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Music Hello everyone and welcome to history of the Second World War, episode 156, the early

naval war part six, the Panzer Shift.

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When it comes to the rating of British commerce during the war, the first topic discussed is

always U-boats.

And it's true that the U-Boats were very important as a weapon for the Kriegsmarine

during the war.

But there was another weapon that caused just as much concern in Britain before the war, surface

raiders.

Surface Raiders presented a very real problem for the British and the French due to their

longer range and their ability to move around the oceans, threatening merchant ships

over a much wider area, especially when compared to pre-war U-boats.

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