The British And Americans Had Quietly, Steadily Massed Their Forces

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The British And Americans Had Quietly, Steadily Massed Their Forces
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@ROBERTN-ut2il

1) No Allied carriers had twin engine aircraft in WW2, nor did any twin engine ASW aircraft have the range to reach the Mid-Atlantic, so our narrator must have been mistaken.

@michaelgeraghty3989

Early1943 turned the tide of the war in Europe. The Nazis surrendered to the Soviets at Stalingrad in the beginning of February. New radar, sonar and longer range air coverage combined to finally defeat the Nazi U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic by late May, which also marked the Nazi surrender to the Allies in North Africa. In the summer, the Nazis made one last offensive stand at Kursk, where they lost the largest tank battle ever fought. After that it was 20 months of retreat and disaster all the way to the end in May 1945.

@robbysun3137

What a vivid description! One minute he was staring at the stars above the peaceful ocean, and the next minute bombs fell down from the sky. A struggle of life and death.

@arniewilliamson1767

the Royal Canadian Navy als played a huge roll in the Battle of the Atlantic.

@murdershe......7378

When the British cracked the Enigma code it changed the Naval battles and tipped it in the Allies advantage. When Winston Churchill said " never in the field of human combat has so much been owed by so many to so few" it also includes the code breakers at Bletchley park headed by Alan Turing without their brains and dedication along with Polish code breakers the outcome is not as certain.

@cassubia

This episode blew me away - difficult to discern between fact and fancy in this narrative, but whichever, I think it shows the true "glamour" of life in a submarine in WW2.

@richardthornhill4630

Submarines are deadly killers. Living below surface for days on end is difficult and requires unique individuals. Respect them or hate them. Radar, vigilance, and good air surveillance reduced their effectiveness.

@amadeusamwater

Those escort carriers made a big difference when they entered the Atlantic War.

@MrDino1953

So now he knows from personal experience how evil his country’s government is, yet he is trapped into risking his life, killing other people for them. The price of being apolitical. I wonder if he will reveal his thinking on this dilemma as the story continues.

@AlGreenLightThroughGlass

When Werner wrote Iron Coffins in 1969 it was to pay homage to his comrades and tell their story. After U230 he got his own command. He was one of the few skippers who survived.

@ronwebb3242

Is there a follow up to this video? It was getting interesting and then stopped and I wonder what was next. It’s great stuff

@jasondrew5768

The Germans did not know that the Allies had cracked the top secret Enigma codes and knew their every move, On 24 MAY 1943 THE Germans kept all of their subs in Norway!

@tedthesailor172

The sheer relentlessness of allied anti-submarine vigilance is quite terrifying. You certainly needed nerves of steel to be a German submariner once the circle had turned...