PQ convoys

Target entity: PQ convoys
Context triple: [Allied convoy system, organizedAs, PQ convoys]

• A. Allied convoy system
  The Allied convoy system was a World War II naval strategy that grouped merchant ships under warship escort to protect them from German U-boat attacks in the Atlantic.
• B. Allied merchant shipping
  Allied merchant shipping refers to the civilian cargo and transport vessels of the Allied powers in both World Wars that carried vital supplies and were heavily attacked, especially by German U-boats, in efforts to disrupt their logistics and war effort.
• C. Allied Naval Expeditionary Force
  The Allied Naval Expeditionary Force was the multinational naval command responsible for planning and executing the seaborne aspects of Allied operations in Western Europe during World War II, including the D-Day landings.
• D. Atlantic Conference
  The Atlantic Conference was the secret 1941 World War II meeting between U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill off the coast of Newfoundland, where they outlined the principles later known as the Atlantic Charter.
• E. Fleet Escort Force
  The Fleet Escort Force is a principal operational component of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force responsible for organizing and deploying escort vessels to protect Japan’s maritime interests and sea lanes.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: PQ convoys
Target entity description: The PQ convoys were World War II Arctic naval convoys that transported vital Allied supplies to the Soviet Union through extremely hazardous, ice-filled and enemy-threatened northern sea routes.

• A. Allied convoy system
  The Allied convoy system was a World War II naval strategy that grouped merchant ships under warship escort to protect them from German U-boat attacks in the Atlantic.
• B. Allied merchant shipping
  Allied merchant shipping refers to the civilian cargo and transport vessels of the Allied powers in both World Wars that carried vital supplies and were heavily attacked, especially by German U-boats, in efforts to disrupt their logistics and war effort.
• C. Allied Naval Expeditionary Force
  The Allied Naval Expeditionary Force was the multinational naval command responsible for planning and executing the seaborne aspects of Allied operations in Western Europe during World War II, including the D-Day landings.
• D. Atlantic Conference
  The Atlantic Conference was the secret 1941 World War II meeting between U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill off the coast of Newfoundland, where they outlined the principles later known as the Atlantic Charter.
• E. Fleet Escort Force
  The Fleet Escort Force is a principal operational component of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force responsible for organizing and deploying escort vessels to protect Japan’s maritime interests and sea lanes.
• F. None of above. chosen