May 1939-1945 A.D. HALIFAX, NS: Royal Canadian Navy in the “Battle of the Atlantic”
May 1939-1945 A.D. HALIFAX, NS: Royal
Canadian Navy in the “Battle of the Atlantic”
Editors. “THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.” Warmuseum.org. N.d. http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/chrono/1931atlantic_e.shtml. Accessed 28 Dec 2014.
Editors. “THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.” Warmuseum.org. N.d. http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/chrono/1931atlantic_e.shtml. Accessed 28 Dec 2014.
THE
BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
1939-1945
German strategy was to cut Britain’s ocean lifeline by a massive submarine (U-boat) offensive.
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maintain its war effort, Britain imported enormous quantities of supplies by
sea. If the Germans sank Allied merchant ships transporting weapons, raw
materials, and food at a faster rate than this shipping could be replaced,
then Britain would slowly lose the ability to wage war. This struggle was
known as the ‘Battle of the Atlantic’. Halifax was the main port on the east
coast of North America where merchant ships formed into convoys, groups of
merchant vessels that sailed together for the hazardous trans-Atlantic
crossing.
Germany
nearly won this war at sea but, in May 1943, after suffering severe losses to
Allied warships and aircraft, the Germans withdrew most of their U-boats from
the mid-Atlantic. Throughout the war, the Royal Canadian Navy (R.C.N.), the
Canadian Merchant Navy, and the immense output of Canadian industry proved
vital in the costly Allied victory.
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