The Atlantic War

NameDateStart Date
Start of the Battle of the Atlantic3 Sep 1939 - 30 Jun 194019390903
United States Neutrality Patrol5 Sep 1939 - 11 Dec 194119390905
Battle of the River Plate13 Dec 1939 - 17 Dec 193919391213
Altmark Incident16 Feb 194019400216
Invasion and Occupation of Iceland10 May 1940 - 31 Dec 194519400510
First Happy Time1 Jul 1940 - 31 Oct 194019400701
Operation Berlin22 Jan 1941 - 22 Mar 194119410122
Battle of Denmark Strait24 May 194119410524
Arctic Convoys21 Aug 1941 - 30 May 194519410821
Second Happy Time14 Jan 1942 - 31 Aug 194219420114
Operation Cerberus11 Feb 1942 - 13 Feb 194219420211
Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico Campaigns16 Feb 1942 - 1 Jan 194419420216
Laconia Incident12 Sep 1942 - 17 Sep 194219420912
Battle of the Barents Sea31 Dec 194219421231
Black May29 Apr 1943 - 24 May 194319430429
Weather Station Kurt22 Oct 1943 - 23 Oct 194319431022
Battle of the North Cape26 Dec 194319431226
The Capture of the U-5054 Jun 1944 - 17 Jun 194419440604
Conclusion of the Battle of the Atlantic25 May 1943 - 8 May 194519440607
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Chinese children celebrating on top of a Jeep, circa 1945; the occasion was either the opening of Ledo Road or victory over Japan


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