The liner was carrying a 6man crew, some 80 civilians, military material and personnel 268 men and approx. As laconia went down, u156 surfaced and sent a signal that brought two other uboats, an italian submarine, and three. First there are hundreds of civilians on the ship, then there are mistreated italian pows, and now theres a british woman whos actually german. Like her predecessor, sunk during the first world war, this laconia would also be destroyed by a german uboat. The sinking of the laconia, 1942 the navy records society. Rudolph sharp and carrying some 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and pows, was torpedoed and sunk by german uboat u156 off the coast. Forgotten story of a good german express yourself comment.
The sinking of the laconia watch full episodes and clips. 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 british troopship was carrying 463 officers and crew, 80 civilians, 286 british army soldiers, 1,793 italian pows and 103 polish soldiers totaling over. The sinking of the laconia is a twopart television film, first aired on 6 and 7 january 2011 on bbc two, about the laconia incident. The sinking of the hms courageous was the first uboat offensive against the royal navy, and more importantly, schuharts victory prompted the admiralty to withdraw all three remaining carriers from.
Duffy relates the story of the sinking of the british liner laconia by the german uboat u156. Pdf download warships u boats and liners free unquote books. A gallery of the docudrama telling the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. A german uboat sinks a british troop ship, the laconia, killing more than 1,400 men on september 12, 1942. In 1942, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship, which carried more than 2, 000 passengers. The film is about the sinking of the rms laconia by a german uboat during world war two.
With andrew buchan, ken duken, franka potente, thomas kretschmann. 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 cunard liner laconia, 18,000 tons burden, carrying seventythree passengers men, women, and children of whom six were american citizens manned by a mixed crew of two hundred and sixteen, bound from new york to liverpool, and loaded with foodstuffs, cotton, and war material, was torpedoed without warning by a german submarine last. The film tells the story from several different points of view. What followed is a harrowing true story of heroism. The sinking of the laconia history yesterday channel. Written by alan bleasdale, the sinking of the laconia features some magnificent actors on both british and german sides, including brian cox, who plays a fantastically cynical captain sharp of the laconia.
After sinking the laconia, a uboat attempts to save its civilian crew. Watch the sinking of the laconia season 1 episode 1 episode. The sinking of the laconia 14th march 2011 dvd 171 mins 1. Laconia incident 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 g. Laconia order, law of the sea, uboat war, submarine warfare, introduction. The rms laconia was a cunardwhite star liner which had been requisitioned by the british government and converted to a troop transport in 1941. The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries 2010 imdb. 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. In an ideal world, things would have been different chapter. She sunk in just 18 minutes with a loss of 1,198 lives. The new ship was launched on 9 april 1921, and made her maiden voyage on 25 may 1922 from southampton to new york city. On the 12th september 1942 the laconia a cruise ship turned troop ship was torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u156 commanded by werner.
Jan 07, 2011 much has been made of alan bleasdales the sinking of the laconia. 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 part1 mp3 gratuit telecharger mp3. The sinking of the laconia 2010 subtitles opensubtitles. My cousin ebeneezer burgess was an raf corporal traveling on the laconia. For one thing, its his first tv gig in more than a decade. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german u boat. S lusitania was struck by a torpedo form a german u20 submarine on her starboard side during ww1. Lusitania 104 years a real time sinking animation youtube. The story of the laconia incident was a defining moment in the war at sea. The sinking of the lusitania is typically given as why the american public and politicians favored war with germany. The event changed the general attitude of germanys naval personnel towards rescuing stranded allied.
Pdf download the sinking of the laconia and the u boat war. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. The sinking of the laconia is a twopart tv film, first aired on 6 and 7 january 2011 on bbc two, about the laconia incident. The sinking of the laconia laconia ger le naufrage du laconia fr 2011. Jan 06, 2011 the sinking of the laconia in this exciting twopart drama based on a true story, brian cox plays captain sharp, whose british cruise shipturnedtroop carrier was sunk off the west african coast. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Apparently the cut of the german version was different, creating a somewhat different impression, if not to say moreless seems to almost have.
