The Battle of the Atlantic_ U-Boats were using forward bases in France
and Norway
The U-Boats begin hunting in ‘wolf packs’ Germans fight a tonnage war Convoys were used to get ships safely across the Atlantic They were Protected by destroyers with Depth charges, Asdic, hedgehog, radar and long range aircraft and carrier based aircraft all help cure the problem Range of bombers increased Carrier based aircraft More warships SummaryA key point in winning a war is cutting off supplies to the enemy and Germans did this using U boats.
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