htm (3889 words)

	Battle of Taranto WW2 Naval Battles Royal Navy
		In the battle, the Royal Navy launched the first aircraft carrier strike in history, on the Italian fleet at Taranto.
		The Italians, who wanted to cut the British naval lifeline to Africa, were reluctant to risk their fleet in a battle with the British.
		This aspect of the raid, and others, served as the major inspiration for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and it was heavily studied during their planning.
	www.battle-fleet.com /pw/his/Taranto_Naval_Battle_ww2.htm (700 words)

	Battle of the Atlantic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Allied tanker torpedoed in Atlantic Ocean by German submarine.
		Vought-Sikorsky VS300 helicopter used in Battle of Atlantic, or large image, from ILN, 1943/03/27
		Battle of the Atlantic from National Museums Liverpool
	history.acusd.edu /gen/WW2Timeline/atlantic.html (1007 words)

	Dedication to HMS Burnham unveiled on Burnham-On-Sea seafront (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The ship, along with forty nine other escort vessels, played a vital role in helping win the Battle of the Atlantic from 1940 to 1944.
		The Vicar of St Andrew's Church read a prayer of remembrance and a cadet then laid a small wreath at the base of the plaque.
		The president of the Burnham Branch of the Royal British Legion recited the Ode to The Fallen and a second hymn - The Battle Hymn of the Republic - was sung to end the ceremony.
	www.burnham-on-sea.com /hms-burnham.shtml (419 words)

	HyperWar: Royal Air Force 1939–1945: Volume I: The Fight at Odds
		The Battle of the Atlantic (I), 3 September 1939–May 1940
		The Battle of the Atlantic (II), June 1940–Mid-March 1941
		The Battle of the Atlantic (III), Mid-March–December 1941
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/UN/UK/UK-RAF-I/index.html (237 words)

	Hall of World War II
		Hall of World War II "Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty,and so bear ourselves that if the British Commonwealth and its Empire lasts for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour'." --- Winston Churchill -- House of Commons, 18 June 1940.
		Submarine attacks in Atlantic rise to record heights.
		The Allies defeat the Japanese in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.
	virtualology.com /virtualwarmuseum.com/hallofworldwarii (1167 words)

	bay of biscay
		The Bay of Biscay (French: Golfe de Gascogne; Spanish: Mar Cantábrico) is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean.
		It lies along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain.
		Atlantic, Battle, WW2, corvette, Cruel Sea, Monstsarrat, SL, QP, PQ
	www.fact-library.com /bay_of_biscay.html (175 words)

	The History Place - World War Two in Europe Timeline
		1939 - 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945
		- Battle of Kasserine Pass between the U.S. 1st Armored Division and German Panzers in North Africa.
		- 'Battle of the Hedgerows' in Normandy; Soviets capture Minsk.
	www.historyplace.com /worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm (1796 words)

	American Merchant Marine in World War 2
		The Battle of the Atlantic was not what one usually thinks of as a "battle," since it did not take place in one location over a limited period, such as the Battle of the Bulge.
		It was a Battle for CONTROL over shipping in the Atlantic and lasted from September 1939 until May 1945.
		Many battles between U-Boats and convoys took place in the "Air Gap," a wide band of the North Atlantic which was not patrolled by aircraft and took 4 or 5 days to cross by convoy.
	www.usmm.org /ww2.html (4261 words)

	Merchant Marine Books, Videos, and CDs
		Defeat of the German U-Boats: The Battle of the Atlantic.
		Donovan, James A. Outpost in the North Atlantic: Marines in the defense of Iceland.
		Haskell, Winthrop A. Shadows on the Horizon: The Battle of Convoy HX-233.
	www.usmm.org /books.html (8129 words)

	Battle of the Atlantic Statistics
		Statistics re Allied losses of men and ships in the Battle of the Atlantic vary widely.
		Often sailing on out dated and sometimes barely seaworthy ships, these men although civilians were at the forefront of the biggest survival battle Britain has ever seen.
		Men who if lucky enough to survive a sinking had their pay stopped before their ship settled to it's final resting place.
	www.usmm.net /battleatlantic.html (433 words)

	HMS PRETORIA CASTLE aircraft carrier profile. Aircraft Carrier Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945
		The five were to have had identical conversions, but Campania, who was not launched until 17 June 1943, received several improvements not fitted in the other four ships.
		HMS Pretoria Castle was used solely as training carrier in World War II and saw service in the Atlantic 1940-1942.
		She was paid off December 1945, sold 26 January 1946 as mercantile Warwick Castle 1947, scrapped Spain 1962-1963.
	www.fleetairarmarchive.net /Ships/PRETORIA_CASTLE.html (341 words)

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