During this calendar year, a naval evacuation mission called Operation Hannibal was ruined by the sinking of the cruise ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff.
During this calendar year, a naval evacuation mission called Operation Hannibal was ruined by the sinking of the cruise ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff. Escape networks called "ratlines" began to operate in this year, during which the Oder-Neisse line was established as a border and the Flensburg government briefly held power. Clement Attlee became Britain's Prime Minister in this year between the Yalta Conference and the Potsdam Conference. For 10 points, name this calendar year in which Adolf Hitler committed suicide and World War II ended.
During this calendar year, a naval evacuation mission called Operation Hannibal was ruined by the sinking of the cruise ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff.
1945