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During World War II, the fate of Britain — and the outcome of the entire war — depended on one crucial struggle: the Battle of the Atlantic. As German U-boats prowled the cold, dark waters, Allied convoys carried vital food, fuel, and weapons across the ocean to keep a nation alive. 🌊 Every voyage was a gamble. Merchant ships formed lifelines across the Atlantic, escorted by Royal Navy warships and brave airmen who fought to protect them from beneath the waves. These unsung heroes faced constan

"We have no markers for our people lost at sea." The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous battle of the Second World War, one in which Canada played a central role. As of September 1939, Britain fought against the Nazis in Europe. The only way to prevent defeat was to supply the island by sea, from Canada. The convoys would sail out of Halifax with a destination of England or the USSR, to deliver vital supplies. The Germans wanted to cut these supply lines so they used submarines, c