The Atlantic War
Name | Date | Start Date |
Start of the Battle of the Atlantic | 3 Sep 1939 - 30 Jun 1940 | 19390903 |
United States Neutrality Patrol | 5 Sep 1939 - 11 Dec 1941 | 19390905 |
Battle of the River Plate | 13 Dec 1939 - 17 Dec 1939 | 19391213 |
Altmark Incident | 16 Feb 1940 | 19400216 |
Invasion and Occupation of Iceland | 10 May 1940 - 31 Dec 1945 | 19400510 |
First Happy Time | 1 Jul 1940 - 31 Oct 1940 | 19400701 |
Operation Berlin | 22 Jan 1941 - 22 Mar 1941 | 19410122 |
Battle of Denmark Strait | 24 May 1941 | 19410524 |
Arctic Convoys | 21 Aug 1941 - 30 May 1945 | 19410821 |
Second Happy Time | 14 Jan 1942 - 31 Aug 1942 | 19420114 |
Operation Cerberus | 11 Feb 1942 - 13 Feb 1942 | 19420211 |
Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico Campaigns | 16 Feb 1942 - 1 Jan 1944 | 19420216 |
Laconia Incident | 12 Sep 1942 - 17 Sep 1942 | 19420912 |
Battle of the Barents Sea | 31 Dec 1942 | 19421231 |
Black May | 29 Apr 1943 - 24 May 1943 | 19430429 |
Weather Station Kurt | 22 Oct 1943 - 23 Oct 1943 | 19431022 |
Battle of the North Cape | 26 Dec 1943 | 19431226 |
The Capture of the U-505 | 4 Jun 1944 - 17 Jun 1944 | 19440604 |
Conclusion of the Battle of the Atlantic | 25 May 1943 - 8 May 1945 | 19440607 |
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