Pillau
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Pillau is a Baltic port town (now Baltiysk in Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast) historically significant as a major evacuation point for German civilians and troops during the final months of World War II.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical place
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port town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
East Prussian evacuation
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captureDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Soviet Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Baltic shipping routes ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCountryOfSuccessor | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentNameLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| era | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event |
evacuation of German civilians from East Prussia 1944–1945
ⓘ
evacuation of German military personnel 1944–1945 ⓘ |
| formerNameLanguage | German ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Baltiysk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalChange | transferred from Germany to Soviet Union after World War II ⓘ |
| governedByAfter1945 | Kaliningrad Oblast authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedByUntil1945 | Province of East Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| harborType | seaport ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | East Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | town in the Province of East Prussia ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Baltic coast of East Prussia
NERFINISHED
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Pillau Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Baltic Sea
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Vistula Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryImportance | naval base for German Kriegsmarine ⓘ |
| notableFor | large-scale refugee movements in 1945 ⓘ |
| nowPartOf |
Baltiysk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaliningrad Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German Reich (until 1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| post1945Administration | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| post1945Status | integrated into Kaliningrad Oblast ⓘ |
| postwarUse | Soviet naval base ⓘ |
| regionAfter1945 | Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian SFSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Baltiysk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamingAuthority | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | key embarkation point for Operation Hannibal ⓘ |
| significance |
major evacuation point for German civilians during final months of World War II
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major evacuation point for German troops during final months of World War II ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
ice-free Baltic port
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naval port ⓘ |
| transportMode | sea transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civilian evacuation by sea
ⓘ
military evacuation by sea ⓘ |
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