1940 ⟶ Hitler Orders Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Hitler orders unrestricted submarine warfare.
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1939
1940
1941
1945
🤿 Dönitz Relaxes U-Boat Prize Rules, Orders Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
The Führer der Unterseeboote Karl Dönitz greatly relaxes prize rules ordering the sinking without warning of merchant ships that send signals by radio and the attack on smaller Allied passenger ships. He also opens the war on French shipping.⟶
GermanyU-boatsSubmarine WarfareKarl DönitzAtlanticWar at SeaMerchant ShipsWorld War IIUnrestricted Warfare
🚢 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.⟶
GermanyAtlantic OceanPocket BattleshipsAdmiral Graf SpeeDeutschlandShippingNaval WarfareU-boatsWorld War IIWarfare
⚓ Raeder Orders Unrestricted U-boat Warfare
The Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy Grossadmiral Erich Raeder orders his U-boats to sink without warning all Allied merchant ships.⟶
GermanyU-boatnaval warfareAtlanticmerchant shipsunrestricted warfareKriegsmarineRaederwar crime
🚢 Hitler Orders Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Hitler orders unrestricted submarine warfare.⟶
GermanySubmarine WarfareU-boatsAtlanticWar at SeaUnrestricted WarfareAllied Shipping
⚔️ Hitler Orders Invasion of Yugoslavia
Hitler orders his military leaders to plan for the invasion of Yugoslavia.⟶
GermanyInvasionYugoslaviaBalkansMilitary PlanningAxisExpansionWar
📜 Hitler Orders Retreat Approval
Hitler orders that any retreats of divisions or larger units must be approved by him.⟶
GermanyHitlerEastern FrontWestern FrontMilitary OrdersRetreatCommand and ControlWar StrategyDefeat