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The Garbage That Defeated Hitler’s U-Boats

In March 1943, the Battle of the Atlantic was being lost. German U-boats were sinking Allied ships faster than Britain and America could replace them. Wolfpack tactics overwhelmed escort defenses, and conventional anti-submarine warfare was failing. For every U-boat destroyed, twenty Allied ships went down with it. Then something unexpected changed everything. Not a new weapon. Not a radar breakthrough. Not a classified laboratory project. But garbage. This video tells the true story of how floating food scraps exposed a deadly pattern in submarine warfare—and how an unconventional insight, first noticed by a disgraced American sailor and later exploited by British commander Frederick “Johnny” Walker, helped turn the hunters into the hunted. From desperate convoy battles in the North Atlantic to a quiet experiment aboard USS Barb in the Pacific, you’ll see how rigid doctrine blinded the U-boat fleet—and how a simple act of deception helped bring about Black May, the month that broke Germany’s submarine campaign. This is a story about innovation under pressure, overlooked individuals, and how paying attention to the smallest details can change the course of history. If you enjoy untold stories from World War II, like the video and subscribe. New stories every week.