Answer to Question #142049 in History for daniall

Question

What did Winston Churchill mean when he said everything in the war depended on the outcome of the Battle of the Atlantic?

Answer 1

Battle of the Atlantic was the struggle between the Allied and German forces for control of the Atlantic Ocean. The Allies needed to keep the vital flow of men and supplies going between North America and Europe, where they could be used in the fighting, while the Germans wanted to cut these supply lines.