The Sinking of the Laconia

Drama

War & Politics

2011

1 Season

Series

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PBS

Free

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PBS

Free

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Episode Guide

January 6, 2011 - January 7, 2011Season 1 of The Sinking of the Laconia has 2 episodes.

Season 1 Episodes

S1 E1: Part 1

Jan 6, 20111h 30 min

On the 12th September 1942 the Laconia - a cruise ship turned troop ship - was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-156 commanded by Werner Hartenstein. She carried a motley crew of women, children, wounded soldiers and Italian Prisoners of War. Having sunk the ship, Hartenstein should have left them to their uncertain fate in the water, but instead he made the incredible decision to save as many lives as he could. A true story of unexpected gallantry and humanity in the fog of war.

Series info

The true story of the Allied ship Laconia, sunk in WWII by a German U-Boat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew

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IMDB: 7.0TMDB: 6.4

Original Language

English

Release Date

January 6, 2011

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