Submarines: From Raider to Wolfpack | Documentary | Ep. 01
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Published 2022-12-11
When submarines were first used more than 100 years ago, hardly anyone believed in their usefulness. Many admirals were convinced that the simple "submersibles" could not stand up to the powerful battleships. This changed in the First World War. For the first time, submarines operated militarily in larger numbers. The reconnaissance boats quickly become hunters that sink enemy ships. In British and Allied propaganda, the German submarine became synonymous with treachery, cruelty and inhumanity in naval warfare.
The German submariners were hailed as heroes at home. The image of the U-boat commander as a silent hunter did the rounds. This heroic glorification has little to do with the reality and the danger the crews find themselves in on every mission.
Submarines originated from a completely non-military idea, namely to be able to look at the world under water. In its history, the submarine was and is both a deadly steel monster and a vital shelter.
As impressive as its construction is, as terrifying is its destructive power. Hardly any other weapon triggers as many emotions as the submarine. It strikes from ambush and can tear the whole world into the abyss with nuclear missiles.
Episode 1 documents the beginnings of submarine development at the end of the 19th century up to the outbreak of the Second World War. Submariners, historians and military experts put the events into context.
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Interesting links and sources:
www.britannica.com/technology/submarine-naval-vess…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine
uboat.net/boats/
www.britannica.com/technology/U-boat
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_submarine
www.epa.gov/radtown/nuclear-submarines-and-aircraf…
www.military.com/history/run-silent-the-birth-of-a…
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Chapters
0:00 The power of submarines
06:22 Invention and evolution of submarines
15:25 Todays submarine technology
20:14 Submarines in World War 1
36:44 Preparations: Submarines for World War 2
All Comments (21)
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A lot of the u boat crews where just lads never seen experienced life ended up becoming a part of their subs permanently at the bottom of the ocean.Likewise how many poor souls where asleep in their bunks in the middle of a cold dark night hit by a torpedo never stood a chance.War is brutal a waste of time and life.Good documentary they should be remembered from all sides men who did what they believed was their duty.
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The by far best submarine movie is "Das Boot" Director´s Cut (5 hours version). Nail-biting action........
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I love it when I see old WW2 footage I haven’t viewed before.
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Great documentary! ...if nothing else, I haven't seen 80% of this footage, and I watch ALOT of submarine docs. Excellent job.
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I've had the pleasure to visit Kiel, Germany. The water of the North Sea is absolutely stunning! You could see Denmark from Kiel.
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THIS IS EPIC!
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i was in submarine service 66-68 as a reservist...it beat vietnam...it was interesting and food was great..
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Most excellent clip. Loved it. Thank you so much
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I learned so much from just this video alone that : "p00f! My Mind is Blown" ... I'm totally amazed at how these things worked and at those brave enough to get into one of them and not loose their minds. Thank you for posting this.
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I have been a maritime historian for the last 34 years of my life and it wasn't until I started researching the Bismarck that I started learning about naval history and how the U-boats (or unterseeboots) operated. At that time I also had no idea that the U-boats had been so prevalent during WWI as well until I started looking in to who had the capabilities to mass produce actual submarines. Robert Whitehead's torpedo revolutionized the submarine as it's known today.
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Quite thorough and very interesting.
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Fantastic documentary and footage...thoroughly enjoyed it.
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We know that the Lusitania carried weapons and ammunitions, so she was a valid target. But as in every war, truth is the first victim.
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I served on HMAS Onslow an O boat that looked like a ww2 uboat. was in cairns when some old guys came aboard. there comment was that she hadn't changed much from when they had sailed her from the UK in the early 70s. This was in the early 90's as they were being phased out. Still lethal even for such an old design.
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How ironic. My granddad was forced to work on the U-boats made in Kiel during WW2. I'm glad he did'nt see this documentary. He and his fellow mates suffered a lot from this 'Arbeitseinzats'. Many of them died in that period. He survived but never could forgive what the Germans did to him in Kiel.
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4:53 "the fear of being ambushed by a submarine is no less today" I'd say I'm significantly less worried about getting torpedoed by a submarine today than people were in the first and second world wars
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It's also sad to think about those brave young Germans who volunteered for sub duty and it ended up being the deadliest branch of the German military during WWI and WWII. Edit: I just wanted to say that I am an American, and I respect all nationalities and their duties during wartime.
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This documentary said that the Huntley was the first one to be deployed in war time it was not. The US sub turtle was deployed in the revolutionary war
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Good Hunting Herr Kaleun....
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Always, outstanding work. Thank you. ... The stories, of individual "boats"... ... Very cool. Semper Fi...
