Ost Hannover in WW2 History | World War II Database

1 Mar 1942

Germany

While at Faßberg, Germany, III./KG 4 wa transferred to the German Luftwaffe XI. Fliegerkorps in preparation for a new assignment. ww2dbase [Faßberg, Ost-Hannover | CPC]

7 Mar 1942

Germany

A number of Go 242 glider transports arrived at Faßberg, Germany and joined German Luftwaffe III./KG 4. ww2dbase [Faßberg, Ost-Hannover | CPC]

28 Feb 1943

Germany

Coronel arrived at Cuxhaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Cuxhaven, Ost-Hannover | CPC]

30 Apr 1943

Germany

The construction for the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in northwestern Germany began. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp | Bergen, Ost-Hannover | CPC]

29 Jun 1944

Germany

Out of about 1,100 prisoners at Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in Germany with valid entry certificates for Palestine, 221 Jews were allowed to go; they would arrive in Haifa at 1700 hours on 10 Jul. ww2dbase [Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Bergen, Ost-Hannover | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 29 Jun 1944

Fuel tanks of the B-24H Liberator “Little Warrior” with the 861st Bomb Squadron explode over Fallersleben, Germany after anti-aircraft hit, Jun 29 1944. Photo taken by Clifford A Stocking, waist gunner on “Green Hornet.”

13 Apr 1945

Photo(s) dated 13 Apr 1945

Abandoned Go 145 and Ar 96 aircraft, Celle Airfield, Germany, 13 Apr 1945

15 Apr 1945

Germany

British troops liberated Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in Germany, which had about 40,000 prisoners at the time. ww2dbase [Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Bergen, Ost-Hannover | CPC]

17 Apr 1945

Photo(s) dated 17 Apr 1945

Women and children, former inmates of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, huddled together in a large room after liberation, Germany, 17-18 Apr 1945

German soldiers made to load victims of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp onto a truck, Germany, 17 Apr 1945; note British troops in background with Sten submachine gun and Lee-Enfield rifles

18 Apr 1945

Germany

The column of prisoners of war that SS-Feldgendarmerie personnel forced out of Marlag und Milag Nord prisoners of war camp in Westertimke, Germany on 2 Apr 1945 crossed the River Elbe near Hamburg, Germany. ww2dbase [Marlag und Milag Nord | Ost-Hannover | HM]

Photo(s) dated 18 Apr 1945

A British soldier looked on while SS Guards were forced to load bodies of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp victims onto a truck, Germany, 17-18 Apr 1945

19 Apr 1945

Photo(s) dated 19 Apr 1945

A British Army bulldozer pushed bodies of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp victims into a mass grave, Germany, 19 Apr 1945; note driver had to cover nose and mouth with handkerchief

21 Apr 1945

Photo(s) dated 21 Apr 1945

British soldiers supervised the distribution of food to former inmates of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, Germany, 21 Apr 1945

28 Apr 1945

Photo(s) dated 28 Apr 1945

Female SS guards made to bury victims of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, Germany, 28 Apr 1945

1 May 1945

Photo(s) dated 1 May 1945

5 May 1945

Germany

U-822 was scuttled in Wesermünde, Germany. ww2dbase [U-822 | Wesermünde, Ost-Hannover | CPC]

23 May 1945

Photo(s) dated 23 May 1945

Heinrich Himmler dead at Lüneburg, Germany, 23 May 1945

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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