Secrets of World War II Human Torpedoes
In 1940, two midget Italian submarines called "pigs" managed to sink two battleships in the British port of Alexandria in Egypt. This was three torpedoes manned by six men. They were manned by two secret elite units called the maiali and the Decima Flottiglia . The Japanese deployed five midget submarines with two-man crews during the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor and in Sydney Harbor. All were lost, and some of the crew taken prisoner.
A series examining hoaxes, secret missions and mysterious happenings during World War II, offering insight into the most secret and fearsome true stories of WWII
Primary Title
- Secrets of World War II
Secondary Title
- Human Torpedoes
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 29 April 2001
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Episode
- 8
Channel
- Prime
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- A series examining hoaxes, secret missions and mysterious happenings during World War II, offering insight into the most secret and fearsome true stories of WWII
Episode Description
- In 1940, two midget Italian submarines called "pigs" managed to sink two battleships in the British port of Alexandria in Egypt. This was three torpedoes manned by six men. They were manned by two secret elite units called the maiali and the Decima Flottiglia . The Japanese deployed five midget submarines with two-man crews during the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor and in Sydney Harbor. All were lost, and some of the crew taken prisoner.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
- War
Hosts
- Robert Powell (Narrator)
Contributors
- BBC Worldwide Ltd (Production Unit)
- Nugus/Martin Productions Lts (Production Unit)
- Philip Nugus (Executive Producer)
- Jonathan Martin (Director)
- Jonathan Martin (Producer)