Battle of Convoy JW 51 B

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic_Convoy
gptkbp:activities Documented by Royal Navy
gptkbp:aircraft_operated Several RAF aircraft
gptkbp:casualties Minimal for Allies
Significant for Axis
gptkbp:commander Rear Admiral Edward Evans
Kapitan zur See Hermann von Fischel
gptkbp:date January 31, 1943
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:fighting_style gptkb:battle
gptkbp:followed_by Battle of Convoy JW 52
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military history
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced future Arctic convoys
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Convoy JW 51 B
gptkbp:intelligence gptkb:ULTRA_intelligence
Codebreaking efforts
gptkbp:location gptkb:Barents_Sea
gptkbp:losses gptkb:musical
gptkbp:military_strategy Lessons learned for future operations
Development of anti-submarine tactics
Convoy system
Increased focus on air cover
Shift towards convoy protection
gptkbp:notable_allies Successful delivery of supplies
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:HMS_Achates
gptkb:HMS_Sheffield
gptkb:HMS_Jamaica
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Submarines
Destroyers
Battleships
Cruisers
U-boat U-601
U-boat U-457
gptkbp:outcome Failed interception of convoy
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkb:starship
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Convoy_JW_51_A
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Operation_Dervish
gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the Arctic Convoys
gptkbp:strategic_importance Support for Soviet Union
Deliver supplies to the Soviet Union
gptkbp:supports Provided by RAF
gptkbp:weather_conditions Severe winter weather