Werner Klemperer was a quite gifted actor. Quite a dashing looking young man when he filmed this. Funnily enough, his Colonel Klink character was terrible on the violin BUT Mr. Klemperer was actually quite accomplished with it. RIP Werner Klemperer.
This is the first Silent Service I have watched that featured the actions of an Axis submarine. I am surprised and impressed with the portrayal awarded to the Axis boat. After all this is still just a decade after the war and I would have expected some debasement of the recent enemy. So props to you producers and writers based on that alone...
Seems like Prien's sub U-47 was detected by the British fishing vessel and by aircraft who bombed the sub...a miracle he escaped the scarpa flow harbor!
I always admired the courage and patriotism demonstrated by the crews who then fought for our freedoms. I believe that, to a large extent, this was representative of the nationalism, and to a certain extent, to the high moral values then demonstrated by the the general population. Conversely, I am saddened by the current loss of the moral fabric in a large segment of the general population, as this can only lead to self-destruction of a society that, although imperfect, was previously a model excellence in human governance. I greatly appreciate that the internet has allowed for the preserving and wide diffusion of this excellent series. 2024/05/06. Ontario, Canada.
There is an overriding theme that governed the US Navy at the beginning and throughout World War II: they learned from their mistakes and they learned everything they could from and about their enemies. A great many mistakes were made, and men and ships were lost because of them, but ship captains, their officers and their senior NCOs examined their actions under a very harsh light and their after action reports highlighted their mistakes, proposed whatever corrective action the coukd think of, and they gave credit to their enemy commanders. So it's not really surprising that a show like Silent Service, which was produced to show the public how the war was won, gave credit to enemy naval commanders like Günter Prien. Submariners, in any navy, were a very small group of officers and sailors. Bu today's standards, the technology used by WWII submarines and u-boats was primitive at best. While u-boats were vilified as a treacherous tactic by the allied propaganda, their commanders and crews were well respected by the allied navies. Many of their tactics made their way into the playbooks of British and American submarine commanders. As we were taught in Military College, know your enemy, study his tactics and strategies, and he has something that works, dont be afraid to borrow it.
It's the way all aircrew learn from crash investigations, and also medical personnel learn from the errors of their peers. Seems to be the quickest way to turn a large organisation around, because the "nay sayers" can't argue against the facts uncovered by investigators.
The name of Prien's XO was actually Engelbert Endrass not 'Heinz'. Engelbert Endrass began his naval career in April 1935. Like Prien he had previously spent some years in the merchant navy. After some months serving on the pocket battleship Deutschland and some escort vessels, he was assigned to the U-boat force in October 1937. He joined U-47 in December 1938 as Leutnant z. See. Endrass was 1WO when Günther Prien made his famous Scapa Flow attack and sank HMS Royal Oak. It was Endrass who painted the famous snorting bull emblem on U-47's conning tower before they returned. He stayed on U-47 until December 1939, and after some training courses took command of U-46, another type VIIB U-boat, in May 1940. His first patrol with U-46 was very successful. Endrass sank five ships with a total of 35,347 tons, including the British auxiliary cruiser HMS Carinthia of 20,277 tons. Although hampered by a damaged main (attack) periscope, he repeated that success on his second patrol: he sank five ships, in total 27,038 tons, including another British auxiliary cruiser, the Dunvegan Castle of 15,007 tons. After returning from this patrol Endrass was awarded the Knights Cross. After the seventh patrol, the Oak Leaves were added. In September 1941 he left U-46 and a month later took over the type VIIC U-boat U-567. Endrass was killed on 21 December 1941, when U-567 was sunk with all hands (47 men) by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Deptford and the British corvette HMS Samphire NE of the Azores at 44.02N, 20.10W
Third blocking ship was delayed as the English military reps haggled over the price of the ship to be sunk...seems like an "emminent domain" type of law would be in place during wartime..???
