*U-boats that traveled in groups were called "wolf packs"
Allies Try to Protect
Shuuut up, this is the 12th time you sung this
1, 2, 3 . . .its a sai. . .
Canada was Europe's main source of food and supplies during the war, without them Europe forces would surely starve. The battle of the Atlantic began in September 1939.
The Advantage of German U-boats
*Tschüss means "bye" or "bye bye"
Germans wanted to cut supply lines for Europe, so they used U-boats to hunt down allied ships crossing the North Atlantic Ocean.
The Come Back of the Allies
Haha, you really thought we were done
Canada entered the war with 13 ships and 13 000 members, by the end of the war they had 375 ships and 110 000 members
So the Allies attempted to protect the cargo ships by having convoys guarded by naval vessels . During the voyage Canadian ships & planes protected convoys while in the mid-Atlantic British took escort duties.
Strength of Canada Revealed
Thanks Canada
Canadian navy lost 2000 member's and more than 1600 Canadian and Newfoundland mariners
The U-boats had the upper hand, during 1942, the German U-boats sank 143 allied cargo ships.
How many was that? are we at 143 ships down...
...Guys???
LOSER :P
Tschüss
Mid 1943, the allies took a turn to their advantage, with better trained and experienced crews, stronger submarine-tracking tactics, and improved technology. Also with a growth of the Navy & Air forces.
How the table turns!!!
Who's the loser now
Mommy!!!
The end of the battle was May 1945, a total of 6 long years, known as the longest battle in WW2 . Canada played a key role in this battle, with beginning small, to growing to one of the largest navies in the world.