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Play (k) 0:07 / 18:18 Why Germany Lost the Battle of the Atlantic (WW2 Documentary) (2024x3)

Uitzenddatum: Feb 02, 2024

In March 1943, German U-boats are on the attack – they sink 108 Allied vessels that month alone. Some Allied officials fear a German victory in the Atlantic is imminent. If the Allies lose the Atlantic, Britain loses its lifeline – and maybe even the war. But by May 1943, it will be the U-boats limping home in defeat. So how, in just two months, did the U-boats go from hunters to hunted?