2 Sep 1920
Germany
Germany
- Brückenbau Flender AG's shipbuilding site in Lübeck, Germany launched its first ship since the 1918 expansion, coastal freighter Orantes. ww2dbase [Lübecker Flenderwerke AG | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
9 Jun 1938
Germany
Germany
- Lübecker Flenderwerke AG received the order from the German Navy to build four Type VII B submarines. ww2dbase [Lübecker Flenderwerke AG | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
28 Apr 1945
Germany
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 arrived at Lübeck, Germany. ww2dbase [Marlag und Milag Nord | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | HM]
1 May 1945
Germany
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 were liberated by the British 11th Armoured Division in Lübeck, Germany. ww2dbase [Marlag und Milag Nord | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | HM]
2 May 1945
Germany
Germany
- U-3016 was scuttled at Travemünde, Lübeck, Germany to prevent capture. ww2dbase [U-3016 | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
28 Jul 2010
Germany
Germany
- LMG Anlagenbau GmbH announced that the company would cease its shipbuilding operations as of 31 Jul 2010. ww2dbase [Lübecker Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
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