USS Greer attacks U-boat in Atlantic
4th September 1941: First open act of force by US against Germany
The escalation of tension between Germany and the United States was almost inevitable as the US provided ever closer assistance to the Royal Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic. The facts of the 'Greer incident' - when the U 652 unsuccessfully attempted to torpedo the USS Greer and was then herself subjected to an unsuccessfu…
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