Naval Battle of Narvik: Annihilation (Part 3)
6/17/20261 hr
How did the British sink the German ship Georg Thiele? What role did stringbags play in the naval battle? Why did Captain Warburton Lee win his Victoria Cross?
Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 3 of this gripping new series on Britain's naval fight at Narvik, and the Royal Navy's response to the German invasion of Norway.
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First 90 secondsAl Murray· Host0:00
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James Holland· Host0:19
[upbeat music] [upbeat music] Nothing had been seen from the British ships when, at 4:30 AM, the harbor suddenly erupted in shattering explosions and shell splashes. The sleeping crews came clattering onto deck to action stations, shocked and dazed, unable to distinguish any enemy, and believing at first they were under air attack. That was written by Donald McIntyre, Captain Donald McIntyre, in his book, Narvik. So not only was he a great destroyer captain and escort group commander in Second World War, after the war, he wrote endless books about the Navy, and this, of course, is the action that takes place in Narvik Harbor. And here we are, back again.
Al Murray· Host1:21
Yes.
James Holland· Host1:22
Where we started- Yeah.
Al Murray· Host1:24
Well- ...
James Holland· Host1:24
in episode one.
Al Murray· Host1:25
Exactly. So welcome to We Have Ways of Making You Talk, with me, Al Murray, and James Holland, for our third part