Battle of the Atlantic (WWII)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_the_Atlantic_(WWII)

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties	Over 100,000 Allied sailors and merchant seamen killed Over 30,000 German U-boat crew killed
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Allied_Powers gptkb:Axis_Powers
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Karl_Dönitz gptkb:Winston_Churchill gptkb:Ernest_King gptkb:Max_Horton gptkb:Erich_Raeder
gptkbp:endDate	1945-05-08
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battle of the Atlantic (WWII)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean gptkb:Caribbean_Sea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:mediaType	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic_(documentary) gptkb:Das_Boot_(film) gptkb:Greyhound_(film) The Cruel Sea (novel and film)
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic_Memorial,_Halifax gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic_Memorial,_Liverpool
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Enigma_code_breaking gptkb:Wolfpack_tactics gptkb:Sinking_of_RMS_Lusitania gptkb:Sinking_of_Bismarck gptkb:Sinking_of_HMS_Hood Convoy system
gptkbp:objective	Control of Atlantic sea routes
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Merchant_Navy gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:Kriegsmarine gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait gptkb:Battle_of_the_Barents_Sea gptkb:Battle_of_the_St._Lawrence gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Plate
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Operation_Paukenschlag gptkb:Operation_Teardrop gptkb:Operation_Drumbeat gptkb:Operation_Deadlight
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:shipsSunk	783 German U-boats Over 175 Allied warships Over 3,500 Allied merchant ships
gptkbp:significance	Longest continuous military campaign of WWII Vital for supply lines between North America and Europe
gptkbp:startDate	1939-09-03
gptkbp:technology	gptkb:Hedgehog_anti-submarine_weapon Sonar Radar Depth charges Escort carriers Long-range patrol aircraft Ultra intelligence
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:South_Atlantic
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5