Opening Scene | THE ARCTIC CONVOY (2023) Movie CLIP HD

Opening Scene | THE ARCTIC CONVOY (2023) Movie CLIP HD

In 1942, the leader of a convoy carrying vital military supplies to a Norwegian outpost decides to proceed through treacherous, enemy-infested waters despite the recall of their military escort. Fighting for their lives against German air and naval forces, the 35 civilian merchant ships brave brutal Arctic seas to bring much needed support to soldiers on the front lines.

Written and Directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
Starring Tobias Santelmann, Adam Lundgren, Jakob Fort, Anders Baasmo,
Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen

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[MarkMatthews-ehgb]

My uncle Pat did this run for two years, Royal Navy escort destroyer. After that he was transferred to HMS Quorn as part of D-day landing escort. He and all but some six of the crew lost their lives on 3rd of august when hit by a marder torpedo. Super brave men all of them. I find it sadly ironic that he survived possibly the most dangerous run all that time to be transferred and lose his life. Lest we forget.

[CliftonHicksbanjo]

In late 1944 or early 1945, my grandfather's ship was torpedoed by the Germans. My grandfather was somehow locked in a radio room with other radiomen as the ship began to take on water and sink. They all resolved themselves to die, and remained at their stations sending out radio transmissions with the ship's coordinates. They did this in hopes that their fellow sailors who made it to the life boats might be rescued. Miraculously, another seaman remembered them, and risking his own life, ran back to unlock the door in the nick of time, saving their lives. My grandfather, Radioman 1st Class Aaron Mayo Moore, was then placed on a hospital ship to recover, but the Germans sunk that ship as well. He died in 1990.

[pat]

When I started work in the 50s, I went to sea on a trawler. Three of the crew served on the Russian convoys, their stories were terrifying and I have nothing but respect for those men.

[ste]

My Grandad served in the Royal Navy and was on the Arctic Convoys, He was a Pom Pom gunner and also on the depth chargers . He was born and raised in Liverpool and was an orphan by the time he was 8. He was 18 years of age in 1942 and joined up .
He was and will always be my hero .
God bless our greatest generation.

[Brian-nmom]

My dad sailed on the Arctic convoys. He said it was absolute hell. RIP dad.

[jaywalker]

I knew a merchant seaman that did those runs..
Whenever it was mentioned, he would have the thousand yard stare and be right back there.
It was chilling to experience his grief....
He didn't just fight the War, he fought it every day till he
Bless them all.

[peterfrazer]

One of my old Friends Jimmy "Bomber" Harris did this run 7 times on an Escort Vessel. He was awarded the DCM aged 17, after being severely wounded but stayed at his Post, feeding the Gun. He received his Medal from King George 1V. This made him the second highest decorated Boy Seaman in the History of the Royal Navy, Jack Cornforth VC, WW1 being the highest. These men should never be forgotten, Heroes each and everyone of them. This was the most dangerous and arduous Convoy run of WW11 and who in the Modern World would do it now.

[SiennaContor]

My grandad was on the convoys. He sailed to New York and back, from Liverpool, then to Murmansk (he went to Murmansk twice), and received the Arctic star.

[Unity-vf]

My uncle Les was in the merchant navy and did this convoy many, many times (Archangl route). He told me it was horrific and every time they set sail they did so in the knowledge that thay may never return. He was 18yrs old! RIP Uncle Les you were a total hero to me.

[MERISI]

My Dad served in the Royal Navy on HMS Ashanti and experienced first hand the horrors of the Arctic Convoys. In freezing weather they were bombed, torpedoed and fired upon night and day. While chipping ice the ship dipped down below the waves and dad was washed overboard. As the ship rose up he found himself back on deck. Before he had a chance to get dry they spotted a sub which fired two torpedoes, both of which went under the ship. He said it was the luckiest day of his at the ripe old age of 19.

[ianforsyth]

My father served on the Artic Convoys, his Frigate was HMS Fitzroy. He very, very rarely spoke about his time in the Navy, he actually lied about his age to join up, he joined up at 15 or 16. When he passed i found all his meadals and more importantly leots of photographs of his ship escorting surrended U boats back to Scapa Flow, there is a few photographs of him in Jack Dempseys bar on Christmas Eve 1944, i thought how can he be there is he was on the Artic Convoys, investigation showed his ship had lost one engine and had to go to dock on New York for a few days and he got to spend Christmas Eve onshore; there are pictures of him and a shipmate with two American GI's. I think that bar is still there so im hopin to frame a copy of the photograph and take it to the bar. RIP Dad.

[ZootZoots-kswx]

My grandfather was a captain of a merchant ship and went down with it after being torpedoed in the Atlantic. These films are remarkable testaments to these men’s bravery. Well done it looks superb. Will be watching this.

[dewindoethdwl]

It grieves me that many Merchant Seamen were not recognised at the time for the bravery they displayed working these convoys.

[CanadianSmoke]

My father was an RAF bomber pilot who had a post-war friend who was a merchant mariner... this ex-sailor told me that when they were transporting highly combustible material they slept in their PJs and when they were transporting non-combustible materials they slept in their clothes to give them a small chance of survival.
The merchant marine are truly unsung heroes.

[richardcoward]

My Grandad was on the aircraft carriers HMS Trumpeter and HMS Tracker. Went in several arctic convoys. I wish l had asked him more about his experiences. Such a kind man. Received his arctic star after his passing.

[TA-nenh]

My grandmother who was a teen in Russia, had a little tin salt shaker that was sent on one those convoys.. Those convoys saved a lot of lives.

[robertdempster]

My late father-in-law was on an Arctic convoy taking ex-RAF Hurricanes to Russia. It took the British Government almost 70 years to recognise these brave men and award the Arctic Star. The Russians had tried for many years to award their medals, he subsequently received the Order of Lenin from the Russian Ambassador in a lovely ceremony. His Arctic Star came by post in a jiffy bag...He also received the Burma Star for service in the far east after returning from Russia. RIP Jack.

[as_dust_dances]

My grandfather and two of my great uncles did this. Following the liberation of Antwerp, uncle Jimmy's ship hit a mine on it's return to the UK. Hos body was never recovered and he is commemorated on rhe Tower Hill memorial.

[dovidell]

For those who don't know, and happen to visiting London, there is a monument near the Tower Hill Tube station dedicated to the brave souls of the allied Merchant marine that lost their lives, trying to feed /clothe/arm Britain and her allies during WW 2

[johnhitchen]

My father-in- law showed me a photo he had of the ice 4 inches thick on the rails & rigging of his destroyer when on convoy duty to Murmansk, the crew had to use hammers to dislodge the ice because it was affecting the ships stability. He survived all his convoy runs, many perished in freezing waters. May God rest their souls.🇬🇧