The BEST episodes of Das Boot
Every episode of Das Boot ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Das Boot!
An inexperienced U-boat crew has to survive a secret mission and a young German woman is torn between loyalty for her home country and the French resistance in the WWII drama.
#1 - Incurred Losses
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/30/2018
Tennstedt and Hoffmann continue to butt heads aboard U-612, while rebel Carla Monroe plans a mission in La Rochelle.
#2 - Doubt
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/30/2018
Unity on U-612 has crumbled and Hoffman and Tennstedt's continued conflict could jeopardise the mission. On land, Simone wrestles with a difficult choice.
#3 - Loyalty
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/7/2018
A surprise new arrival takes Greenwood's place, causing a divide. Plus, Carla and Simone grow closer and a resistance fighter arrives at the safe house.
#4 - Against the Clock
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/2018
Things look bleak for the crew of U-612, as they desperately try to work out their next move. Simone adjusts to her new position between Carla and Forster.
#5 - Hell
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/14/2018
Forster reveals to Simone that U-612 has gone missing. Meanwhile, the resistance endanger the innocent to further their cause.
#6 - Reckoning
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/14/2018
The U-boat crew struggle with recent events and what lies ahead. A revelation in La Rochelle infuriates Forster spelling bad news for Simone.
#7 - New Day
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/23/2018
An inexperienced U-boat crew are plunged into a perilous secret mission, while new translator Simone starts work at the base.
#8 - Secret Mission
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/2018
Hoffmann insists on further training despite the crew's desire to head to battle. In La Rochelle, Simone pieces together the previous night's events.
#9 - In Depth
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/28/2022
After Wilhelm Hoffmann learned the truth about his son Klaus, he gets into a fight with Hannie. Ehrenberg has to say goodbye to Greta. In Portugal, Forster's plan gets out of hand.
#10 - Nothing Personal
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/7/2023
Schulz kills with his own hand for the second time. Klaus Hoffmann has to realize that the Allied invasion is already underway. In Naples, a man with a murder mission is waiting.
#11 - Encircled
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/28/2022
Swinburne's destroyer sinks two submarines on the Atlantic, then he hunts U-949. Forster observes a secret meeting between consul Gruber and the American Gardiner.
#12 - The Enemy of My Enemy
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/4/2022
U-949 meets a Japanese boat to take over heavy cargo - gold. Wilhelm Hoffmann receives an invitation to Lisbon. Forster betrays Klaus Hoffmann under duress what he knows.
#13 - Fool’s Gold
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/4/2022
After a bomb explosion, Forster and Klaus Hoffmann hide with the Portuguese Ines, while Wilhelm Hoffmann arrives in Lisbon. U-949 is heading for their new destination.
#14 - The Sailor’s Psalm
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/11/2022
Klaus Hoffmann pursues the German agent Weiss and discovers valuable information. U-949 is under heavy fire from Swinburne's destroyer - until Commander Buchner dares a manoeuvre.
#15 - A Real Submarine Man
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/11/2022
The U-949 reaches Portugal and unloads the gold. When Ehrenberg returns to Kiel, he finds Greta with her husband again. Klaus Hoffmann and Forster reach their goal through blackmail.
#16 - A German Hero
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2023
August 1943: Franz Buchner is in action with the U-949. An informer on board divides his crew. The Hoffmann family gathers in Berlin to attend the premiere of a film about Klaus.
#17 - Target Locked
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2023
Robert Ehrenberg supports the resistance within the Navy and gives Klaus Hoffmann a clue. Bobby Schulz is on his trail. U-949 comes under fire in the Strait of Gibraltar.
#18 - My Brother's Keeper
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2023
Commander Buchner reaches the coast of Naples. Klaus Hoffmann is also on his way there. His sister Hannie meets twelve-year-old Hertha.
#19 - Frontlines
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/2023
Klaus Hoffmann commands the ailing U-330 on a secret dive, but not all the men trust him. Hannie wants to take Hertha in. Staff officer Heinrich Gluck has to make a decision.
#20 - Point of No Return
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/2023
After a risky maneuver, the U-330 appears next to a US Navy ship. SS man Koch uncovers the identity of the spy "Fidelio". Hannie gets on the trail of the Lebensborn organization.
#21 - War By Other Means
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/21/2022
While Swinburne sets sail with a technologically upgraded ship, Ehrenberg makes a serious decision in Kiel. Forster has to create a traitor out of the country.
#22 - The Tide Is Turning
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/21/2022
The U-949 is in danger during a test drive due to Commander Buchner's orders. Forster comes across a trail in a casino and makes the acquaintance of the German Bettina Gruber.
#23 - New Commands
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/14/2022
Forster is investigating the village man murder case in Lisbon. In Kiel, the new sailors of the U-949 get into battle. Royal Navy captain Swinburne is travelling to Liverpool for his son's funeral service.
#24 - A Second Chance
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/14/2022
Spring 1943: L.I. Ehrenberg prepares submarines for use in Kiel. Minors are recruited as crews. Wilhelm Hoffmann attends a reception at the request of his son-in-law.
#25 - The Other Side
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/15/2020
Despite injury, Hoffmann made it to the agreed meeting point. In order to save the gold leaf from being transported, Margot implements her risky plan. U-822 approaches the US coast.