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. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german. By the next morning of september 18, news of the sinking had been broadcasted worldwide. The sinking of the laconia the laconia incident was a pivotal moment in wwii when the german uboat the kriegsmarine torpedoed the rms laconia, carrying 2,308 people, off the coast of west africa. Laconia incident history of uboat war german uboats. Hartenstein tasks fiedler with finding mortimer and sending him to the ready room. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat. The master, 97 crew members, 3 passengers, 33 polish guards and 94 prisoners were lost. Oct 25, 2016 263 videos play all war movies greatest of all time high quality, full length new videos daily knoxville hermit free movies, music and more.
The only problem is to get the englishman to work with him. She carried a motley crew of women, children, wounded soldiers and italian prisoners of war. Two ships named laconia and fake news becomes history. Rms laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and.
Pdf the sinking of the laconia and the u boat war download. The keel for this boat was laid on 11 october 1940 at the deschimag ag weser yard in bremen, germany, as yard number 998. Despite this the b24 bomber ignored it he believed that it was a ruse. Documentary following the story of the sinking of the cunard liner laconia in world war ii through the personal testimonies of six survivors. I got an interesting little window into the postproduction process watching alan bleasdales excellent second world war drama the sinking. In 1942 a cunard liner, rms laconia was torpedoed by a german uboat.
The liner laconia on sept 12, 1942 at 2207 hours u156 under the command of kptlt. Further particulars is now to hand of the torpedoing of the cu. Laconia originaltitel the sinking of the laconia ist ein zweiteiliger deutsch britischer spielfilm aus dem jahr 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. The sinking of the laconia ran on germa tv under the title laconia. 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. Season 1 episode 1 the sinking of laconia sbs on demand. Captain hartenstein of the u156 believed the ship to be a troop carrier but on finding that he had torpedoed civilians he launched a. Laconias captain ordered the vessel abandoned, and within an hour, she sank. Season 1 episode 2 the sinking of laconia sbs on demand.
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. 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. 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. In september 1942, at the height of wwii, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, unaware that it carried more than 2,000 passengers. 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. Twopart 2011 miniseries which originally aired on the beeb depicting the real life events surrounding the sinking of hms laconia by a uboat in september 1942, and the subsequent rescue of the survivors by the crew of the submarine. Feb 12, 2016 documentary telling the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. In an ideal world, things would have been different nanuk. An american b24 bomber was sent to the area where the laconia was sinking. 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. Having blown the ship out of the water, the captain and the crew of the very submarine which destroyed them, mounted a massive rescue operation, aided. 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. The large vessel was the british liner laconia 19,695 tons which sank at 2323 hours. This twopart drama brings to life one of the most of the dramatic stories of world war ii.
Perhaps surprisingly, the german uboat then surfaced and sent a signal that. In 194546 three german naval officers stood trial in relation to a 1942 order issued to german submariners. However, on 12 december 1942, it was torpedoed by a german. Commanded by kl werner hartenstein, she was one of the. German submarine arm over the supposed practice of murdering shipwreck survivors from allied vessels. 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 sinking of the rms laconia marked a major turning point in world war ii. It was supposed to be a simple sinking of an enemy troop ship, and now the situation is becoming more complicated by the second. Werner hartenstein torpedoed a large target in the south atlantic in position 05. The sinking of the laconia 2010 this film was released as a two part miniseries in 2011.
Jan 06, 2011 in reply, i would say there is a major difference between documentary and tv drama, like the sinking of the laconia. Documentary telling the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. On 12 september 1942, rms laconia under the command of capt. At the outbreak of the second world war she was converted into an armed merchant cruiser, and subsequently a troopship. Hms courageous sinking after being torpedoed by u29. The german submarine u156 was a type ixc uboat of nazi germanys kriegsmarine built for service during world war ii.
