The Sinking of SS General von Steuben

About this episode

This episode explores the sinking of the SS General von Steuben during World War II's Operation Hannibal.

Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are looking into the loss of SS General von Steuben during Operation Hannibal evacuating German soldiers and civilians during World War II. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help! Check us out on our YouTube channel, Shipwreck Sunday! Want to live like Elinor? Check out our Amazon Storefront and help support the channel: https://www.amazon.com/shop/shipwrecksunday YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKe7Onj2mCADUOx8-MxOysg/join YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKe7Onj2mCADUOx8-MxOysg Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ShipwreckS Merch Store: https://shipwreck-sunday-shop.fourthwall.com/

People in this episode

Host: Elinor

Topics covered

• shipwrecks
• World War II
• military history
• evacuations
• German history

Keywords

• SS General von Steuben
• Operation Hannibal
• World War II
• shipwreck
• German soldiers

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: SS General von Steuben

Places: World War II, Germany

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