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WW1 Naval Warfare
WW1 naval warfare was characterized by the efforts of the Allied Powers to blockade the Central Powers by sea using the advantage of having larger fleets and better position. To break the blockade, the Central Powers utilized submarines and raiders.
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How did the U boats have an effect in World War 2?
The German U boats helped in world war 1 because the U boats could sail around the sea and water.
The German U-boats helped a lot
They could sail around the water that is good
They could go underwater, so they were able to sink many ships without being detected until the utilization of airplanes as escorts by the Allies
Who are some famous world leaders?
Depends on what you mean by "important," if you mean what world leaders have had the greatest impact, or the most influence, then you could look at leaders like Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Ghangas Khan, Ramses, Nebuchadnezzar, Wiston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, of course these are all political leaders. There are many different types of "world leaders," some have held no political office at all, but still had great world impact, such as Martin Luther (The German Theologian and Reformer) and Martin Luther King Jr. (The Civil-Activist). This question needs to be a little more specific.
On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool, England. The Germans justify the sinking of the Lusitania because the ship was carrying “contraband of war†– munitions. A claim denied by the British. Of 1,959 passengers and crew, 1,198 people were drowned, including 128 Americans.
RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship (sometimes Steam-ship or Steamer), and is used to carry mail for the British Royal Mail.
What new weapons were invented or first used in World War 1?
Here is a list of those weapons and military items which were invented either during the course of the war (1914-1918), or which were invented shortly before (roughly 1900-1914) and saw their first military action during WW1:
- Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR)
- ASDIC & Hydrophones
- "Hedgehog" anti-submarine weapon
- Depth charges
- Poison gases - the first military use of Chlorine, Phosgene, Cyanide, and Mustard gas
- Aircraft - very minor experiments in aerial bombing had occurred prior to WW1, but WW1 was the "coming out" party for air power, even if the overall impact of airplanes on the war was minor.
- Armored Tanks
- Portable Flamethrowers
- "Trench" mortars
- Motorized transport - while not technically a weapon, WW1 saw the introduction of gas- and diesel-powered tractors and trucks, which replaced a good deal of the logistical transport that horses and mules had provided for millenia. It revolutionized logistics in the same manner that railroads had.
- Lightweight machine guns - guns which could be used on the move, rather than require a fixed firing position - for instance, the Lewis gun. This is the beginning of the squad fire-support role, rather than company-level fire support as provided by heavy machine guns.
These are a list of weapons which, while neither invented during or first used in a military setting during WW1, nonetheless had their first significant use during the war - that is, the real effectiveness of the weapon was first demonstrated to a large audience of military
- Submarines - while submarines had been invented in the mid-1800s, they were not technologically advanced enough to be usable as a weapon of war until the maturation of the Whitehead torpedo and reliable diesel engines, which mean that the first militarily-useful submarine was not build until close to 1910.
- Hand grenades - small hand-thrown "bombs" date to antiquity, but the modern fragmentation grenade saw its large-scale debut in WW1.
- Semi-automatic pistols - WW1 was the first time that the large-scale use of semi-auto pistols by militaries; however, trench warfare's hideously dirty environment made for a relatively poor debut, with revolvers remaining the favorite sidearm.
- Modern steel helmet - while not technically a weapon, and while helmets were thousands of years old in design, what we now recognize as an essential part of a soldier's gear was re-introduced with a whole new design.
- Amphibious infantry assaults - WW1 saw the first attempts at very large-scale combined-arms assaults from the sea across a beach.
- "Special Forces" teams - while militaries always had had elite units, and sometimes picked small groups for special assaults, WW1 saw the first organizational creation of small assault groups which used tactics, weapons, and equipment different than the traditional infantry. That is, these units were distinguishable from the ordinary infantry. The German strosstruppen were leaders in this new field.
Finally, here is a list of weapons which, while commonly associated with use in WW1, were nonetheless widely used before the war, and the military strategists either knew or should have known of their impact:
- machine guns - the Maxim machine gun (the first gas-recoil automatic gun) was designed in the 1880s, and was deployed by all armies well before WW1. It was notably used in the British Colonial Army during various colonial wars in Africa. Sadly, military circles severely underestimated the defensive power of this weapon when used in Europe.
- Whitehead Torpedo - the first practical modern torpedo was demonstrated in 1870.
- Wireless Radio - radio was a late 1800s-invention, but was only beginning to be deployed to naval vessels before WW1, and was not fully utilized well by land-forces (mostly due to the large physical size and power requirements of radios at the time).
- Efficient Diesel Engine - particularly in submarines and small naval vessels, compact, powerful, and long-range diesel engines changed the balance of naval architecture.
- Large-scale Siege Artillery - the use of massive-size artillery ( 300mm+ bores) firing indirectly was well known.
