Operation Hannibal
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Operation Hannibal was a German naval operation involving the evacuation by sea of German troops and civilians from the Courland Pocket, East Prussia, West Prussia and Pomerania from mid-January to Ma
Evacuation boats crossing the Baltic Sea
Civilians evacuating from Pillau by sea, January 1945
Refugees from Pillau embarking on a ship
Civilians fleeing the besieged city of Königsberg on board the seaplane tender Hans Albrecht Wedel
SS General von Steuben
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SS General von Steuben was a German passenger liner and later an armed transport ship of the German Navy that was sunk in the Baltic Sea during World War II. She was launched in 1923 as München, renam
Operation Hannibal
…as 9,500 deaths, the largest loss of life in a single ship sinking in history. Those on Walter Rau eventually reached Eckernförde. On 9 February the SS General von Steuben sailed from Pillau with between 3,000 and 4,000 mostly military personnel on board, heading for Swinemünde. She was also sunk by S-13, just after…
SS General von Steuben
Passengers disembark from the München at Gudvangen, Norway in the summer of 1925
Scuba diver examining one of Steuben's engine order telegraphs