1 Oct 1934

Germany
  • Albatros was made the flagship of 2nd Torpedo Boat Half-Flotilla based in Swinemünde, Germany (now Swinoujscie, Poland). ww2dbase [Albatros | Swinemünde, Pommern | CPC]
12 Mar 1940

Germany
  • Emden arrived at Swinemünde, Germany and joined Group 5 being organized for the invasion of Oslo, Norway. ww2dbase [Emden | Swinemünde, Pommern | CPC]
5 Apr 1940

Germany
6 Apr 1940

Germany
8 Jun 1940

Germany
7 Mar 1945

Germany
12 Mar 1945

Germany
  • German steam merchant ships Hilde (384-ton) and Adross (2,995-ton) were sunk in an air raid on Swinemünde, Germany. 570 people were killed by the fires or went down with the ships. ww2dbase [Swinemünde, Pommern | HM]
  • The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against dock facilities at Swinemunde, Germany (now Świnoujście, Poland). ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Swinemunde | DS]
23 Mar 1945

Germany
25 Mar 1945

Germany
16 Apr 1945

Germany
  • Eighteen British Lancaster bombers of No. 617 Squadron RAF attacked the German heavy cruiser Lützow at Swinemünde, Germany (now Swinoujscie, Poland). All but two of the aircraft were hit, although only one was lost (becoming No. 617 Squadron's last loss of the war). A near miss by a "Tallboy" 12,000-lb bomb tore a large hole in the bottom of the Lützow, crippling her. ww2dbase [Deutschland | Swinemünde, Pommern | AC]



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