Battle of the Atlantic

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World War II battle naval campaign

The Battle of the Atlantic was the prolonged World War II naval campaign in which Allied and Axis forces fought for control of vital shipping routes across the Atlantic Ocean.

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All labels observed (24)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of the Atlantic canonical	99
Atlantic Theater of World War II	12
Atlantic theatre of World War II	6
Atlantic theater of World War II	2
First Battle of the Atlantic	2
U-boat campaign of World War II	2
Allied anti-submarine warfare campaign	1
Atlantic anti‑submarine campaign	1
Battle of the Atlantic (Napoleonic era convoy actions)	1
Battle of the Atlantic era	1
Battle of the Atlantic in American waters	1
Battle of the Atlantic operations	1
German U-boat campaign	1
German U-boat campaign in the Atlantic	1
German U-boat campaign off the U.S. East Coast	1
German naval operations in the North Atlantic	1
Second Battle of the Atlantic	1
South Atlantic theatre of World War II	1
The Battle of the Atlantic	1
U-boat Campaign of World War II	1
U-boat campaign in the Atlantic	1
U-boat campaigns of World War II	1
World War II Battle of the Atlantic	1
World War II naval warfare	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle ⓘ naval campaign ⓘ
belligerent	Canada ⓘ Free French Forces ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
commandedBy	Erich Raeder ⓘ Ernest King ⓘ Karl Dönitz ⓘ Max Horton ⓘ Percy Nelles ⓘ Winston Churchill ⓘ
conflictIn	World War II ⓘ
consequence	enabled Allied invasion of Western Europe ⓘ secured Allied transatlantic supply lines ⓘ
describedBy	Winston Churchill as the dominating factor of the war ⓘ
endDate	1945-05-08 ⓘ
location	Arctic Ocean ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ British coastal waters ⓘ Caribbean Sea ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
mainCombatant	U-boats ⓘ surface form: German U-boat arm Kriegsmarine ⓘ Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
notableEvent	Black May 1943 ⓘ
objective	control of Atlantic sea lanes ⓘ disruption of Allied shipping ⓘ protection of Allied convoys ⓘ
opponent	Allies of World War II ⓘ Axis powers ⓘ
partOf	European theatre of World War II ⓘ
result	Allied victory ⓘ
startDate	1939-09-03 ⓘ
usedTactic	convoy system ⓘ wolfpack tactics ⓘ
usedTechnology	Huff-Duff ⓘ airborne depth charges ⓘ codebreaking of Enigma ⓘ escort carrier ⓘ radar ⓘ sonar ⓘ
usedWeapon	U-boats ⓘ surface form: U-boat corvette ⓘ escort destroyer ⓘ long-range patrol aircraft ⓘ

Referenced by (141)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World War II → hasPart → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

European theatre of World War II → campaign → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Sims class → usedInTheatreOfWar → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

subject surface form: Sims-class destroyer

this entity surface form: Atlantic Theater of World War II

U-boats → notableCampaign → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Battle of the Atlantic

U-boats → notableCampaign → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Battle of the Atlantic

Military history of the United Kingdom → significantEvent → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

HMS Cossack → theatre → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Battle of the River Plate → partOf → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Battle of the River Plate → theatre → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Atlantic theatre of World War II

Operation Berlin (Atlantic) → partOf → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Allied air forces → participatedIn → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Western Approaches → conflict → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Lend-Lease program → relatedEvent → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Fleet Air Arm → notableOperation → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Operation Berlin → partOf → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Karl Dönitz → notableWork → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: U-boat campaign of World War II

Karl Dönitz → participantIn → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: U-boat campaign of World War II

Sims-class destroyers → usedIn → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

subject surface form: Sims-class destroyer

this entity surface form: Atlantic Theater of World War II

Mediterranean U-boat campaign → partOf → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Mediterranean U-boat campaign → relatedTo → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Kriegsmarine → conflict → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Twilight War → hasRelatedEvent → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: German U-boat campaign

RAF Coastal Command → conflict → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Polish Armed Forces in the West → theaterOfOperations → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Vickers Wellington → usedInTheatre → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic anti‑submarine campaign

Black May 1943 → partOf → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Erich Raeder → participantIn → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Benson-class destroyer → usedInTheater → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Theater of World War II

Operation Biting (Bruneval Raid support lineage) → relatedTo → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

subject surface form: Operation Biting

USS Roe (DD-418) → participatedIn → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

U-505 submarine → servedIn → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

subject surface form: U-505

Percy Nelles → conflict → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Operation Millennium → timePeriod → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Atlantic era

Allied merchant shipping → targetOf → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Allied convoy system → primaryTheater → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

World War II battles → hasNotableBattle → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1940 minelaying operations area) → partOf → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Max Horton → notableWork → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Max Horton → participantIn → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Greyhound → settingEvent → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

HMS Maori → participatedIn → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

HMS Zulu → usedDuring → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Victory at Sea → depicts → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Theme from "Victory at Sea" (revised) → inspiredBy → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II naval warfare

K-class destroyer → usedDuring → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Arctic theatre of World War II → relatedTo → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

ORP Błyskawica museum ship → usedInConflict → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

subject surface form: ORP Błyskawica

Polish forces → theaterOfOperations → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ

Western Approaches Command → notableOperation → Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