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On Mon. 24 may 1943 After suffering many submarine sinkings during May.....

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After suffering many submarine sinkings during May 1943, German Admiral Karl Dönitz ordered a temporary halt to submarine operations in the North Atlantic to regroup and re-evaluate tactics.

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