Operation Drumbeat
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Operation Drumbeat was a German U-boat campaign in early 1942 that targeted Allied shipping along the East Coast of the United States during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Drumbeat canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German U-boat campaign
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World War II campaign ⓘ naval military operation ⓘ |
| approximateShipsSunk | over 600 ships in the broader early 1942 U-boat offensive ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied shipping
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Nazi Germany ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cause | United States entry into World War II ⓘ |
| commandStructure | German Navy High Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
German U-boat arm
NERFINISHED
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Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1942-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued U-boat offensive off the American coast ⓘ |
| follows | U-boat operations in the North Atlantic ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Operation Paukenschlag
NERFINISHED
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Unternehmen Paukenschlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | German ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| location |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
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East Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Drumbeat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
U-boats operating close to American shores
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lack of early Allied coastal convoys ⓘ merchant ships silhouetted against city lights ⓘ |
| objective |
disrupt Allied shipping
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sink merchant ships supplying the Allies ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of the Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
heavy Allied shipping losses
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initial German success ⓘ |
| startTime | 1942-01 ⓘ |
| strategicImpact |
forced rapid implementation of convoy systems on the U.S. East Coast
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highlighted U.S. coastal defense weaknesses ⓘ |
| target |
Allied merchant shipping
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oil tankers ⓘ unescorted coastal shipping ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Atlantic Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1942 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
commerce raiding
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submarine warfare ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryBranch | U-boat fleet ⓘ |
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