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Hartensteins distress call has surprising consequences both for the rescue operation and the future conduct of the war. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. When war broke out, the ship was commandeered by the british government for use as a troopship and fitted with eight sixinch guns. Alan bleasdale drama sets the record straight on heroic uboat captain. Documentary telling the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. Watch the sinking of the laconia season 1 episode 2 episode. With a threehour running time, its not worth the time investment for so little emotional reward. 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. You can also buy, rent the sinking of the laconia on demand at amazon prime online.
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With franka potente, ken duken, andrew buchan, matthias koeberlin. But in the fog of war confusion reigns and u156 is spotted by an american bomber which moves in to attack. After sinking the laconia, a uboat attempts to save its civilian crew. As seen on ovation 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. The sinking of the laconia has good intentions but ultimately. The laconia incident refers to the controversial events surrounding the sinking and subsequent aborted rescue attempt of a british troopship in the atlantic ocean during world war ii. However, on 12 december 1942, it was torpedoed by a german uboat off the coast of west africa.
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