Battle of the St. Lawrence

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World War II campaign naval battle

The Battle of the St. Lawrence was a World War II U-boat campaign in Canadian coastal waters, where German submarines attacked Allied shipping in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of the St. Lawrence canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
affected	convoys between Quebec City and the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ shipping to and from ports in the Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	St. Lawrence campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Allies ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany ⓘ Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
caused	implementation of coastal blackouts in eastern Canada ⓘ restrictions on civilian coastal travel in affected areas ⓘ
combatant	Canadian merchant marine ⓘ German U-boats NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Navy corvettes ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
endTime	1944 ⓘ
hasCause	German strategy to cut Allied supply lines ⓘ
hasEffect	increased Canadian anti-submarine warfare capability ⓘ
hasPart	1942 Gulf of St. Lawrence campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ 1943 Gulf of St. Lawrence campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ 1944 Gulf of St. Lawrence campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Canadian coastal waters ⓘ Gulf of St. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Lawrence River NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	St. Lawrence River NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	U-boat attacks close to Canadian mainland ⓘ civilian shipping losses in Canadian inland waters ⓘ
objective	disrupt Allied shipping in the Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ sink Allied merchant ships ⓘ
opponent	Allied convoys ⓘ Canadian coastal defenses ⓘ
partOf	Battle of the Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian military history ⓘ history of the Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ
result	Allied victory ⓘ continued operation of St. Lawrence shipping routes ⓘ
startTime	1942 ⓘ
theatreOfWar	North American coastal waters ⓘ
usedBy	German U-boat wolfpacks NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedWeapon	depth charges ⓘ naval mines ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ

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American Theater of World War II → significantEvent → Battle of the St. Lawrence ⓘ