Nazis in the Arizona Desert | Episode 4 | Daring Prison Escapes
The narrative unfolds during World War II as a German submarine crew, led by Captain Jurgen Vatenberg, embarks on a perilous mission to engage British naval forces in the Caribbean. Following an unsuccessful torpedo attack, the crew finds themselves surrounded and facing the imminent destruction of their submarine, prompting a desperate decision to abandon ship.
Key Takeaways
- Submarines: Silent hunters, but rough seas often prove loyalty's test and torpedo's downfall.
- Destroyers' surprise counterattack—an aquatic game of rock-paper-scissors gone explosively wrong.
- Surrounded in '42: How three destroyers caught a German U-boat in a watery pincer move.
- Camp Papago: Arizona's unscheduled German holiday sparked a Jurassic-sized escape hunt.
- Desert Desperados: Who knew tumbleweeds and barbed wire could trump bars and guards?
Who is mentioned in this episode?
12 people come up, including Jurgen Vottenberg, Colonel William Anthony Holden, Johan Kramer.
- Jurgen Vottenberg (Person)
- Colonel William Anthony Holden (Person)
- Johan Kramer (Person)
- Walter Koser (Person)
- Cecil Parall (Person)
- Mohammad Shazi (Person)
- Andy Herman (Person)
- Molly Bach (Person)
- Keith Warren Lloyd (Person)
- Austin Racklas (Person)
- Matt Gant (Person)
- Hans Verer Krauss (Person)
Mentioned in this episode
- Camp Papago Park (Location)
- German Navy (Company)
- Sonoran Desert (Location)
- Third Reich (Company)
- American History Tellers (Company)
- Papago Park (Location)
- Gila River (Location)
- Florence, Arizona (Location)
- Tucson, Arizona (Location)
- Phoenix Police Department (Company)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (Company)
- Wisconsin National Guard (Company)
- Gestapo (Company)
- German Naval Academy (Company)
- Third Avenue (Phoenix) (Location)
- Treaty of Versailles (Concept)
- Geneva Convention (Concept)
- Fistball (Concept)
- Silver Star (Concept)
- Arizona Highway Patrol (Company)