Flensburg in WW2 History | World War II Database

27 Feb 1875

Germany

The Flensburger Shipbuilding Company in nothern Germany completed its first ship, Doris Brodersen. ww2dbase [Flensburger Schiffbau AG | Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein | AG]

5 Nov 1902

Germany

The steamship Fiducia became the first ship to be completed at the new shipyard of the Flensburger Shipbuilding Company in northern Germany. ww2dbase [Flensburger Schiffbau AG | Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein | AG]

19 Sep 1941

Photo(s) dated 19 Sep 1941

Aerial photograph of Flensburger Schiffbau facilities, Flensburg, Germany, 19 Sep 1941

3 Apr 1945

Germany

U-1233 arrived at Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ww2dbase [U-1233 | Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

24 May 1945

Photo(s) dated 24 May 1945

Germany’s Minister of Production Albert Speer, Großadmiral (and later President) Karl Dönitz, and Generaloberst Alfred Jodl, speak to British war correspondents the day after their arrest in Flensburg, Germany, 24 May 1945.

29 May 1945

Photo(s) dated 29 May 1945

William Joyce in an ambulance under armed guard with a thigh gunshot wound, Flensburg, Germany, 29 May 1945, photo 3 of 3

William Joyce in an ambulance under armed guard with a thigh gunshot wound, Flensburg, Germany, 29 May 1945, photo 1 of 3

14 Jun 1945

Germany

Otto Wünsche suffered an accidental ammunition explosion while in port at Flensburg, Germany. Several crew members were killed. ww2dbase [Otto Wünsche | Flensburg | CPC]

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