Critical German Submarine Operations Versus Allied Convoys During March 1943: An Operational Analysis
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Critical German Submarine Operations Versus Allied Convoys During March 1943 - LCDR Bruce E. Grooms
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CRITICAL GERMAN SUBMARINE OPERATIONS VERSUS ALLIED CONVOYS DURING MARCH 1943: AN OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS
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Bruce E. Grooms LCDR, USN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 42
Abstract 43
Chapter I — PREFACE 44
CHAPTER II — INTRODUCTION 45
CHAPTER III — ADMIRAL DOENITZ’S PLAN 49
CHAPTER IV — OPERATIONAL DESIGN 52
CHAPTER V — POST OPERATION HISTORICAL SUMMARY 62
CHAPTER VI — CONCLUSIONS 63
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 64
BIBLIOGRAPHY 65
ABSTRACT
German submarine operations against allied convoys, during March 1943 is critically analyzed from an operational perspective. The theater commander’s operational scheme is dissected for the purpose of identifying lessons which can be applied to the planning and execution of today’s theater operations. A brief historical account of the early phases of the war and the events and decisions which preceded the critical convoy battles will be followed by an analysis of the operational scheme employed by Admiral Dönitz. German victory during the spring offensive clearly demonstrated numerous operational successes, a reasonably well conceived operational plan, and proof positive of the potential for a larger scale victory. Yet history recorded Germany’s ultimate defeat in the Battle of the Atlantic. This analysis identified three significant flaws