The Scattering of Convoy PQ17
- Episode aired 1998
Convoys were necessary to transport varied foodstuffs and materials from western ports through the North Atlantic for delivery to Russia. Britain's belief that the Tirpitz was going to attac... Read allConvoys were necessary to transport varied foodstuffs and materials from western ports through the North Atlantic for delivery to Russia. Britain's belief that the Tirpitz was going to attack convoy PQ17 led First Sea Lord Pound to misinterpret where the Tirpitz was heading and t... Read allConvoys were necessary to transport varied foodstuffs and materials from western ports through the North Atlantic for delivery to Russia. Britain's belief that the Tirpitz was going to attack convoy PQ17 led First Sea Lord Pound to misinterpret where the Tirpitz was heading and told the escorts and convoy ships to scatter and allow them to proceed on their own. A deci... Read all