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Submarine warfare in World War I was primarily a fight between German and Austro-Hungarian U-boats and merchant vessels bound for the United Kingdom, France, and Russia. British and Allied submarines conducted widespread operations in the Baltic, North, Mediterranean and Black Seas along with the Atlantic Ocean.
Listen to the voices of those who witnessed the submarine warfare in the First World War, from both sides of the conflict. Learn about the tactics, the impact and the controversies of the U-boat threat and the sinking of the Lusitania.
The U-boat campaign from 1914 to 1918 was the World War I naval campaign fought by German U-boats against the trade routes of the Allies, largely in the seas around the British Isles and in the Mediterranean, as part of a mutual blockade between the German Empire and the United Kingdom.
Unrestricted submarine warfare is a type of naval warfare in which submarines sink merchant ships such as freighters and tankers without warning. The use of unrestricted submarine warfare has had significant impacts on international relations in regards to both the First World War and the Second World War.
Learn how Germany used its submarines to attack neutral ships supplying the Allies in World War I. Find out the consequences of the Lusitania sinking, the U-boat campaign, and the U.S. entry into the war.
2 dni temu · World War I - Naval Battles, U-Boats, Blockades: The first significant naval battle was at Helgoland Bight in August of 1914. Naval warfare included warships and submarines, and all shipping could be targeted.
Submarines and Submarine Warfare. By Mark D. Karau. During the First World War the German government made extensive use of submarines, initially against warships and then, as the war progressed, most heavily against merchant shipping.
