This Day in History: 1942-09-12
A German sub, U-156, detects and sinks the British ship, Laconia, killing more than 1,400 men. Unbeknownst to the Germans at the time, but the Laconia was also carrying aboard Italian POWs.
A German sub, U-156, detects and sinks the British ship, Laconia, killing more than 1,400 men. Unbeknownst to the Germans at the time, but the Laconia was also carrying aboard Italian POWs.