His published account of the sinking of the laconia some eight days later off the irish coast played no small part in changing american isolationist sentiment and pushing us into the declaration of war against germany that would follow in less than two months. Jan 06, 2011 visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7 10 for the sinking of the laconia subtitles. The sinking of the british liner laconia, with 2,500 souls aboard, including some 1,800 italian. The sinking of the laconia history yesterday channel. Bruce sorry to hear about your grandfather not surviving the sinking of the laconia in 1963 which is a tragic story in your family history. The sinking of the laconia takes a look at the human side of the remarkable events that took place. However, on 12 december 1942, it was torpedoed by a german uboat off the coast of west africa. Sep 19, 2007 the sinking of the ss laconia post by jfko6 wed dec 14, 2016 8. The liner was carrying a 6man crew, some 80 civilians, military material and personnel 268 men and approx. 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. Bbc press office cast for alan bleasdales the sinking.
The sinking of the laconia tv series 20112011 the movie. U156s deck is crowded with allied survivors fished out of the south. At the time of the incident she was transporting mostly italian prisoners of war from cape. Learn about the history and the unfolding of one of the most controversial incidents of the uboat war, the laconia incident.
The film producers from teamworx visited us in october 2010 asking for support of a project, they were engaged in cooperation with a british production team. 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. Commander werner hartensteins role in the sinking of the laconia and rescue of. A britishgerman coproduction of the bbc and ard, it was directed by german uwe jansen and written by british alan bleasdale. The sinking of the laconia gallery the sinking of the. The sinking of the laconia as the attack happens watch a clip from alan bleasdales the sinking of the laconia, a twopart drama based on the true story of the allied ship rms laconia. The sinking of the rms laconia marked a major turning point in world war ii. 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.
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. Read the fulltext online edition of decision for war, 1917. She carried a motley crew of women, children, wounded soldiers and italian prisoners of war. The rms laconia travels the atlantic ocean carrying italian prisoners of war, british troops, and civilian. 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. Duffy relates the story of the sinking of the british liner laconia by the german uboat u156. Laconias captain ordered the vessel abandoned, and within an hour, she sank.
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. It casted a long shadow over the uboat service and was to have far reaching consequences after the war. Watch the sinking of the laconia online full series. There was nothing remarkable about that until they discovered who was being transported aboard her italian prisoners of war. In september 1942, at the height of wwii, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, unaware that it carried more than 2000 passengers. 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. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The laconia incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a british troopship in the.
When war broke out, the ship was commandeered by the british government for use as a troopship and fitted with eight sixinch guns. 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. This twopart drama brings to life one of the most of the dramatic stories of world war ii. The sinking of the british liner laconia, with 2,500 souls aboard, including some 1,800 italian prisoners of war, marked a turning point in the battle of the atlantic. The sinking of the laconia 2010 subtitles opensubtitles. The sinking of the laconia as the attack happens watch a clip from alan bleasdales the sinking of the laconia, a twopart drama based on. After torpedoing her, boat discovered that the ship had 1500 italian.
The large vessel was the british liner laconia 19,695 tons which sank at 2323 hours. What followed is a harrowing true story of heroism. 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. Rms laconia andrew buchan junior third officer thomas mortimer rms laconia andrew. It was dominated by sparta until the rise of the second achaean league in the third and. 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 last voyage of the lakonia deadly christmas cruiseold. 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. This inquiry proceeded from an interest in determining the covert act which precipitated the entrance of the united states into war with germany in april, 1917. By all means let them know if you find it interesting.
Now, almost a year later, we received the results on dvd in english and german. This incident prompted one of the most controversial order donitz ever issued, usually known as the laconia order today, it made it absolutely clear that no uboats were to take part in any rescue operations from that date and leave any survivors in the sea. The german uboat fires a torpedo, which hits the ship but fails to sink her. The true story of the allied ship laconia, sunk in wwii by a german uboat. Click here and start watching the sinking of the laconia in seconds. The sinking of the laconia and the uboat war disaster in the midatlantic. Alan bleasdale drama sets the record straight on heroic u. The sinking of the laconia first aired on bbc2 in january 2011, then in the united states on the ovation channel in april 2012. Werner hartenstein torpedoed a large target in the south atlantic in position 05.
Watch the sinking of the laconia online full episodes of. 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. 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. An ancient region of southern greece in the southeast peloponnesus. When realising that there are pows and civilians on board, and that they are facing. If theres anything antianybody in the story, then its also antibritish and anti polish while its clearly progerman and italian. The liner laconia on sept 12, 1942 at 2207 hours u156 under the command of kptlt. Molly davidsons audio account of the sinking of the troop transport laconia in august 1942. Please direct your feedback concerning the contents of this item to the author using the email link below. Part two uboat commander werner hartenstein has torpedoed the laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue operation. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat.
