Battle of the Atlantic Ocean
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military conflict
|
| gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_North_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Barents_Sea Convoy battles U-boat campaigns Battle_of_the_Caribbean |
| gptkbp:casualties |
over 100,000 military personnel
over 30,000 merchant sailors over 750,000 total deaths |
| gptkbp:duration |
1939-1945
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
influence on naval strategy
development of anti-submarine warfare impact on post-war naval policies contribution_to_the_defeat_of_Nazi_Germany longest_continuous_military_campaign_in_WWII |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Atlantic Ocean
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased naval presence
rationing of goods U-boat attacks on merchant ships evacuations from coastal areas |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkb:Merchant_Navy gptkb:Allied_Powers gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:Free_French_Naval_Forces Axis Powers Kriegsmarine Regia Marina |
| gptkbp:key_figure |
gptkb:Admiral_Ernest_King
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt gptkb:Winston_Churchill gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Dudley_Pound gptkb:Admiral_Karl_Dönitz |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Allied_victory
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:significance |
control_of_the_Atlantic_sea_routes
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
naval warfare tactics
supply_lines_to_Europe |
| gptkbp:technology |
sonar technology
aircraft carriers depth charges submarine warfare tactics |