U-Boat Wargamers | Episode 5: Stalemate | Free Documentary History

U-Boat Wargamers - Episode 5: Stalemate | History Documentary Watch the next episode of 'U-Boat Wargamers' here: https://youtu.be/RGvH7Djx3Mw In this episode: Following a promotion, Dönitz now has the power to fill the Atlantic with more and more U-boats. During March 1943, the British are facing a crisis in the North Atlantic, when two convoys travelling in tandem are ravaged by three monster wolfpacks. As food supplies are spread thinly around the British Isles, the pressure rises on Roberts and the Wrens to prove the worth of their tactics. Meanwhile, Horton uses the results of a wargame to convince Churchill to aid the WATU tactics with more warships. The Battle of the Atlantic is about to reach a turning point when convoy ONS.5 catches Dönitz’s attention. With the largest wolfpack assembling in the Black Pit, all hope for victory rests on WATU’s most distinguished student, Commander Peter Gretton. The stage is set for the biggest confrontation of the war. It will test the escort commanders, and the wargamers’ tactics, to the limit. The series: World War II. The Battle of the Atlantic. Admiral Karl Dönitz, head of the Nazi’s U-boat fleet, brings Britain to the brink of starvation by sinking their merchant ships. His U-boats strike without warning and disappear immediately. Dönitz’s deadly tactics are mystifying. If the vital transatlantic shipping route is cut off, Britain will be forced to surrender, and the Allies will lose their last foothold in Western Europe. The Royal Navy must find a way to defeat Dönitz. They turn to retired war gamer Gilbert Roberts. Roberts is set a daunting task – to use war gaming to decipher Dönitz’s tactics and find a way to sink the U-boats. To do this, he needs a team, but the navy can’t spare any men. He is forced to turn to a group of women from the Women’s Royal Navy Service (WRNS), popularly known as the Wrens. With Jean Laidlaw, one of Britain’s first female chartered accountants, and a small team of bright young women, Roberts acts out naval battles and war game scenarios on a linoleum floor using chalk and wooden model ships. By putting themselves into the minds of the U-boat captains, Laidlaw and the Wrens decipher Dönitz’s tactics and turn the tables on the U-boats, developing countertactics to destroy them. Their work enabled the Allies to turn the tide of the war, outthink the U-boats and defeat Nazi Germany. The Wrens were some of the greatest war gamers of their generation, but their legacy has been ignored. Now the story of these forgotten war gamers can be told. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Subscribe Free Documentary - History Channel for free: https://bit.ly/2FjRPgV Facebook: https://bit.ly/2QfRxbG Twitter: https://bit.ly/2QlwRiI ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #FreeDocumentary #Documentary #History ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Free Documentary - History is dedicated to bringing high-class documentaries to you on YouTube for free. You will see fascinating animations showing the past from a new perspective and explanations by renowned historians that make history come alive. Enjoy stories about people and events that formed the world we live in.