BBC - Heroes and Weapons of WWII — Season 1, Episode 12: Midget Submarines

Episode synopsis

From attacks on Pearl Harbor and Sydney Harbour, to the British Mediterranean Fleet and the Tirpitz, midget submarines played their part in some of the most gripping stories of the war. This programme recalls the heroic encounters of the men who piloted these midget craft towards their giant quarries.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Men Who Invented Radar
• E2The Man Who Designed the Spitfire
• E3The Men Who Liberated Belsen
• E4The Man Who Saved Britain's Cities
• E5The Man Who Stood Up to Hitler
• E6The Men Who Cracked Enigma
• E7The Men Who Sank the Bismarck
• E8The Men Who Lit Up Germany
• E9The Man Who Hoodwinked Hitler
• E10The Men Behind D-Day
• E11Tanks
• E13Gliders