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Battle of the Atlantic: Ships in Liverpool for WWII commemoration | |
(about 17 hours later) | |
The first of 25 warships have sailed into Liverpool to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. | |
The battle - the longest continuous military campaign in World War II - is being commemorated in a series of events over the bank holiday weekend. | The battle - the longest continuous military campaign in World War II - is being commemorated in a series of events over the bank holiday weekend. |
They include a service at the Anglican Cathedral on Sunday and a parade and fly-past on Monday. | They include a service at the Anglican Cathedral on Sunday and a parade and fly-past on Monday. |
The milestone was also marked in London and Londonderry earlier in May. | The milestone was also marked in London and Londonderry earlier in May. |
Liverpool was the destination of many wartime Atlantic convoys as well as home of the Western Approaches Command, which co-ordinated the effort to protect merchant shipping from the German navy in World War II. | Liverpool was the destination of many wartime Atlantic convoys as well as home of the Western Approaches Command, which co-ordinated the effort to protect merchant shipping from the German navy in World War II. |
Vital shipyard reopens | Vital shipyard reopens |
Ships from the Royal Navy and around the world - some of which will be open to the public - are converging on the city for the commemorations. | Ships from the Royal Navy and around the world - some of which will be open to the public - are converging on the city for the commemorations. |
The Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, which was vital to the battle as its 12,000 staff worked around the clock to build a warship every 21 days, will also open its doors for the first time in 20 years. | The Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, which was vital to the battle as its 12,000 staff worked around the clock to build a warship every 21 days, will also open its doors for the first time in 20 years. |
Liverpool hosted the 60th anniversary events, during which nearly 2,000 guests, including hundreds of veterans and former merchant seamen, attended a memorial service at the cathedral. | Liverpool hosted the 60th anniversary events, during which nearly 2,000 guests, including hundreds of veterans and former merchant seamen, attended a memorial service at the cathedral. |
The Battle of the Atlantic was fought for control of vital supply routes, beginning as war broke out in 1939. | The Battle of the Atlantic was 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. | 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. | 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. |
Over the course of the battle, tens of thousands of lives and thousands of merchant ships were lost. | Over the course of the battle, tens of thousands of lives and thousands of merchant ships were lost. |
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