The sinking of the laconia and the uboat war university of. Jan 06, 2011 watch the sinking of the laconia season 1 episode 1 episode 1 add to watchlist after the crew ship the laconia is torpedoed and sunk by a german submarine u156, its captain werner hartenstein decides to save as many of the passengers and crew as possible. On the night of september 12, 1942, the german submarine u156 finds the passenger liner rms laconia cruising off the west coast of africa. A german uboat sinks a british troop ship, the laconia, killing more than 1400 men on september 12, 1942. Twopart drama based on the true story of the allied ship laconia, sunk in wwii by a german uboat, which then surfaced. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. Pronuncia laconia con 2 pronunce audio, 4 sinonimi, 1 significato, 5 traduzioni, 12 frasi e altro ancora per laconia. The laconia was sunk by a german uboat off the coast of west africa in september 1942. On may 7, 1915, less than a year after world war i 191418 began in europe, a german uboat torpedoed and sank the rms lusitania, a british ocean liner en route from new york to liverpool, england. It was the british passenger liner sunk by a german uboat in the.
Laconia british troop transport ships hit by german u. Part two uboat commander werner hartenstein has torpedoed the laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue. The laconia incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a british troopship in the. The sinking of the laconia complete hdtv sd720p september 1942. On the very day of laconias sinking, german soldiers who took the. Watch the sinking of the laconia online full episodes of.
The story of the laconia incident began on the morning of september 12 1942. The german uboat commander had draped a red cross flag around the hull of the submarine. A british german coproduction of the bbc and ard, it was directed by german uwe jansen and written by british alan bleasdale. When realising that there are pows and civilians on board, and that they are facing. Jan 06, 2011 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. The sinking of the laconia trailer video dailymotion. The sinking of the laconia is an anglo german coproduction which will also air on the german national broadcaster, ard.
An animated dramatization of the notorious world war i german torpedoing of the ocean liner, lusitania. The rms laconia was a cunard passenger liner being used by the royal navy as a troopship. Presented in two 90minute parts, this british german coproduction tells the remarkable true story of the sinking of the troopship rms laconia by german uboat u156, and the rescue of laconia survivors by the uboat that sank it. The sinking of the laconia gallery the sinking of the. Jan 06, 2011 visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7 10 for the sinking of the laconia subtitles. Also, the lusitania was a british ship, so an attack on it by german submarines, then called uboats was not an attack on the united states. For another, the plot flies in the face of much conventional wisdom. When war broke out, the ship was commandeered by the british government for use as a troopship and fitted with eight sixinch guns. Part one on the 12th september 1942 the laconia a cruise ship turned troop ship was torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u156 commanded by. Bbc the sinking of the rms laconia in world war ii. Pdf warships u boats and liners download full pdf book. I have read the sinking of the laconia by frederick grossmith and one common enemy by jim mcloughlin.
Written by alan bleasdale, the sinking of the laconia features some magnificent actors on both british and german sides, including brian cox, who plays a. The sinking of the laconia is on bbc two at 9pm on thursday, 6 january. Contrary to most of the other survivors, he seems to hold a grudge that hartenstein feels is not just connected to the sinking of the laconia. 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. 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. 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. U156 was on patrol in the south atlantic, off the bulge of west africa, midway between liberia and the ascension island. Hilda, for example, is a creation made out of several characters. The last voyage of the lakonia deadly christmas cruise posted on december 28, 2010 by rick spilman forty seven years ago, passengers on the cruise ship laconia were promised a marvelous christmas cruise to sunny madeira and the canary islands. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7 10 for the sinking of the laconia subtitles. The drama is based upon real events that occurred during world war ii when a german uboat torpedoed a british ship that was transporting. In september 1942 at the height of the battle for the atlantic, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship without knowing that it carried.