The war in Europe actually started on Sep 1st not the 3rd, when the Luftwaffe bombed Polish cities. They only thot there were no survivors. 3 men made it out stern torpedo tubes and swam to shore. Captain Prien was honored secretly and promoted to Camp Commander at Stalag 13 where Col Hogan became his huckleberry. LOL
Werner Klemperer was a quite gifted actor. Quite a dashing looking young man when he filmed this.
Funnily enough, his Colonel Klink character was terrible on the violin BUT Mr. Klemperer was actually quite accomplished with it.
RIP Werner Klemperer.
I'm guessing that his dad Otto, a renowned conductor, made sure that Werner played at least one musical instrument proficiently!
This is the first Silent Service I have watched that featured the actions of an Axis submarine. I am surprised and impressed with the portrayal awarded to the Axis boat. After all this is still just a decade after the war and I would have expected some debasement of the recent enemy. So props to you producers and writers based on that alone...
Well said.
Surprised that john banner wasn't chosen to be the xo of the sub.😅
Man, this show takes me back to the '50's when I was a kid.
It's Groton, Ct. I love this show ! I built subs for 43 years at EB . Go Navy !
I hope you haven't retired yet Mate; Australia needs some new subs - wanna help us out?
Colonel klink without his monocle as a U-Boat Commander.
Whaddya know? Werner Klemperer was the Uboat commander!
Red 13
Only missing his monocle !
@@oceanhome2023 He was young then. lol
a/k/a Colonel Klink!
That's before he joined the Luftwaffe and was made Commandant of Stalag 13.
Werner Klemperer has said he always played the heavy before Hogans Heroes came along. I can remember that he always did, too.
And in Hogans Heros he played a bumbling German Commandant. A good role for a Jewish man.
He wasn't a heavy here. He plays a real life German hero doing his duty.
Seems like Prien's sub U-47 was detected by the British fishing vessel and by aircraft who bombed the sub...a miracle he escaped the scarpa flow harbor!
I always admired the courage and patriotism demonstrated by the crews who then fought for our freedoms. I believe that, to a large extent, this was representative of the nationalism, and to a certain extent, to the high moral values then demonstrated by the the general population. Conversely, I am saddened by the current loss of the moral fabric in a large segment of the general population, as this can only lead to self-destruction of a society that, although imperfect, was previously a model excellence in human governance. I greatly appreciate that the internet has allowed for the preserving and wide diffusion of this excellent series. 2024/05/06. Ontario, Canada.
There is an overriding theme that governed the US Navy at the beginning and throughout World War II: they learned from their mistakes and they learned everything they could from and about their enemies.
A great many mistakes were made, and men and ships were lost because of them, but ship captains, their officers and their senior NCOs examined their actions under a very harsh light and their after action reports highlighted their mistakes, proposed whatever corrective action the coukd think of, and they gave credit to their enemy commanders.
So it's not really surprising that a show like Silent Service, which was produced to show the public how the war was won, gave credit to enemy naval commanders like Günter Prien.
Submariners, in any navy, were a very small group of officers and sailors. Bu today's standards, the technology used by WWII submarines and u-boats was primitive at best. While u-boats were vilified as a treacherous tactic by the allied propaganda, their commanders and crews were well respected by the allied navies. Many of their tactics made their way into the playbooks of British and American submarine commanders.
As we were taught in Military College, know your enemy, study his tactics and strategies, and he has something that works, dont be afraid to borrow it.
It's the way all aircrew learn from crash investigations, and also medical personnel learn from the errors of their peers. Seems to be the quickest way to turn a large organisation around, because the "nay sayers" can't argue against the facts uncovered by investigators.
German naval officers tended to use a military salute, rather than the Nazi salute.
Odd that "British" planes are Heinkel 111's.
Yes. I noticed both as well. Oh well, 1950s TV.
Wasn't prien a non devoted nazi
Had to use whatever stock footagethey could find. LOL.
sillyone you have a keen and watchful eye.. you would have made a good lookout/spotter.