Subtitles the sinking of the laconia 2010 free download. I got an interesting little window into the postproduction process watching alan bleasdales excellent second world war drama the sinking. The sinking of the laconia part2 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 in streaming gratis su guardaserie, on the 12th september 1942 the laconia a cruise ship turned troop ship was torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u156 commanded by. The ship was a holder of the blue riband, and briefly the worlds.
The sinking of the laconia watch full episodes and clips. Her lively and detailed firsthand account of what became known as the laconia incident encompasses abandoning. 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. The sinking of the laconia is on bbc two at 9pm on thursday, 6 january. What followed is a harrowing true story of heroism, heartbreak, and unexpected humanity in the midst of the bloodiest conflict in history.
The liner rms laconia, torpedoed on the 12th september 1942. The sinking of the laconia 14th march 2011 dvd 171 mins 1. 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. Watch the sinking of the laconia full episodes online. Jun 07, 2016 the sinking of the laconia part2 bbc movie the laconia incident refers to the controversial events surrounding the sinking and subsequent aborted rescue attempt of a british troopship in the. On september 12, 1942, as laconia sailed crowded with 1,800 italian. Sep, 2018 part two uboat commander werner hartenstein has torpedoed the laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue operation. Logged i was proud to be involved with planning qe2s 50 year conference in september 2017 in clydebank bruce nicholls. The sinking of the ss laconia post by jfko6 wed dec 14, 2016 8. The sinking of the laconia dvd central arkansas library. The sinking of the laconia and the uboat war by duffy. The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries 2010 imdb. 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. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a.
How many of those who tuned into the sinking of the laconia would. Duffy relates the story of the sinking of the british liner laconia by the german u boat u156. So the germans fire again and this time they have more luck. 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. Dec 28, 2010 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. 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. Season 1 episode 2 the sinking of laconia sbs on demand.
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 more than 2,000 passengers, many of them civilians. With andrew buchan, ken duken, franka potente, thomas kretschmann. Today she is approaching fastnet, nearing the end of a journey across the atlantic, when she is encountered by the u50. Laconia definition of laconia by the free dictionary.
The sinking of the laconia in the lifeboats watch a clip from alan bleasdales the sinking of the laconia, a twopart drama based on the true story of the allied ship rms laconia, sunk in. Jul 15, 2012 the sinking of the laconia first aired on bbc2 in january 2011, then in the united states on the ovation channel in april 2012. Alan bleasdale drama sets the record straight on heroic uboat captain. 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. Laconia synonyms, laconia pronunciation, laconia translation, english dictionary definition of laconia. The laconia sinking and the zimmermann telegram as key factors in the public reaction against germany. In september 1942, at the height of wwii, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, unaware that it carried more than 2,000 passengers. In 1942, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship. The sinking of the laconia, 1942 the navy records society. The sinking of the laconia in streaming guardaserie media. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7 10 for the sinking of the laconia subtitles. The following is an extract from a letter by horst bredow of september 2011 directed to all members of the ftu.
The laconia is sunk by a german sub which then rescues victims as an american bomber sets to attack. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Laconia s captain ordered the vessel abandoned, and within an hour, she sank. The sinking of the laconia laconia ger le naufrage du laconia fr 2011. Having sunk the ship, hartenstein should have left them to. Jan 06, 2011 the sinking of the rms laconia marked a major turning point in world war ii. 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. Rms lusitania was a british ocean liner that was sunk by a german submarine in world war i, causing a major diplomatic uproar. This marks the dvd debut of the program, with a total running time of 171 minutes.
Bbc the sinking of the rms laconia in world war ii. The rms laconia travels the atlantic ocean carrying italian prisoners of war. 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 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. On the 12th september the german u boat u156 torpedoed a passenger ship off the coast of africa. 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. The sinking of the laconia and the uboat war university of. 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 torpedoes fired by u156. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime. The main extra attraction is a highly engaging 29minute documentary titled the sinking of the laconia.
Laconia was delivered to the cunard line on 12 december 1911, and began service on 20 january 1912. The sinking of the laconia and the uboat war by duffy, james. The drama is based upon real events that occurred during world war ii when a german uboat torpedoed a british ship that was transporting. Hartenstein gave orders for messages to be sent out to the allies to organise a rescue of the survivors, but they were spotted by american b24 liberator bombers which moved in to attack.
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