Post by Leo on May 25, 2013 7:41:08 GMT -5
Battle of the Atlantic: 70th anniversary marked in Liverpool:
Liverpool is marking the 70th anniversary of The Battle of the Atlantic - the longest continuous military campaign in World War II.
Twenty-five warships have sailed into port to mark the milestone.
Liverpool was the destination of many wartime Atlantic convoys and home of the Western Approaches Command.
Ten of thousands of lives were lost during the battle, which fought for control of vital supply routes, beginning as war broke out in 1939.
The climax of the battle was in May 1943, when Germany's submarine fleet suffered heavy losses in the Atlantic.
Skirmishes in the Atlantic continued until the war ended in 1945, but the Allies sank particularly large numbers of U-boats in May 1943, effectively winning the Battle of the Atlantic.
Its anniversary is being commemorated with a series of events over the bank holiday weekend.
Merchant Navy veterans will stage a procession from the Cunard Building at 11:30 BST to the Merchant Navy memorial at the Pier Head for a wreath laying.
A Spitfire and Hurricane will fly over the waterfront in a Battle of Britain memorial flight and the Royal Marines band will play at the Philharmonic Hall on Saturday
LINK: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-22658053
Liverpool is marking the 70th anniversary of The Battle of the Atlantic - the longest continuous military campaign in World War II.
Twenty-five warships have sailed into port to mark the milestone.
Liverpool was the destination of many wartime Atlantic convoys and home of the Western Approaches Command.
Ten of thousands of lives were lost during the battle, which fought for control of vital supply routes, beginning as war broke out in 1939.
The climax of the battle was in May 1943, when Germany's submarine fleet suffered heavy losses in the Atlantic.
Skirmishes in the Atlantic continued until the war ended in 1945, but the Allies sank particularly large numbers of U-boats in May 1943, effectively winning the Battle of the Atlantic.
Its anniversary is being commemorated with a series of events over the bank holiday weekend.
Merchant Navy veterans will stage a procession from the Cunard Building at 11:30 BST to the Merchant Navy memorial at the Pier Head for a wreath laying.
A Spitfire and Hurricane will fly over the waterfront in a Battle of Britain memorial flight and the Royal Marines band will play at the Philharmonic Hall on Saturday
LINK: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-22658053