Battle of Convoy SC 122

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Type_VII_submarine
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic_Convoy
gptkbp:aftermath Increased U-boat patrols
gptkbp:casualties 3 U-boats sunk
1 merchant ship sunk
gptkbp:commander Rear Admiral Leonard Murray
Kapitan zur See Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
gptkbp:date March 16-20, 1943
gptkbp:fighting_style submarine warfare
gptkbp:historical_analysis Significant for convoy tactics
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_documentation After-action reports
Survivor accounts
Military archives
Naval records
War diaries
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated effectiveness of convoys
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Convoy SC 122
gptkbp:intelligence Codebreaking efforts
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:legacy Studied in military academies
Influenced future naval operations
Example of strategic planning
Symbol of Allied resilience
Part of naval history curriculum
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:military_strategy Convoy system
Multiple skirmishes
Shift towards air cover
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Allied_naval_forces
gptkb:Axis_naval_forces
40 merchant ships
15 U-boats
Most ships reached port
gptkbp:participants gptkb:German_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Protection of Allied shipping
gptkbp:strategic_importance Supply lines to Europe
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:radar_system
Depth charges
Convoy escorts
Escort ships
Wolfpack strategy
gptkbp:weather_conditions Adverse weather