Was This America's Worst Mistake of WW2?
In 1942, German U-boat U-156 sank a British ship carrying over 2,700 people, including 1,800 Italian POWs, British and polish soldiers, and 87 civilians.
But when the U-boat surfaced, its captain was horrified to see 2 thousand people struggling in the water. He immediately began a rescue operation, flying a Red Cross flag and requested help from Both Germany and the British.
Over the next two days, U-156 picked up hundreds of survivors and started towing lifeboats full of people. Eventually 3 other axis subs arrived and they began to do the same.
Then disaster struck as American B-24 Liberators got involved, changing the course of WW2 forever.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Sinking+of+the+Laconia
In 1942, German U-boat U-156 sank a British ship carrying over 2,700 people, including 1,800 Italian POWs, British and polish soldiers, and 87 civilians.
But when the U-boat surfaced, its captain was horrified to see 2 thousand people struggling in the water. He immediately began a rescue operation, flying a Red Cross flag and requested help from Both Germany and the British.
Over the next two days, U-156 picked up hundreds of survivors and started towing lifeboats full of people. Eventually 3 other axis subs arrived and they began to do the same.
Then disaster struck as American B-24 Liberators got involved, changing the course of WW2 forever.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Sinking+of+the+Laconia