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Where to watch "The Sinking of the Laconia"
2. Episode Two
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U-boat commander Werner Hartenstein has torpedoed the Laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue operation. U-156's deck is crowded with Allied survivors fished out of the South Atlantic. But in the fog of war confusion reigns and U-156 is spotted by an American bomber which moves in to attack. A true story of integrity and compassion amidst the chaos and misunderstanding of war.
1. Episode One
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On the 12th September 1942 off the coast of Africa, the Laconia - a re-purposed 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 could have left them to their fate in the water, but instead he made the incredible decision to save as many lives as he could. This went against the direct orders of the Nazi High Command.
