Відео

1:25:02

Wait, Hermann Goring was the Laconia skipper? The plot thickens...( same actor played Goring in " Nuremberg", another great film that's available on UA-cam )

The Kriegsmarine Laconia Order (not to rescue survivors) was used against Doenitz at Nuremberg, but it backfired on the prosecution when the details of the incident came to light. Four different subs were used in the rescue attempt and U156’s Captain radioed his position to the Allies and promised he wouldn’t attack allied ships that came to give aid. In return, his Uboat was attacked by the Liberator. Later on, it was proven that both the Americans and the British were aware of what was going on. As this new info was incriminating, it was brushed under the carpet.

Great movie but - So much senseless Filthy Mouth.. Maybe that was the way they talked back then but the Editors could have edited-out the Senseless Filthy Mouth… Would that be asking too Much? Jason Bourne made great movies without Filthy Mouth.. It can be done…

It makes no sense that two civilized countries like Germany and England were at war. 😢

If you are wondering why no prisoners were taken at Atakke, I would like to give you a little background information. I therefore recommend simply watching the film "The Sinking of Laconia", which is based on true facts that were also discussed in the "Nuremberg War Crimes Trials" so that you can better understand the reasons from today's perspective. Because war is not a solution to problems, no matter from which side you look at it... ua-cam.com/video/7esQ9S46EJY/v-deo.html

Who The Hell Would Throw A Damn Baby Like That?

Nnoo not the Americans,the so gooders of the world,,,,it's all a lie!!!

At the 45 minute mark the young British soldier, Harry Town is Played by the actor who played Dolores Ed In Game of Thrones, who was John Snow's good friend at Castle, Black. Lots of good actors in this movie I'm surprised I've never seen it advertised before.

The actor who plays McDermott is the same actor who played one of the engineers in the titanic documentary/movie About the engineers who kept Titanic power and lights on until she sank. Great actor I wish he was in more.

Obelżywe potraktowanie Polaków. Polscy żołnierze nie znęcali się nad jeńcami.

2:51

May the capt.& U boat creaw Rest in peace & this shows the world of true Heros.

More than 7,000 concentration camp survivors killed after the Royal Air Force erroneously bombed German prison ships carrying them in the Baltic Sea, were remembered with special prayers for the first time in 76 years since the tragedy happened. Described as “the worst friendly-fire incident in history”, SS Cap Arcona, alongside the Thielbek and Deutschland, came under attack and were ultimately sunk by RAF pilots on 3 May 1945 in the Bay of Lubeck, following intelligence that SS officers and senior Nazis were attempting to escape to Norway. Jewish News UK 7,000 Jewish victims of prison ships sunk by RAF page

Rates as another American war crime gone without investigation.

Hartenstein was a Gentelmen!

The b24 crew are absolutely stupid the uboat was fulled with people and 4 lifeboats with a red cross flag and they decided to bomb it and even worce they missed and hit the survivers of the sunk ship just terrible

unfortunately lot of stupid victor-propaganda. Not a bad tv-serie if it wasn't for that. All that crap wit the german woman is of course utter bullshit.

Gone but not forgotten

57:48 girl swimming around a sinking, firing ship

Eddie Johnson, survivor, who of course went on to be Lily Savage.

Does the film tell the truth about the ship carrying ammunition and war material as was proven once the wreck was located? Or about the full page ad the Germans took oit in the American newspapers warning that it would be targeted because of it's cargo? I don't want to waste time watching propaganda, too much of that in our daily lives already

So n Quatsch. Niemand hätte Alliierte schon wegen der Technik an Bord nehmen dürfen. Märchen.

The lady in the black and white cardigan is my late nana. ❤

A heartbreaking movie. 🇬🇧💔🇩🇪

55:05- stupid brainless prick.

Very good film.

Windsor are dutch

El ataque a los submarinos fué un crimen de guerra, cuyos perpetradores quedaron impunes, hasta es posible que hayan sido condecorados.

Thank you for this rare film

Most interesting film. My uncle died on 7th December, 1942 when his ship, the Ceramic, was torpedoed by U 515. There were 655 passengers onboard and only one survived. The Ceramic was similar to the Laconia in size and tonnage.

Very entertaining. The submarine used in the film is a type IXB while the U 156 was actually a type IXC.

how was that pilot not charged for his crimes?

germany has gentlemen too madam

If the british would told the american that a german submarine rescued men, women and children and their orders were to locate and provide help.. I think that bomber would not have attacked

He's a fighter, only when he has two men holding the boxer, always a cowart who talks tough.

What an awesome movie.

Swing music was not allowed nor was swing dancing in nazi germany

In passenger ship's disasters there's always a bitch of a mother on board like Rose's in Titanic

Nothing unusual here......americans always conducted cowardly attacks inspired by the brits who attacked Alboran island mistaken it for a U boat ...in the beggining of the "Atlantic War" both brits and yanks shat in their pants

The actress Lindsay Duncan who narrated this documentary also appeared in a movie of the sinking of the Laconia. Thank you for uploading these videos to your channel.

interesting as well as historically educational, or as the other 'lieutenant-spock' here would say

What a story! It illuminates the craziness of war, and how ordinary people are pitted against each other, although there is absolutely no reason for them to hate each other. And once in a while they acted accordingly. This story reminds me of the highly accomplished German fighter pilot Franz Stigler who went out of his way in order to escort and protect the crew of a badly damaged British bomber out of the air space which was under the control of the German air force. The pilot of the British plane - Charlie Brown - managed to fly his limping plane home without getting shot down. He needed to think about this incident for a while until he fully understood what had actually happened and what the German fighter pilot had done for his crew. Many decades after the end of WWII the two pilots managed to find each other. Both pilots had survived the war, and they had led a good post-war life. Stigler was full of joy when he learned that the surviving crew of the badly damaged British plane had indeed managed to get home. Both former pilots and their families became good friends until they died. Just like Franz Stigler who had shot down many planes during the war without feeling especially guilty about his success rate, the captain of the German submarine had done what he had been told to do. But when he realized how many people needed to be rescued he tried to do the right thing. It’s too bad that a chain of misunderstandings and a certain amount of thoughtlessness increased the body count considerably. Question: what about the US fighter pilots? Didn't they see the life boats full of people which were attached to the submarine??

A sad chapter amoung many sadder. Perhaps a missed opportunity for things to have been done differently, but desperation took precedence?

Thanks so much for the upload.

My second cousin, three times removed (Cyril I. Pryor) was a RN stoker on board the Laconia. He died from exposure in lifeboat 2.

Unbelievable what great minds Germany had. The design of those U-Boats were insane on it's complexity. Even now in 2023, watching one in the water is just so intimidating. The fact that the type VII and IX were so autonomous and could cover such great distance. Just breathtaking, almost beautiful but in a dark way. No one was safe in the ocean with those things. The English and the US were masters at finding ways to detect and destroy them. Sad such a high percentage of the German Navy didn't make it. War.

So...nobody is going to comment on the warcrime of bombing a vessel with survivors on board and waving a red cross flag, after having openly radioed their situation?

Meiner Meinung nach ein sehr guter Film und auch eine gute Geschichte die den alten Kameraden aus den U-Booten zu Recht zu steht. Heute ist es sehr einfach über alles zu urteilen..... Diese Männer haben großes geleistet......