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Documentary - 55 mins
Audience - General
Classification - Exempt
Region - 0
Format - PAL
Language - English

Product weight 120g

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"They were the only thing that really frightened me." So said the usually steadfast Winston Churchill of the German Navy's U-boat fleet - the dreaded Wolf Pack which stalked the Atlantic depths, bringing instant death to merchantman and warship alike. Together with a formidable surface fleet, the U-boats challenged the Royal Navy's traditional supremacy of the oceans, countering Britain's strength in numbers with reign of silent terror.

A decade of secret rebuilding had brought forth capital ships like Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen - names to strike fear into any allied seafarer. But it was from under the water that the biggest threat was to come. Commanded by Admiral Karl Doenitz, the submarines laid waste to shipping, cutting supply lines and striking from within convoys where Allied escorts dare not use guns.

The U-boat captains were the equivalent of Luftwaffe aces - ruthless, cunning and ice-cool under pressure. Enduring harsh conditions for months on end and working in darkness with no chance of escape, this was truly a war of nerves. "There is no margin for error in a submarine," said one captain. "You are either alive or dead."

On May 4th 1945 Donltz issued orders to cease hostilities. "You have fought like lions" he said to his valiant survivors. "You are laying down your arms after a heroic fight which knows no equals." The story of that fight is told here using rare archive footage, much of which has been unavailable in the West since World War II.

From the Back Cover
 

Scene Selection

Introduction
Doenitz and Raeder. Dominant Commanders of the German Navy
The Forming of "Wolf Packs"
Introduction of the Radar Scanners
The Attack on Pearl Harbour
Overtaken by Technology
 

Special Features

Scene Selections
Stills Gallery
Interactive Menus
Previews

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