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When war broke out, the ship was commandeered by the british government for use as a troopship and fitted with eight sixinch guns. In 1942, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship, which carried more than 2, 000 passengers. Pdf download the sinking of the laconia and the u boat war. The sinking of the laconia and the uboat war by duffy.
On the outbreak of ww1 laconia ss was turned into an armed merchant cruiser in 1914 and based at simonstown in the south atlantic, from which she patrolled the south atlantic and indian ocean until april 1915. The liner laconia on sept 12, 1942 at 2207 hours u156 under the command of kptlt. Werner hartenstein torpedoed a large target in the south atlantic in position 05. The drama is based upon real events that occurred during world war ii when a german uboat torpedoed a british ship that was transporting civilians and italian pows off the coast of africa. The sinking of the laconia and the uboat war disaster in the midatlantic. The sinking of the laconia ran on germa tv under the title laconia. 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.
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With andrew buchan, ken duken, franka potente, thomas kretschmann. Jan 01, 2011 the sinking of the laconia, which begins on bbc2 on thursday, tells of the extraordinary events that took place in the south atlantic in september 1942. Apparently the cut of the german version was different, creating a somewhat different impression, if not to say moreless seems to almost have. Documentary following the story of the sinking of the cunard liner laconia in world war ii through the personal testimonies of six survivors. Sep 19, 2007 the laconia incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a british troopship in the atlantic ocean during world war ii and an attack on the subsequent rescue attempts. Jan 08, 2011 documentary following the story of the sinking of the cunard liner laconia in world war ii through the personal testimonies of six survivors. Part two uboat commander werner hartenstein has torpedoed the laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue operation. Watch the sinking of the laconia online full series. The sinking of the laconia history yesterday channel. On 12 september 1942, rms laconia carrying some 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war pows, was torpedoed and sunk by the german uboat submarine. The drama is based upon real events that occurred during world war ii when a german uboat torpedoed a british ship that was transporting. Click here and start watching the sinking of the laconia in seconds.
The sinking of the laconia, which begins on bbc2 on thursday, tells of the extraordinary events that took place in the south atlantic in september 1942. A britishgerman coproduction of the bbc and ard, it was directed by german uwe jansen and written by british alan bleasdale. Twopart drama based on the true story of the allied ship laconia, sunk in wwii by a german uboat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew. Rms laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and. The sinking of the laconia, 1942 the navy records society.
U156s deck is crowded with allied survivors fished out of the south. The latest information from bantry, the only other port at which survivors were known to have landed, confirms the report of the death of mrs. After sinking the laconia, a uboat attempts to save its civilian crew. 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. Its almost unbelievable in light of her sinking and the sea drama of such importance should have attracted so little attention as if it never took place. The sinking of the laconia is a twopart television film, first aired on 6 and 7 january 2011 on.
Six hundred miles from the coast of africa, in september 1942, a german uboat, u156, sinks the british troopship laconia which is en route from cape town to the united kingdom. Jan 06, 2011 watch the sinking of the laconia add to watchlist this dramatic documentary series uses interviews with survivors to tell the true story of the british troopship laconia, which was sunk in 1942 by a german uboat while positioned hundreds of miles off the coast of africa, travelling from cape town to the united kingdom. Jan 06, 2011 mirroring the internationalist theme of its story, the sinking of the laconia is an anglogerman coproduction which will also air on the german national broadcaster, ard. The original series 1 star trek 1 generation kill 1 band of brothers 1 include characters werner hartenstein 8 thomas mortimer 7 sam winchester 1 dean winchester 1 ronon dex 1.
Jan 06, 2011 visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7 10 for the sinking of the laconia subtitles. 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 sinking and the zimmermann telegram as key factors in the public reaction against germany 1953. The sinking of the laconia kieran kinsella august will be an exciting month for fans of british tv as acorn media are set to release the critically acclaimed bbc two production of the sinking of the laconia. The rms laconia was a cunardwhite star liner which had been requisitioned by the british government and converted to a troop transport in 1941. Just select the season below and enjoy high speed safe downloading without. The sinking of the laconia trailer video dailymotion. 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.
However, on 12 december 1942, it was torpedoed by a german uboat off the coast of west africa. The large vessel was the british liner laconia 19,695 tons which sank at 2323 hours. The sinking of the rms laconia marked a major turning point in world war ii. Duffy discusses in rich detail the dire and dramatic true story of the sinking of the british liner laconia by the dreaded uboat 156, a vessel crowded with 1800 italian pows, 103 polish soldiers, and 463 officers and crew. The sinking of the laconia 2010 subtitles opensubtitles. I got an interesting little window into the postproduction process watching alan bleasdales excellent second world war drama the sinking.
When realising that there are pows and civilians on board, and that they are facing. A britishgerman coproduction of the bbc and ard, it was directed by german uwe jansen and written by british. The sinking of the laconia 2011 works archive of our own. The sinking of the laconia and the uboat war by duffy, james.
The laconia incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a british troopship in the. A german uboat sinks a british troop ship, the laconia, killing more than 1400 men on september 12, 1942. The following is an extract from a letter by horst bredow of september 2011 directed to all members of the ftu. Commanded by kl werner hartenstein, she was one of the. We have 19 thesinkingofthelaconia movie torrents for you. This twopart drama brings to life one of the most of the dramatic stories of world war ii. U156 was on patrol in the south atlantic, off the bulge of west africa, midway between liberia and the ascension island.
On the 12th september 1942 the laconia a cruise ship turned troop ship was torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u156, commanded by werner hartenstein. As laconia went down, u156 surfaced and sent a signal that brought two other uboats, an italian submarine, and three. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german. Yet the when the question of drama at sea is raised inevitably minds turn to such ships as the titanic or the lusitania but not the laconia. Jun 07, 2016 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.
Duffy relates the story of the sinking of the british liner laconia by the german uboat u156. She was then used as a headquarters ship for the operations to capture tanga. 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. I have serious doubts whether this is a real story. The new ship was launched on 9 april 1921, and made her maiden voyage on 25 may 1922 from southampton to new york city. The sinking of the laconia and the u boat war book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading.
The story of the laconia incident began on the morning of september 12 1942. Bbc the sinking of the rms laconia in world war ii. Andrew buchan,ken duken,franka potente,thomas kretschmann,brian cox,lindsay duncan,matthias koeberlin,ludovico fremont,jacob matschenz,frederick lau,simon verhoeven,morven christie,jodi balfour,nicholas burns,ciaran mcmenamin,lenny wood,ben crompton,matthew. The sinking of the laconia part1 mp3 gratuit telecharger mp3. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7 10 for the sinking of the laconia subtitles. There is a movie quite well done about the laconia incident, free to watch on youtube, and also a book the sinking of the laconia and the uboat war by james p. She was returning to britain from egypt in the late summer of 1942 when, off the coast of west africa, laconia was torpedoed by u156, a type ix uboat under the command of korvettenkapitan werner hartenstein. Sep, 2018 part two uboat commander werner hartenstein has torpedoed the laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue operation. Season 1 episode 2 the sinking of laconia sbs on demand. Now, almost a year later, we received the results on dvd in english and german. 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. Commanded by kl werner hartenstein, she was one of the many type ixcs stationed along the west coast of africa.
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