PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Who
United States, Great Britain, Canada, and France on the allies side.
On the side for the Axis Powers it was only Italy and Germany involved
What
The battle of the Atlantic was fought throughout the Atlantic Ocean. It was a battle that was fought entirely through using boats and submarines. Both sides tried to destroy ships. Historians estimate that more then 100 convoy battles took place and that is cost the merchant navy more then 30,000 men and around 3,000 ships. While the Germans suffered a loss of 783 U- Boats and an estimated 28,000 men
When
The battle of Atlantic was fought between September 3, 1939 and May 8, 1945 because of its
duration it made it the longest continuous military campaign in total it lasted 5 years 8 months and 5 days
Why
The battle of the Atlantic was started because the Axis Powers wanted to cut off supplies to the European countries they were trying to take over