Black May (World War II)
| Black May | |||||||
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| Part of The Battle of the Atlantic | |||||||
Depth charges exploding from the destroyer HMS Vanoc during an Atlantic convoy in May 1943 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United Kingdom Canada | Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Max Horton John Slessor | Karl Dönitz | ||||||
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Royal Navy Merchant navy | Kriegsmarine U-boat arm | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 58 ships sunk |
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Black May refers to May 1943 in the Battle of the Atlantic campaign during World War II, when the Kriegsmarine U-boat arm (U-Bootwaffe) suffered high casualties with fewer Allied ships sunk; it is considered a watershed in the Battle of the Atlantic.