Battle of St. Lawrence

Map of the area of ​​operations in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence on the Canadian Atlantic coast

The Battle of St. Lawrence was a series of fighting between the German Navy and Canadian forces between May 1942 and November 1944.

The clashes included various naval and anti-submarine operations throughout the Saint Lawrence River and Gulf of Saint Lawrence , Belle Isle Strait , Anticosti and Cabot Strait on the Canadian Atlantic coast. During this time, German submarines sank several Allied merchant ships and four Canadian warships. There were several amphibious and land-based operations (dismantling of German spies, liberation of important German prisoners of war ( including Operation Kiebitz ). Despite the 23 lost ships, this battle was a strategic victory for the Canadian armed forces as they ultimately disrupted submarine activities, protected Canadian and Allied convoys, and intercepted any attempted land missions.

literature

• Greenfield, Nathan M (2004). The battle of the St. Lawrence: the Second World War in Canada. Toronto: HarperCollins. p. 286. ISBN 9780002006644 .
• Anciens Combattants Canada, La Bataille du golfe du Saint-Laurent, Sa Majesté la Reine du Canada, représentée par le ministre des Anciens combattants, 2005, 64 p. ( ISBN 0-662-69036-2 ).
• "Operation KIEBITZ and Operation POINTE MAISONNETTE". Reference page at the Quebec Maritime Museum. Archived January 8, 2008, retrieved June 8, 2008.