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Bruges
and
its
satellite
ports
were
a
vital
part
of
the
German
plans
in
their
war
on
Allied
commerce
(
``
Handelskrieg
''
)
because
Bruges
was
close
to
the
troopship
lanes
across
the
English
Channel
and
allowed
Preventing_or_letting
much
quicker
access
Having_or_lacking_access
to
the
Western
Approaches
for
the
U-boat
fleet
than
their
bases
in
Germany
.
The
Atlantic
U-boat
campaign
Military_operation
of
World
War
Military_operation
I
(
sometimes
called
the
``
First
Battle
Hostile_encounter
of
the
Atlantic
''
,
in
reference
to
the
World
War
II
campaign
of
that
name
)
was
the
prolonged
naval
conflict
Hostile_encounter
between
German
submarines
and
the
Allied
navies
in
Atlantic
waters—the
seas
around
the
British
Isles
,
the
North
Sea
and
the
coast
of
France
.
Initially
the
U-boat
campaign
Military_operation
was
directed
Aiming
against
the
British
Grand
Fleet
.
Later
U-boat
fleet
action
was
extended
Expansion
to
include
Cause_to_be_included
action
against
the
trade
routes
of
the
Allied
powers
.
To
counter
Attack
the
German
submarines
,
the
Allies
moved
Motion
shipping
into
convoys
guarded
Defending
by
destroyers
,
blockades
Besieging
such
as
the
Dover
Barrage
and
minefields
were
laid
,
and
aircraft
patrols
Patrolling
monitored
Scrutiny
the
U-boat
bases
.
The
U-boat
campaign
Military_operation
was
not
able
to
cut off
Removing
supplies
Supply
before
the
US
entered
the
war
in
1917
and
in
later
1918
,
the
U-boat
bases
were
abandoned
GiveUp
in
the
face
of
the
Allied
advance
.
The
U-boat
campaign
Military_operation
was
not
able
to
cut off
Removing
supplies
Supply
before
the
US
entered
the
war
in
1917
and
in
later
1918
,
the
U-boat
bases
were
abandoned
GiveUp
in
the
face
of
the
Allied
advance
.
The
tactical
successes
and
failures
of
the
Atlantic
U-boat
Campaign
Military_operation
would
later
be
used
Using
as
a
set
of
available
tactics
in
World
War
II
in
a
similar
U-boat
war
Military_operation
against
the
British
Empire
.
The
tactical
successes
and
failures
of
the
Atlantic
U-boat
Campaign
Military_operation
would
later
be
used
Using
as
a
set
of
available
tactics
in
World
War
II
in
a
similar
U-boat
war
Military_operation
against
the
British
Empire
.
British
warships
rescued
Rescuing
111
survivors
from
``
Bismarck
''
before
being
obliged
to
withdraw
Escaping
because
of
an
apparent
U-boat
sighting
,
leaving
Departing
several
hundred
men
to
their
fate
.
The
following
morning
,
a
U-boat
and
a
German
weathership
rescued
Rescuing
five
more
survivors
.
The
ship
was
identified
Check
and
torpedoed
Destroying
by
the
German
U-boat
and
sank
in
18
minutes
,
and
also
took on
a
heavy
starboard
list
.
The
U-boat
Campaign
Military_operation
from
1915
to
1918
was
the
World
War
I
naval
campaign
fought
Hostile_encounter
by
German
U-boats
against
the
trade
routes
of
the
Allies
.
The
defeat
Conquering
of
the
U-boat
threat was
a
prerequisite
for
pushing
Motion
back
the
Axis
.
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