Liepāja in WW2 History | World War II Database

22 Jun 1936

Latvia

Three Latvian Seal aircraft under the command of Colonel Janis Indans took off from Liepaja, Latvia for Britain. ww2dbase [Seal | Liepaja | CPC]

15 Dec 1941

Latvia

German SS personnel began killing the remaining Jews in Liepaja, Latvia, most of whom were women and children. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Liepaja | CPC]

16 Dec 1941

Latvia

The German SS slaughter of Jews in Liepaja, Latvia continued. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Liepaja | CPC]

17 Dec 1941

Latvia

2,749 Jews, mostly women and children, were killed on the beach near Liepaja, Latvia. Most Jews of Liepaja were now eliminated, short of a small left alive to be used as slave laborers. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Liepaja | CPC]

21 Jul 1944

Latvia

Togo arrived at Liepāja, Latvia. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Liepāja | CPC]

28 Nov 1944

Latvia

T10 was damaged by a Soviet air raid on Liepāja, Latvia (Libau). ww2dbase [T10 | Liepāja | CPC]

16 Jan 1945

Latvia

ShCh-307 sank German merchant ship Henrietta Schulze southwest of Liepaja, Latvia. ww2dbase [ShCh-307 | Liepaja | CPC]

8 Oct 1945

Latvia

TS-8, TS-10, and TS-12 were deemed not yet ready for commissioning at Liepaja, Latvia. TS-8 was still suffering from flooding due to war time bomb damage, and TS-10 was still without a rudder. ww2dbase [U-3538 | U-3540 | U-3542 | Liepaja | CPC]

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