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The Significance of Naval Warfare in World War II (WWII)

The Significance of Naval Warfare in World War II (WWII). Mikel. Navy-significant Events Prior to WWII. Attacks on mercantile ships in WWI Treaty of Versailles’ restrictions British trade deficit 100:35 tonnage. Commerce. Why attack commerce?. British reliance on trade

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The Significance of Naval Warfare in World War II (WWII)

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  1. The Significance of Naval Warfare in World War II (WWII) Mikel

  2. Navy-significant Events Prior to WWII • Attacks on mercantile ships in WWI • Treaty of Versailles’ restrictions • British trade deficit • 100:35 tonnage

  3. Commerce

  4. Why attack commerce? • British reliance on trade • Lack of natural resources • Large sector of the workforce • Historical precedent

  5. Effect of the disruption of trade on the British war effort

  6. What were used?(Germans) • Mines • U-Boats • Surface attacks • Raiders disguised as merchantmen

  7. What were used? (British) • Weaponry from WWI • Rationing • Armament of Merchantmen • Convoys

  8. Surface Attacks • Admiral Scheer: 5 month operation • 16 ships, 100,000 registered tonnes lost

  9. Merchantmen’s Armament • Used previously in WWI • Swift attacks • Could operate in various waters • Ex. Atlantis

  10. Convoys

  11. Convoys, Importance • Regulation of Gibraltar to UK • Important North Atlantic Movements • Battle of the Atlantic • Supply of Malta

  12. Battle of the Atlantic: U-Boat Fears

  13. “... The only thing that ever reallyfrightened me during the war was the U-boat peril” - Winston Churchill

  14. The Battle of the Atlantic’s Significance • The UK would serve as a “springboard” • Inability to move resources

  15. “Germany's best hope of defeating Britain lay in winning what Churchill christened the 'Battle of the Atlantic'.” - Dr. Gary Sheffild

  16. Pacific

  17. Sinking of Japanese Merchant ships • Slowing/countering Japanese expansion • Regaining the Philippines and other territories • Swift movement/attacks: aircraft carrier

  18. Amphibious Warfare

  19. The Importance of Amphibious Warfare • Beach attacks • Quick expansion across borders

  20. How Amphibious Warfare was Employed

  21. Bibliography • Ireland, Bernard. Jane's Naval History of World War II. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1998. Print. • Keegan, John. The Battle for History: Re-fighting World War II. New York: Vintage, 1996. Print. • "Battle of the Atlantic." History Web Pages. Web. 31 Aug. 2010. <http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/atlantic.html>. • "WORLD WAR 2 Naval Warfare - Atlantic and Pacific - Pearl Harbor, Midway." History of War Online - World War Two, World War One, Civil War. Web. 31 Aug. 2010. <http://www.historyofwaronline.com/WW2-3.html>. • "North Africa, WW2, Tobruk, Benghazi, Torch, Malta, Suez, Egypt, Greece, Crete, Alexandria, Med Fleet, 8th Army, Montgomery." NAVAL-HISTORY.NET. Web. 31 Aug. 2010. <http://www.naval-history.net/WW2CampaignsNorthAfrica.htm>. • Sheffield, Gary. "BBC - History - World Wars: The Battle of the Atlantic." BBC - Homepage. BBC. Web. 31 Aug. 2010. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/battle_atlantic_01.shtml>. • "The Supply of Malta 1940-1942 by Arnold Hague." NAVAL-HISTORY.NET. Web. 31 Aug. 2010. <http://www.naval-history.net/xAH-MaltaSupply01b.htm>. • "German Warship Scharnhorst (1936)." World War II. Web. 31 Aug. 2010. <http://anonymous-generaltopics.blogspot.com/2008/10/german-warship-scharnhorst-1936.html>.

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