Gotenhafen

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Gotenhafen was the German name for the port city of Gdynia in occupied Poland during World War II, used as a major naval base by the Kriegsmarine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German exonym
historical place name
appliesTo Gdynia NERFINISHED
controlledBy Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
country Nazi Germany
hasFunction evacuation port
port city
hasUse military port
naval base
submarine base
warship anchorage
languageOfName German
locatedIn Gdynia NERFINISHED
Poland
Pomeranian Voivodeship NERFINISHED
occupied Poland
locatedOn Baltic Sea
namedAfter Goths NERFINISHED
notableEvent sinking of MV Wilhelm Gustloff
partOf Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia NERFINISHED
previousName Gdynia NERFINISHED
replacedBy Gdynia NERFINISHED
status defunct name
timePeriod World War II
timePeriodEnd 1945
timePeriodStart 1939
usedBy Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED
usedFor civilian evacuation from East Prussia
troop transport

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Lützow homePort Gotenhafen
Operation Hannibal location Gotenhafen