The Battle of Atlantic - Greyhound (2020) | Tom Hanks World War 2 Movie [Video Clip]

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[IAGeezer912]

My dad was on a troop ship heading to Ireland in 1942. The anchor came loose one night and they all thought a U boat torpedo had hit them.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

More on that;

‘Greyhound’ battles for realistic destroyer action: How accurate is Tom Hanks’ World War II drama?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/07/10/greyhound-fact-check-does-tom-hanks-world-war-ii-drama-hold-up-to-history/5396073002/

[AFreeBird]

It’s an excellent movie! Non stop. And it represented just one crossing of one convoy. Just one.

The merchant Mainers and Those who shepherd them on a crossing were unsung hero’s of that war.

BTW: There was no actual water or other ships or planes in this movie. The only stage was essentially the ship’s bridge. Everything else was CGI and they did a hell of a job with it.

[central_va]

U-96 Type VIIC

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Ordered	30 May 1938	
Laid down	16 Sep 1939	F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 601)
Launched	1 Aug 1940	
Commissioned	14 Sep 1940	Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
Commanders	
14 Sep 1940	-	1 Apr 1942	  	Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (Knights Cross)
28 Mar 1942	-	15 Mar 1943	  	Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel (Knights Cross)
16 Mar 1943	-	30 Jun 1944	  	Oblt. Wilhelm Peters
Feb, 1944	-	Jun, 1944	  	Oblt. Horst Willner
1 Jul 1944	-	15 Feb 1945	  	Oblt. (R) Robert Rix
Career
11 patrols	
14 Sep 1940	-	30 Nov 1940	  7. Flottille (training)
1 Dec 1940	-	31 Mar 1943	  7. Flottille (active service)
1 Apr 1943	-	30 Jun 1944	  24. Flottille (training)
1 Jul 1944	-	15 Feb 1945	  22. Flottille (school boat)
Successes	27 ships sunk, total tonnage 181,206 GRT
4 ships damaged, total tonnage 33,043 GRT
1 ship a total loss, total tonnage 8,888 GRT
Fate	
Decommissioned on 15 February 1945 at Wilhelmshaven.

Sunk on 30 March 1945 in the Hipper Basin at Wilhelmshaven by bombs during US air raid (8th AF).

[rlmorel]

When I saw that as a kid, Richard Widmark kind of reminded me of my dad, who was a destroyer XO and had that standoffish reserve (without the psychotic element, of course)

The other thing that really struck me in an odd way was when the ASROC was launched...the sound of it in the movie left an impression on me...it sounded so real, the roaring whoosh as it ignited and left the rail. It just sounded so real to me...

And the sound was kind of terrifying. Anyone who has made a mistake that has been followed by any kind of loud noise that ominously adds an exclamation mark to your stupid decision, kind of gets what I mean. You know, you are working on a water pipe thinking it is all set, and you turn the water on, and somewhere in the house there is crashing and screaming as water floods some room where you stupidly forgot to have a valve closed.

Their surprised and horrified faces looking upwards, illuminated by the exhaust flame from the ASROC...

Years later, when I was in the USN, I had the opportunity to see a missile launch live, and the sound it made as it took off really made me appreciate that they did a good job with that sound effect in the movie.

I also enjoyed the ex-Nazi U-Boat Captain's role...his concern about they destroyer captain pushing his quarry into a corner and making him desperate.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Best line: “Where but in our great democracy can a common paperhanger rise to become both a military and naval genius?”

[zek157]

Thanks, that’s a great read.

[rlmorel]

Das Boot is a remarkable movie.

My favorite scene has to be starting at the FireBoat Drill all the way through to the next morning when they are going out on patrol...the insanity of their partying in the club...

I have no doubt that is a conglomeration of a bunch of pre-deployment stories, but at that point, with UBoat losses mounting, I have no doubt there were last nights of craziness...might be their last chance, and they knew it.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

A little wrinkle: When U-Booten returned from patrol they were greeted by a band playing Stars and Stripes Forever. The crews had no idea it was an American martial song. They had their own ribald lyrics, involving Bier und Fräulein.

[hanamizu]

My wife’s uncle (the one she never met) was lost off Guadalcanal night

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Read “Neptune’s Inferno” by James Hornfischer to get an idea of what the Navy went through at Guadalcanal.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

This movie is based on C.S. Forester’s 1955 novel “The Good Shepherd”, he wrote another book called ‘The Ship’ about a cruiser on convoy duty escorting ships to Malta. If you like attention to detail, this book goes into meticulous detail of everything that goes on in the cruiser (HMS Artemis) during Luftwaffe air attacks. Highly recommended.

I enjoy reading stories like these as they delve into the more little known aspects of the military/war. Forester wrote so many good naval novels even beyond the Horatio Hornblower series (which are excellent as well).

[Liberty Valance]

Saw the film last night. Great film and looked fine on my 55” 4K TV. Having an Apple TV set-up let me cut the cord on DirecTV. Now have basic Spectrum TV. Saving $100 per month. I also have Brit-Box and Acorn TV. Honestly, I don’t watch as much TeeVee as before - I read a lot. Probably 30 to 40 novels and autobiographies in the last few months since the wu-flu has limited public activities. Love my kindle app.

[OrioleFan]

The ship in line in front of the Barton stopped causing the Barton to stop which made it a sitting duck for the two torpedoes that broker her in half. Sank on minutes. There were a few survivors. My wife’s uncle was below deck.

[rlmorel]

That's great...I am fascinated by things like that. There was a song immortalized by Marlene Deitrich name "Lili Marlene" (HERE) which was enjoyed and sung by all sides (in the European theater, at least) in WWII.

And a beautiful song, too!

I am not surprised the Germans loved the "Stars and Stripes Forever"...who could not think that was a great tune???

If you know of any articles that might discuss that, or have the bawdy lyrics, I would appreciate it if you could send it my way!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

One reference, mistakenly thinking the Americans “borrowed” the tune.

https://uboat.net/forums/read.php?3,5573,5577,quote=1

I’ve also seen it on History Channel, with an old submariner discussing the ceremony on return from a mission. I believe that Micheal Gannon discusses it in “Operation Drumbeat”.

[sarge83]

Agreed as well, beautiful ships! I also like the lines of the Baltimore class heavy cruisers and the Alaska class battle cruisers as well.

[rlmorel]

Thank you! I’ll check it out… As terrible as war is, I find the oddities And the strange and often interesting commonalities between combatants highlight the humanity which war has little room for...

[toddausauras]

Yes the mini series is the one you want I love it. Sa e here I saw the dubbed version in theatres but it’s so much better in German with subtitles.

[toddausauras]

Those are fantastic scenes. My favourite thing about the film is the way the captain and the first officer (young nazi) work together despite ideological differences

[rlmorel]

LOL...the scene where the lice start crawling out of his scalp...

Now THAT’s realism!