Created by Tom Horn on 20 Jan 2010, Last Update on 20 Jan 2010

Operation Hannibal - 23 Jan 1945

The evacuation of troops and civilians from Courland, East Prussia, and the Polish Corridor. Hundreds of merchant vessels and Germany's largest remaining naval vessels would transport hundreds of thousands of evacuees and soldiers across the Baltic.

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Tags : Germany,Poland,Norway,Naval,Europe,Combat

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