Survived the Camps, Killed by Mistake | Cap Arcona | WW2
In the final weeks of the war in Europe, the SS moved thousands of prisoners out of Neuengamme concentration camp and onto ships in the Lübeck area. Conditions aboard were catastrophic.…
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The WWII Ship That Exploded on Camera: SS John Burke
SS John Burke was a merchant cargo ship carrying military supplies in the Philippines during the closing months of 1944. On 28 December, a Japanese suicide aircraft struck the ship while…
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Wilhelm Gustloff: The 1945 Baltic Evacuation Disaster
On 30 January 1945, the Wilhelm Gustloff left Gotenhafen during the evacuation from the advancing Red Army. The former cruise ship carried civilians and military personnel in crowded,…
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Yamato, Shinano and HMS Barham: Three Wartime Disasters
Yamato, Shinano and HMS Barham were lost under very different circumstances. Yamato was overwhelmed by American carrier aircraft on its final mission in April 1945. Shinano, converted from…
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HMS Barham Explosion Caught on Camera in WW2
HMS Barham was a British battleship that had served in the First World War before returning to combat in the Second. On 25 November 1941, the German submarine U-331 attacked it in the…
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Shinano: Yamato’s Giant Sister Sunk on Her First Voyage in WWII
Shinano began as a Yamato-class battleship project before Japan converted the hull into an aircraft carrier. The result was an exceptionally large ship, but size concealed serious…
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Yamato: The World’s Largest Battleship Sunk in WWII
Yamato represented the Imperial Japanese Navy’s investment in enormous battleships and heavy guns. Yet its final mission in April 1945 unfolded in a war increasingly shaped by aircraft,…
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