The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign of World War II, fought primarily between Allied merchant convoys and German submarine wolfpacks known as:
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. U-boats (Unterseeboote)
- Step 1: Under Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz, the German submarine force waged unrestricted commerce raiding against transatlantic supply shipping vital to Britain's survival.
- Step 2: Using group tactical 'wolfpack' attacks, U-boats sank over 2,700 Allied merchant ships before radar-equipped escort carriers, long-range patrol bombers, and hedgehog anti-submarine mortars turned the tide in 'Black May' 1943.
Answer
U-boats (Unterseeboote)
Why not the others: 'S-boats (Schnellboote)' S-boats were fast motor torpedo attack boats operating in coastal waters like the English Channel; 'E-boats' E-boat was the British designation for German motor torpedo boats (Schnellboote), not submarines; 'Panzer divisions' Panzer divisions were armored tank formations of the German army on land.
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