- Artillery barrages - the scale to which massive numbers of artillery would fire continuously upon an opponent's fixed position was wholly new to WW1, where the volume and scale of such bombardments dwarfed anything prior.
- Barbed wire - while barbed wire had been used in several smaller wars before, the extensive use of wire to restrict large-scale unit movement was entirely new to WW1
- Shotguns - these had been used since the early 1800s, and were in declining use in militaries by WW1. However, trench warfare brought back their popularity (particularly by the Americans).
Which country was responsible for sinking the british passenger liner lusitania in may 1915?
It was sunk in May 1915 during World War 1 by Germany.
The Allies sunk German Uboats. Uboat, not you-boat. Uboats stand for Unterseeboot - undersea boat.
How many survivors were there on the HMS Revenge at the Battle of Jutland?
The HMS Revenge suffered no casualties and received to battle damage at the Battle of
Jutland.
Who and why was the lusitainia sank before the war?
The vessel was sunk during WW1 in 1915 (WW1/1914-1918); the German navy stated that she was carrying war material (later verified as 4,200,000 rounds of .303 rifle ammunition) and was under orders to ram any submarine that attempted to attack her.
What was the German-British Naval Race?
The German emperor Wilhelm II had a dream of being an imperial ruler. He set his sights on having an Empire to match that of the British. To do this he would need to have a large and powerful navy. In 1900 Wilhelm decided to put this dream into practice. He ordered the construction of several large and powerful boats. The British saw this as a threat and responded by building a 'Dreadnought'. This was a fast and very dangerous boat. In turn the Germans started building this type of boat. A race started to have the largest navy. This race led to tension between Germany and the British.
Who owned the u-boats that were sunk in WW1?
This question appears to be about U-Boats or submarines. In WW 1, the Germans had a large submarine fleet that terrorized Atlantic Ocean shipping. For a time, Germany announced that all ships were potential targets. This is one of the several reasons the United States entered WW 1.
There were Allied defenses against U-Boats and using various explosives a good number of Germany's submarines were sunk.
Where was the british navel blockade of Germany?
The British blockade of Germany was unusual, a first-of-its-kind in the history of warfare. Traditionally, blockading ships remained at sea just outside enemy ports to attack any ship coming in or going out.
In WW1 the Royal Navy, while frequently patrolling the North Sea that separated Great Britain from German ports, remained in port most of the time. The mere existence of the powerful British fleet and its proximity kept the German High Seas Fleet at home.
Also, the Royal Navy had broken German codes and therefore knew when the German were coming out.
The Royal Navy also heavily mined international waters to prevent shipping from reaching Germany
What did they call a German uboat?
It was the German way of saying "submarine" which properly should be called a "submersible." It is a shortening of "unterseeboot" to just uboat.
How many countries were involved in the World War 2?
I think there were 44. See list below
Allied Forces
Ethiopia · China · Czechoslovakia · Poland · United Kingdom · India · France ·Australia · New Zealand · South Africa ·Canada · Norway · Belgium · Netherlands ·Greece · Yugoslavia · Soviet Union · United States · Philippines · Mexico · Brazil
Axis Forces
Bulgaria · Croatia · Finland · Germany · Hungary · Iraq · Italy · Italian Social Republic · Japan · Manchukuo · Romania ·Slovakia · Thailand · Vichy France
Underground
Resistance
Networks
Austria · Baltic States · Belgium · Czech lands · Denmark · Estonia · Ethiopia ·France · Germany · Greece · Italy ·Jewish ·Korea · Latvia · Luxembourg ·Netherlands · Norway · Philippines · Poland · Thailand · Soviet Union · Slovakia ·Western Ukraine · Vietnam · Yugoslavia
What ships were used by the British for the German blockade?
The dreadnaughts and the cruisers were held well back to insure a counter strike ability. It was the destroyers (DD), destroyer escorts (DE) and motor torpedo boats (MTB) that provided the front line defense against a breakout by the German Fleet.
Who was Count Berchtold World War 1?
Count Leopold Berchtold was the Imperial Foreign Minister for Austria-Hungary during World War I.
How long did the Frommelles battle last?
The Battle of Frommelles on 19 July 1916 lasted one day, infact only a few hours.
Which admiral organized the German navy of World War 1?
Captain Mahan organized the German navy of World War 1.
What was the war like on the Western Front during World War 1?
The western front was a field of trenches where the soldiers would hide and hope they didn't get killed. Every once and a while they would jump out run across "no mans land" and try to attack the enemies on the other side hiding in their own trenches. This would go back and forth between the two sides which created a stalemate in the war. After a few weeks the soldiers would go back to restcamp while a new batch got shipped up to the trenches. Then in a few weeks they would go back again. Basically it was weeks of terrifing experiences to weeks of extreme bordom and this just kept repeating.
