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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 drama is based upon real events that occurred during world war ii when a german uboat torpedoed a british ship that was transporting. Andrew buchan, ken duken, franka potente, thomas kretschmann, brian cox, lindsay duncan, uwe janson. 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. When realising that there are pows and civilians on board, and that they are facing. The sinking of the laconia and the u boat war book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading.
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 sinking of the laconia part1 mp3 gratuit telecharger mp3. 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. Just select the season below and enjoy high speed safe downloading without.
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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. Having sunk the ship, hartenstein should have left them to. Part two uboat commander werner hartenstein has torpedoed the laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue operation. 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 trailer video dailymotion. 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.
The sinking of the laconia 2011 8 supernatural 1 stargate atlantis 1 due south 1 hot fuzz 2007 1 xmen movieverse 1 star trek. The liner laconia on sept 12, 1942 at 2207 hours u156 under the command of kptlt. Read the fulltext online edition of decision for war, 1917. 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. 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. The liner was carrying a 6man crew, some 80 civilians, military material and personnel 268 men and approx. However, on 12 december 1942, it was torpedoed by a german uboat off the coast of west africa.
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. On september 12, 1942, as laconia sailed crowded with 1,800 italian prisoners of war, 103 polish soldiers, 286 mostly severely wounded british military personnel, 80 civilians, and 463 officers and crew, she was hit by two. 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. The sinking of the rms laconia marked a major turning point in world war ii. 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 is a twopart tv film, first aired on 6 and 7 january 2011 on bbc two, about the laconia incident. Jan 07, 2011 i got an interesting little window into the postproduction process watching alan bleasdales excellent second world war drama the sinking of the laconia bbc2. 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. Pdf the sinking of the laconia and the u boat war download. Commanded by kl werner hartenstein, she was one of the many type ixcs stationed along the west coast of africa. 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. I am not entirely certain that it is not all a dream. The sinking of the laconia 2010 subtitles opensubtitles.
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Holding in position, downwind range 23000 meters, waiting for sinking. She carried a motley crew of women, children, wounded soldiers and italian prisoners of war. As laconia went down, u156 surfaced and sent a signal that brought two other uboats, an italian submarine, and three. 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. We have 19 thesinkingofthelaconia movie torrents for you. The rms laconia was a cunardwhite star liner which had been requisitioned by the british government and converted to a troop transport in 1941. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german u boat. Laconia ss i laconia ss was a cunard liner of 18,099grt. Watch the sinking of the laconia online full episodes of.
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Documentary telling the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. 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. 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 download season 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. She was then used as a headquarters ship for the operations to capture tanga. The laconia sinking and the zimmermann telegram as key factors in the public reaction against germany 1953. The laconia incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a british troopship in the.
Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Jan 06, 2011 the sinking of the rms laconia marked a major turning point in world war ii. A britishgerman coproduction of the bbc and ard, it was directed by german uwe jansen and written by british. 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. Sep, 2018 part two uboat commander werner hartenstein has torpedoed the laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue operation. 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. 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. 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 sinking of the laconia 2011 works archive of our own. 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. Apparently the cut of the german version was different, creating a somewhat different impression, if not to say moreless seems to almost have. With andrew buchan, ken duken, franka potente, thomas kretschmann. The sinking of the laconia and the uboat war disaster in the midatlantic. The large vessel was the british liner laconia 19,695 tons which sank at 2323 hours.
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