1942 ⟶ U-boats Reach US Shores: The Second Happy Time Begins

The German U-boat offensive comes closer to the US shores st...
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💥 First Merchant Ship Sunk in the Battle of the Atlantic

The British freighter SS Bosnia becomes the first merchant ship sunk in the battle of the Atlantic when it gets targeted off the coast of Portugal by the U-boat U-47.⟶
First Merchant Ship Sunk in the Battle of the Atlantic (1939)
Battle of the AtlanticU-boatsNaval WarfareMerchant ShipsSS BosniaSubmarine WarfareAtlantic Ocean

🚢 Heavy Convoy Losses to U-boats

Heavy convoy losses to U-boats in the Atlantic.⟶
AtlanticU-boatsGerman NavyConvoy WarfareNaval WarfareSubmarine WarfareBattle of the AtlanticMerchant Ships

🚢 German U-boat Offensive Gains Success

German U-boat offensive in the Atlantic is now increasingly successful.⟶
U-boatsAtlantic OceanNaval WarfareSubmarine WarfareBattle of the AtlanticWar at SeaMerchant Shipping

🚢 Atlantic Convoy Suffers Heavy Losses

An Atlantic convoy suffers almost 50% losses to U-boat campaign.⟶
AtlanticConvoyU-boatsBattle of the AtlanticNaval WarfareAllied LossesSubmarine WarfareGerman Navy

⚓ U-boats Reach US Shores: The Second Happy Time Begins

The German U-boat offensive comes closer to the US shores starting the Second Happy Time.⟶
U-boats Reach US Shores: The Second Happy Time Begins (1942)
Atlantic OceanU-boatsGerman NavyUS CoastNaval WarfareBattle of the AtlanticSecond Happy TimeSubmarines

🚢 U-boats Withdraw from US Atlantic Coast

Battle of the Atlantic: German Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz orders the last U-boats to withdraw from their United States Atlantic coast positions in response to an increasingly effective American convoy system.⟶
U-boats Withdraw from US Atlantic Coast (1942)
Atlantic OceanU-boatsBattle of the AtlanticConvoysUS NavyGermanyNaval WarfareWar