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Cap Arcona — once a luxurious transatlantic liner — became a place of execution in the spring of 1945 when it was bombed by British aircraft on May 3.

The World War II tragedy still shrouded in silence 80 years later

May 6, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

On May 3, 1945, one of the greatest and most silenced maritime tragedies of the 20th century unfolded in the... Read more