Thanks for sharing this!!!!
Captain later became the Commander of Stalag Hogan's Heroes!
Came to see Klink with hair.
The name of Prien's XO was actually Engelbert Endrass not 'Heinz'. Engelbert Endrass began his naval career in April 1935. Like Prien he had previously spent some years in the merchant navy.
After some months serving on the pocket battleship Deutschland and some escort vessels, he was assigned to the U-boat force in October 1937. He joined U-47 in December 1938 as Leutnant z. See. Endrass was 1WO when Günther Prien made his famous Scapa Flow attack and sank HMS Royal Oak.
It was Endrass who painted the famous snorting bull emblem on U-47's conning tower before they returned.
He stayed on U-47 until December 1939, and after some training courses took command of U-46, another type VIIB U-boat, in May 1940.
His first patrol with U-46 was very successful. Endrass sank five ships with a total of 35,347 tons, including the British auxiliary cruiser HMS Carinthia of 20,277 tons. Although hampered by a damaged main (attack) periscope, he repeated that success on his second patrol: he sank five ships, in total 27,038 tons, including another British auxiliary cruiser, the Dunvegan Castle of 15,007 tons. After returning from this patrol Endrass was awarded the Knights Cross. After the seventh patrol, the Oak Leaves were added. In September 1941 he left U-46 and a month later took over the type VIIC U-boat U-567. Endrass was killed on 21 December 1941, when U-567 was sunk with all hands (47 men) by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Deptford and the British corvette HMS Samphire NE of the Azores at 44.02N, 20.10W
I think the second in command was in The Enemy Below.
He was ! Kurt Krueger.
some scenes from this are from the 1941 German Movie, 'U-Boats Westward'. Which is on Y-Tube.
Holy. Mackerel it’s colonel Klink.
25:09 - "Be with us again when we bring you another true story..." - Unfortunately, this is the last episode of The Silent Service on 28 Nov. 1958.
Last show of the series.
Captain Kurtchmer
It's utterly *_amazing_* that the Nazis would choose exactly the same random-groove plywood for their office walls as the Americans.
It is indeed, groovy.
Good taste always creates a trend.
Col. Klink really got around!
The second boat was manned entirely of officers? Who did the work?
Third blocking ship was delayed as the English military reps haggled over the price of the ship to be sunk...seems like an "emminent domain" type of law would be in place during wartime..???
A lot of tactics he used could be found in “The Art Of War”. Only he did not know his enemy thinking he was impregnable.
I spot colonel Klink
it's
col. klink!!!
Always remember nobody ever escapes from Stalag 13 !!!
Col Kilink has hair!
@6:44 Preen could take no chances, so he loaded the deck gun with a Total Boat Kaput Round just to be sure!
Colonel Klink!
WW2 started on 1 not 3 September 1939.
The eagle on the captains hat is to big lol.
Too
Really?😅
I KNOW NOTTING!!!!....HEROS OF HOGAN!!!
14:00 minute mark...klink has a book with every English war ship!
U99..kretchmer und sein crew gesinken on 10 March 1944 aber er war angeslossen bei der Anglish.
Col. Klink? LOL
yep, i saw that too
16:04 - "set torpedo depth at 0 feet" - The Germans would have used meters, not feet.
Colonel Klink on a sub? LOL!
The war in Europe actually started on Sep 1st not the 3rd, when the Luftwaffe bombed Polish cities.
They only thot there were no survivors. 3 men made it out stern torpedo tubes and swam to shore.
Captain Prien was honored secretly and promoted to Camp Commander at Stalag 13 where Col Hogan became his huckleberry. LOL
8:51 These ain't British bombers, they look more like German He 111.
Too bad that Schulz wasn't with him.
Schulz couln't pass through the u-boat hatch.
@@kacodemonio
A design fault, without a doubt!
Since when did Colonel Klink get re-assigned to the Navy?
That was his brother Helmut!