They Banned His “Upside Down” Radio Wire — Until It Saved an Entire Convoy from U Boats скачать в хорошем качестве

They Banned His “Upside Down” Radio Wire — Until It Saved an Entire Convoy from U Boats

#wwii #battleoftheatlantic #militaryhistory In February 1943, as German U-boats closed on Allied Convoy HX-224 in the North Atlantic, a 19-year-old radioman made a desperate, unauthorized modification. Against all regulations, Thomas Sullivan mounted a vertical antenna on the destroyer USS Benson. This is the true story, based on declassified naval reports and veteran accounts, of how one man's battlefield innovation detected submarines that standard equipment missed, turning certain disaster into one of the first zero-loss convoys of the war. We examine the clash between military doctrine and practical necessity that saved thousands of lives. Subscribe to "The War II Historian" for more forgotten chapters of WWII. For more Videos on WW2, Subscribe, Like and Share 👍 and don't forget to Hit the Bell Icon 🔔. Channel link:    / @thewariihistorian   KEYWORDS: U-boat detection 1943, Thomas Sullivan radio operator, vertical antenna WWII, Convoy HX-224 survival, USS Benson destroyer REFERENCES: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): Records of the Commander, Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet (ComDesLant), including after-action reports for Convoy HX-224, February 1943. "Black May: The Epic Story of the Allies' Defeat of the German U-Boats in May 1943" by Michael Gannon: Provides context on the technological and tactical shift in the Atlantic during this period. #forgottenhistory #usstories