267: War at Sea '41 Pt. 5 - The Undersea Hunters
History of the Second World War

267: War at Sea '41 Pt. 5 - The Undersea Hunters

B1IntermediateJuly 23, 202627 min
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This episode shifts the focus of the naval war from German surface raiders to the U-boats, tracing why they became the central German weapon in the Battle of the Atlantic and why there were still too few of them in late 1940 and early 1941. It covers the effect of French Atlantic bases, the construction of U-boat pens, cooperation with Fw-200 Condors, early combined attacks on convoys, and the contrasting struggles of British Coastal Command. The episode ends with the return of celebrated U-boat commanders like Günther Prien and Otto Kretschmer as the campaign enters a dangerous new phase. <p...

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You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast. Hello everyone and welcome to History of the Second World War, Episode 267, War at Sea 41 Part 5, The Undersea Hunters. This week, a big thank you goes out to Chad, Gerald, Sean, and Uli for supporting the podcast

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One of the enduring images of the Second World War has been that of a German U-boat attacking merchant shipping. The U-boats would be the first naval asset to be used against British shipping by the Germans, it would contribute far more to the war effort than the surface raiders,

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