how did the battle of the atlantic happen
Answers. Best Answer: In WWII the battle of the Atlantic started with the beginning of the war in September 1939. The Germans sent out their U-Boats to sink any ships that could be taking supplies to Britain.They also had battleships in the Atlantic for the same purpose.ne prominent one was Atlantis, sunk. The real battle of the Atlantic began when the US and Canada started to put together convoys to take supplies from the Americas to Great Britain.