1940 ⟶ Hitler Declares Blockade of British Isles
Hitler declares a blockade of the British Isles.
Year
1939
1940
🚢 SS Athenia Torpedoed, Beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic
Within hours of the British declaration of War, SS Athenia, a British cruise ship en route from Glasgow, UK, to Montreal, Canada, is torpedoed by the German submarine U-30 250 miles (400 km) Northwest of Ireland. 112 passengers and crew members are killed. The "Battle of the Atlantic" starts.⟶
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🇩🇪 German U-boats Ordered to Attack British Ships
German authorities order U-boats to immediately take action against all British ships, but sparing French ships and in strict observance of prize rules.⟶
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⚓ British Naval Blockade Begins
The British fleet starts the naval blockade on shipping directed to Germany by the implementation of the Northern Patrol.⟶
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🚢 Hitler Orders Pocket Battleships to Atlantic
Hitler orders the Deutschland-class_cruiser" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">pocket battleships Deutschland and Admiral Graf Spee to go on a long-range rampage in the Atlantic against allied shipping, the former going to the Northern Atlantic and the latter to the Southern.⟶
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⚓ Hitler Declares Blockade of British Isles
Hitler declares a blockade of the British Isles.⟶
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