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The Battle of the Atlantic, September 1939–May 1943
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Battle_of_the_Atlantic,_September_1939–May_1943
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties
tens of thousands of sailors lost
thousands of ships sunk
gptkbp:combatant
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate
May 1943
gptkbp:goal
control of Atlantic sea routes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The Battle of the Atlantic, September 1939–May 1943
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:notableCommander
gptkb:Karl_Dönitz
gptkb:Sir_Max_Horton
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:Enigma_code_breaking
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Convoys
convoy system
introduction of sonar and radar
gptkbp:opposedBy
gptkb:Allied_naval_forces
gptkb:German_U-boats
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:result
Allied victory
gptkbp:significance
longest continuous military campaign of World War II
ensured supply lines between North America and Europe
gptkbp:startDate
September 1939
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:History_of_United_States_Naval_Operations_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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