Talk:Operation Hannibal

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Three ships[edit]

There’s just a passing reference here to the three worst marine disasters in history, so I’ve added some detail. Xyl 54 (talk) 17:50, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Military Operation[edit]

This article tends to downplay the military nature of the operation. There were significant amounts of troops in the Baltic "fortresses" who could be redeployed into the defence of Germany proper. Secondly, evacuating civilians made it easier to keep the troops supplied as they held onto these positions in seige conditions. Naturally after the war Donitz would portray the operation as humanitarian, but the fact that (as noted) he was prioritising troops even after Hitler's death indicates his real concern.--Jack Upland (talk) 04:12, 26 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

between 800,000 and 900,000 refugees and 350,000 soldiers[edit]

Were the SS and police refugees or soldiers? Eric Koch ? Other Nazi Bonzen - uniformed and armed?Xx234 (talk) 08:54, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]