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The Laconia incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a British passenger ship 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.
- 12-24 September 1942( 1942-09-12-1942-09-24)
- Laconia Order issued by Karl Dönitz
- 210 km (110 nmi) NNE off Ascension
BBC Interviews with survivors of the Laconia sinking. Following the story of the sinking of the Cunard Liner Laconia in World War II through the pe...
- 29 min
- 21.7K
- Bretton Ferguson
Jan 8, 2011 · Documentary on the sinking of the Cunard Liner Laconia in WWII, featuring real life accounts from the survivors, archive footage and photographs. Narrated by Lindsay Duncan.
The Sinking of the Laconia: With Andrew Buchan, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan, Thomas Kretschmann. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner Laconia by a German U-boat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors.
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- 2011-01-05
- Drama, History, War
- Andrew Buchan, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan
Jan 6, 2011 · However, on 12 December 1942, it was torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of West Africa. The rescue of its survivors by the crew who had attacked it is told in a BBC drama by Liverpool...
The Laconia, a British ocean liner converted to troop ship during the war, was traveling from South Africa to Plymouth, England with more than 3,000 souls on board. The passengers were a mixture of military, a few women and children, Italian prisoners of war (POWs), and their Polish guards.
Survivors of the sunken Laconia cramped on the upper deck of U-156 (Werner Hartenstein). Civilian women and children including the wife of the governer of Malta was among the survivors rescued by U-boats.
