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.

Aliases (11)

Atlantic Theater of World War II ×3
U-boat campaign of World War II ×2
Atlantic anti‑submarine campaign ×1
Atlantic theatre of World War II ×1
Battle of the Atlantic era ×1
Battle of the Atlantic operations ×1
First Battle of the Atlantic ×1
German U-boat campaign ×1
Second Battle of the Atlantic ×1
South Atlantic theatre of World War II ×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 →
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 → North Atlantic Ocean →
mainCombatant	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-boat → corvette → escort destroyer → long-range patrol aircraft →

Referenced by (56)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1940 minelaying operations area) → Battle of the River Plate → Black May 1943 → Mediterranean U-boat campaign → Operation Berlin → Operation Berlin (Atlantic) → Operation Nordseetour → Operation Rheinübung →	partOf
Kriegsmarine → Percy Nelles → RAF Coastal Command → Western Approaches → Western Approaches Tactical Unit →	conflict
Erich Raeder → Karl Dönitz → Karl Dönitz ("U-boat campaign of World War II") → Max Horton →	participantIn
Allied air forces → HMS Maori → USS Roe (DD-418) →	participatedIn
Arctic theatre of World War II → Mediterranean U-boat campaign → Operation Biting →	relatedTo
Battle of the River Plate ("South Atlantic theatre of World War II") → HMS Cossack → Operation Rheinübung ("Atlantic theatre of World War II") →	theatre
U-boats ("First Battle of the Atlantic") → U-boats ("Second Battle of the Atlantic") →	notableCampaign
Fleet Air Arm → Western Approaches Command →	notableOperation
Karl Dönitz ("U-boat campaign of World War II") → Max Horton →	notableWork
Polish Armed Forces in the West → Polish forces →	theaterOfOperations
HMS Zulu → K-class destroyer →	usedDuring
Derby House, Liverpool →	associatedWith
European theatre of World War II →	campaign
Victory at Sea →	depicts
World War II battles →	hasNotableBattle
World War II →	hasPart
Twilight War ("German U-boat campaign") →	hasRelatedEvent
Theme from "Victory at Sea" (revised) ("World War II naval warfare") →	inspiredBy
Allied convoy system →	primaryTheater
Lend-Lease program →	relatedEvent
U-505 →	servedIn
Greyhound →	settingEvent
Military history of the United Kingdom →	significantEvent
Allied merchant shipping →	targetOf
Operation Millennium ("Battle of the Atlantic era") →	timePeriod
Derby House, Liverpool ("Battle of the Atlantic operations") →	usedFor
Sims-class destroyer ("Atlantic Theater of World War II") →	usedIn
ORP Błyskawica →	usedInConflict
Benson-class destroyer ("Atlantic Theater of World War II") →	usedInTheater
Vickers Wellington ("Atlantic anti‑submarine campaign") →	usedInTheatre
Sims-class destroyer ("Atlantic Theater of World War II") →	usedInTheatreOfWar