Battle of Atlantic

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties Over 100,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkb:Axis_Powers
gptkbp:endDate 1945-05-08
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Atlantic
gptkbp:location gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:John_Tovey
gptkb:Karl_Dönitz
gptkb:Ernest_King
gptkb:Max_Horton
gptkb:Percy_Noble
gptkb:Andrew_Cunningham
gptkb:Frederic_John_Walker
gptkb:William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Enigma_code_breaking
gptkb:Wolfpack_tactics
gptkb:Sinking_of_RMS_Lusitania
gptkb:Battle_of_the_St._Lawrence
gptkb:Operation_Drumbeat
gptkb:Sinking_of_Bismarck
gptkb:Sinking_of_HMS_Hood
Convoy system
Black May (1943)
gptkbp:objective Control of Atlantic sea routes
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:marine
gptkb:ship
gptkb:Enigma_machine
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkb:Bletchley_Park
gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkb:Hedgehog_anti-submarine_weapon
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkb:RAF_Coastal_Command
Convoy
Luftwaffe
Depth charge
Sonar
Radar
Escort carrier
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:shipsSunk Over 175 warships
Over 3,500 merchant ships
gptkbp:significance Longest continuous military campaign of World War II
gptkbp:startDate 1939-09-03
gptkbp:submarinesLost 783 German U-boats
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Polish_Air_Force_in_France_and_Great_Britain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7