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The Sea Chase is a 1955 World War II drama film starring John Wayne and Lana Turner, and featuring David Farrar, Lyle Bettger, and Tab Hunter.It was directed by John Farrow from a screenplay by James Warner Bellah and John Twist based on the novel of the same name by Andrew Geer.
Between 1897 and the end of World War I, the German Navy completed forty-seven light cruisers; all of these ships saw service during the war in a variety of theaters and roles. Some, such as Emden and Königsberg , served as commerce raiders, [ 50 ] [ 51 ] while others, such as the two Wiesbaden -class cruisers , served with the High Seas Fleet ...
The German characters' names bear more resemblance to the names of their real-life counterparts. Three British Royal Navy Blackburn Skuas operating from HMS Ark Royal attacked the Heinkel He 111 and knocked out the Germans' port engine. The German aircraft crashed 1,000 meters above sea level in a remote mountain area, miles from any major road.
The film, which is based on the 1978 book Boarding Party by James Leasor, is the true story of Operation Creek during the Second World War. In the covert mission, the Calcutta Light Horse , part of the Cavalry Reserve in the British Indian Army , successfully sank a German merchant ship in Mormugão Harbour in neutral Portugal 's territory of ...
Films about the Battle of Stalingrad (17 P) Pages in category "World War II films based on actual events" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 326 total.
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) – biographical war film depicting the story of Edith Cavell who went to German-occupied Brussels after the onset of the First World War [463] The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) – historical romantic drama film based on the historical relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl ...
[2] [8] After the outbreak of World War II, Medusa and Arcona were converted into floating anti-aircraft batteries and defended German ports from 1940 to the end of the war, when they were scuttled by their crews on 3 May 1945. Amazone meanwhile remained in service as a barracks ship through the end of the war. [8]
Story of heroism in the Navy during World War I. A captain's illegitimate son holds a German cruiser at bay with a rifle. D 1935 US The Dark Angel: Sidney A. Franklin: After being blinded in WW1, a man disappears and becomes a famous author. Thinking he's dead, the girl he loves marries his cousin. D, R P 1935 US The Last Outpost: Charles Barton