211 - HG-76: Taking the Fight to Hitler's U-boats

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Angus Wallace

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🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The convoy HG-76 sailed from Gibraltar to Britain in December 1941. The Royal Navy commander in charge was 'Johnnie' Walker, an anti-submarine expert who had developed new, aggressive U-boat hunting tactics. Accompanying the escorts was HMS Audacity, the Royal Navy's first escort carrier - a new type of warship purpose-built to defend convoys from enemy aircraft and U-boats.

Aware of the departure of HG-76, a wolfpack of U-boats was sent against it, and the Luftwaffe was heavily committed to, in a rare example of German inter-service cooperation. German intelligence agents in Gibraltar and Spain also knew every detail of HG-76 before it sailed, seemingly stacking the odds in favour of the Kriegsmarine.

Joining me on this episode is Angus Konstam.

Angus is a naval historian and author of The Convoy: HG-76: Taking the Fight to Hitler's U-boats

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0:00.0	This country is at war with Germany.
0:04.0	We shall go on to the end.
0:08.0	I remember the sheets of flame which came up and almost blinded us from our guns. Hello and welcome to the World War II podcast I'm Angus Wallace.
0:26.0	The convoy H.G 76 sailed from Gibraltar to Britain in December 1941.
0:32.0	In charge for the Royal Navy was the commander Johnny Walker, an anti-submarine expert who developed
0:39.2	new aggressive U-boat hunting tactics.
0:42.8	Accompanying the escorts was HMS Audacity,
0:45.7	the Royal Navy's first escort carrier,
0:48.6	a new type of warship purpose-built
0:51.0	to defend convoys from enemy aircraft and U-boats.
0:55.0	A wearer of the departure of H.G. 76, a wolf pack of U-boats was sent against it,
1:01.0	and the Luftwaffe was heavily committed in a rare example of German inter-service cooperation.
1:05.8	German intelligence agents in Gibraltar and Spain also knew every detail of H.G 76 before it had even sailed.
1:15.0	Seemingly, stacking the odds in favour of the Kriegsmarine.
1:19.4	Angus Kondstam joins me.
1:21.0	Angus is a naval historian and author of The Convoy, H.G. 76, taking the fight to Hitler's U-Buts.
1:30.0	But before we get started, you can support the podcast at Patreon.com slash
1:34.2	W.W.2 Podcast. Patrons have access to advert-free listening and a little
1:39.8	more World War II chat from time to time. And this month Osbury Publishing
1:43.7	have kindly given me a discount code for Angus's book, The Convoy, so patrons look
1:48.7	out for the email with that code on it. To sign up go to
1:53.3	Petreon.com slash W.W. to podcast. It's a big
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