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5-15-16

The World War 2 Maritime Disaster that History Forgot

by Robert P. Watson

It was the mistaken sinking of the Nazi Titanic – Cap Arcona. The British bombed the ship at the end of the war, killing thousands of Holocaust survivors.

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The World War 2 Maritime Disaster that History Forgot

by Robert P. Watson