A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II. The story is told from the viewpoint of Lt. Werner (Herbert Grönemeyer), who has been assigned as a war correspondent on the German submarine U-96 in October 1941. He meets its captain (Jürgen Prochnow), chief engineer (Klaus Wennemann), and the crew in a French nightclub. Thomsen (Otto Sander), another captain, gives a crude drunken speech to celebrate his Ritterkreuz award, in which he openly mocks Winston Churchill and implicitly Adolf Hitler. The next morning, they sail out of the harbor of La Rochelle to cheering crowds and a playing band...
May 10th, 1940, Hitler takes on the West. Will he precipitate Europe into the Apocalypse?
In the final days of World War II, Germany assembles its remaining U-Boats to launch a desperate mission: an attack on the United States to turn the tide of the war.
During World War II, the Royal Navy pursues the German navy in a battle on the River Plate in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Summer 1943: Hitler engages in a decisive battle in Kursk to win the war in the East. This is without counting on the pugnacity of the Red Army and the Allied intervention in the West. Month after month, the noose tightens on the Nazi tyrant who refuses to admit defeat and precipitates his country in its fall.
Explores the desperate struggle for survival on a hostile ocean during the longest and bloodiest battle of the Second World War.
During World War II, a British naval fleet is sent on a mission to sink the German battleship Bismarck in the North Atlantic. The fleet faces challenges and sacrifices as they engage in a deadly naval combat.
Murphy, the sole survivor of an attack on his ship, seeks revenge against a German soldier during World War II. With the help of a female doctor, he embarks on a mission to destroy a German U-boat.
During World War II, a group of British prisoners-of-war are held in a German camp. They devise a plan to escape and return to their homeland, facing various challenges and dangers along the way.
M/S Gustloff tells the harrowing story of the ship's ill-fated voyage and the devastating consequences of the torpedo attack that led to its sinking. Set against the backdrop of World War II, the series explores the bravery and sacrifice of the passengers and crew as they struggle to survive in icy waters.
In 1939 German U-boat captain Günther Prien receives orders to infiltrate the British Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow and sink British warships.
Near the end of WWII a lone U-Boat is sent from Germany to Japan carrying plutonium needed for a Japanese A-Bomb. During the long journey, news arrives on the radio that Hitler killed himself and Germany has surrendered. This causes a rift in the crew, the Nazi Party members wanting to continue to Japan since they are still at war, while the others just want to surrender or return home.
This Nazi propaganda film follows the exploits of a German submarine as it prowls the North Atlantic.
The film depicts the first month of 1945 when the Russian Red Army broke into the eastern part of Germany and forced millions of civilians to flee in the coldest of winter. While the Russians invaded Ostpreussen hundred of thousands of civilians were evacuated by ships. Gotenhafen was the last open port and ships left the town almost by the minute, overloaded by refugees. One of the last ships to leave Gotenhafen was the 'Wilhelm Gustloff', a former 'Kraft durch Freude' pleasure cruiser designed for 1000 passengers. Until today it is unknown how many people were on board but it is said to be around 10.000. The ship sunk without a trace and only a handful of people survived this hellish nightmare.
In the midst of World War II, a naval officer stands trial for sinking a German ship against orders. As the court martial unfolds, the complexities of military justice and the moral dilemmas faced by the officer are brought to light.
The crew of a British merchant ship must brave enemy attacks and treacherous waters to deliver crucial supplies during World War Two.
Four young German naval cadets begin their military service in 1940; only one of them will survive.
Kampf um Norwegen – Feldzug 1940 is a 1940 Nazi propaganda film directed by Martin Rikli and Dr. Werner Buhre under orders of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. The documentary film follows the Invasion of Denmark and Norway in the spring of 1940
A missing submarine in Spanish Civil War leads to the first German Navy operation before WW2. Republican submarine C-3 was the victim of international secrecy and intrigues, after a torpedo from U-34 sunk it on December 12th 1936.
Based on Iain Ballantyne's book, and shedding new light on one of World War II's most epic sea battles, this documentary provides a thrilling countdown of the Bismarck's final 24 hours.
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