Hell Below – Krieg unter Wasser
Staffel 1
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Tells the story of the stealth game: stealth of underwater combat, following the dramatic narrative from contact to attack by the largest underwater patrols of the Second World War.
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- America Fights Back
F1America Fights BackIt's January 1943 in the Pacific and American submarine skipper Dudley Morton is just 10 days into his first patrol aboard USS Wahoo. His mission: to sink Japanese ships and disrupt supply lines. This aggressive strategy is a radically new tactic for the U.S. Navy, and Morton is just the man to carry it out. See these water wars up close and witness Morton take on entire Japanese convoys above and below the Pacific in this thrilling exploration. - Fatal Voyage
F2Fatal VoyageSubmarine commander Dick O'Kane participated in the most successful attacks on Japanese ships during World War II, until his luck, and the last torpedo he fired, took a dramatic turn. We track O'Kane's successful career, first as a protege aboard the legendary USS Wahoo, and then as Commander of the short-lived but lethal USS Tang. Through expert testimony, we relive O'Kane's seminal triumphs, and the tragic path of his last warhead. - Hitlers Rache
F3Hitlers RacheIm Dezember 1941, kurz nach dem verheerenden Angriff der Japaner auf den US-Marinestützpunkt Pearl Harbor, schmiedet die deutsche Kriegsmarine eigene Pläne, die die amerikanischen Seestreitkräfte empfindlich treffen sollen. Fünf U-Boote werden mit einem Geheimauftrag Richtung USA entsandt. Sie sollen in küstennahen Gewässern Jagd auf Schiffe machen und die amerikanischen Kriegspläne durchkreuzen. - The Wolfpack
F4The WolfpackThe wolfpack tactic was made famous by Admiral Karl Donitz, Hitler's mastermind of submariners. His strategy: to send teams of U-boats to bear against the convoys of ships heading from Canada to Britain, cut maritime lifelines, and starve the enemy into defeat. Take a deep dive into the North Atlantic as we go above and below sea level to relive one of the first attacks of Donitz's lethal subs in 1940, headed by leader of the pack Commander Otto Kretschmer. Then follow Britain's war strategists as they race to combat this new deadly attack. - Hitler's Revenge
F5Hitler's RevengeJust one month after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, another enemy brought World War II to American shores, not through the air but beneath the sea. This is the story of Operation Drumbeat, German Admiral Karl Donitz's campaign to send U-boats to the doorstep of the U.S. and attack Allied merchant shipping from Newfoundland to North Carolina. Through archival war footage and military expert testimony, we reveal how the Nazis managed to hammer our coast again and again and why the U.S. Navy was unable to stop them. - Das Wolfsrudel
F6Das WolfsrudelJuli 1940: Im Nordatlantik gelingt es britischen Begleitschiffen, einen der besten deutschen U-Boot-Kapitäne in Bedrängnis zu bringen. Otto Kretschmer und seine Mannschaft an Bord von U-99 sehen sich einem stetigen Bombardement ausgesetzt, das nicht nur ihr Boot an die Grenzen seiner Leistungsfähigkeit bringt, sondern auch die Nerven der Männer an Bord zermürbt. U-99 übersteht den Angriff am Ende unbeschadet – und Kretschmer avanciert in den folgenden Monaten durch die Versenkung von 47 Schiffen mit insgesamt 272.282 Bruttoregistertonnen zum „Tonnagekönig“ des Zweiten Weltkriegs.
