Plön
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Plön is the district seat of the Plön district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and has about 8,700 inhabitants. It lies right on the shores of Schleswig-Holstein's biggest lake, the Great Plön Lake, a
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Plön in 1895
Plön from the Parnass Tower with Plön Lake and Plön Castle in the centre
Plön seen from the castle
Flensburg Government
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The Flensburg Government, also known as the Flensburg Cabinet, the Dönitz Government, or the Schwerin von Krosigk Cabinet, was the rump government of Nazi Germany during a period of three weeks around
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…cabinet). On 2 May Dönitz and the new Government Executive of the Reich fled to Flensburg before the approaching British troops and formed the short-lived Flensburg Government. After WWII Plon was chosen as the site for King Alfred School, a secondary school for British Forces children under the headmastership of Freddie…
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
The Mürwik Naval School's sports building and former seat of the Flensburg Government. While the Nazi-era Reichsadler remains, the swastika was removed during the denazification process.
Karl Dönitz
Situation of World War II in Europe at the time of Adolf Hitler's death. The white areas are controlled by German forces, the pink areas are controlled by the Allies, and the red areas indicate recent Allied advances.