Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. The sinking of the laconia watch full episodes and clips search. Duffy relates the story of the sinking of the british liner laconia by the german uboat u156. You can also buy, rent the sinking of the laconia on demand at amazon prime online. Alan bleasdale drama sets the record straight on heroic uboat captain this article is more than 9 years old. Download now packed with rich detail and analysis of what often transpired when merchant ships were sunk by uboats, this dramatic book highlights the hazards of world war ii at sea. Commander werner hartensteins role in the sinking of the laconia and rescue of. The sinking of the laconia, season 1 episode 1, is available to watch and stream on bbc two. Part two uboat commander werner hartenstein has torpedoed the laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue operation.
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Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. The laconia incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a british troopship in the atlantic ocean on 12 september 1942, during world war ii, and a subsequent aerial attack on german and italian submarines involved in rescue attempts. Watch the latest trailers in 60 seconds, including little fires everywhere, brahms. The sinking of the laconia part 1 bbc movie the laconia incident refers to the controversial events surrounding the sinking and subsequent aborted rescue attempt of a british troopship in the. The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries 2010 imdb. The laconia is sunk by a german sub which then rescues victims as an american bomber sets to attack.
Molly was just nineteen when in august 1942 she and her mother were evacuated by air from malta and took passage from egypt to britain. The sinking of the rms laconia marked a major turning point in world war ii. My dads uncle was aboard this boat when it happened, so it was a must to purchase this adaptation of the sinking of the laconia. Search results for the sinking of the laconia dvd netflix. However, on 12 december 1942, it was torpedoed by a german uboat off the coast of west africa. In september 1942, at the height of wwii, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, unaware that it carried more than 2,000 passengers. The uboat commander werner hartenstein then staged a dramatic effort to rescue the passengers and the crew of laconia, which involved additional german uboats and became known as the laconia incident. Bbc press office cast for alan bleasdales the sinking. Season 1 episode 2 the sinking of laconia sbs on demand. The sinking of the laconia watch full episodes and clips. After the sinking of the laconia graham coton photo.
Alan bleasdale drama sets the record straight on heroic u. Rms laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and sunk by u156, a german uboat, off the west african. After the sinking of the laconia graham coton photo by. The sinking of the laconia, 1942 the navy records society.
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