OPERATION HANNIBAL – Gustloff – Steuben – Goya

„Route of Death" revelas a remarkable history of Operation Hannibal conducted by the Germans at the end of WW2. The purpose of the operation was to save civilians living in East Prussia and the remaining German Army pushed by Russians ashore the Gulf of Gdansk. The only way of escape for millions of civilians and soldiers was by sea.

THE CREW OF EXPEDITION:

Tomasz Stachura
Łukasz Piórewicz
Marek Cacaj
Tomasz Zwara
Jacek Kapczuk
Piotr Lalik
Łukasz Pastwa
Jan Hoffmann

CAMERA:

Marek Cacaj
Łukasz Piórewicz
Tomasz Stachura
Łukasz Cupisz

MOVIE EDITING:

Łukasz Cupisz
Nina Orłowska

GDYNIA 2019

[danutaobaczek]

Od momentu, kiedy przeczytałam o tym dramacie na Bałtyku, nie umiem już patrzeć na morze w Łebie, gdzie bywam corocznie- jak wcześniej! Cały świat wie o tragedii Titanika, gdzie straciło życie najwyżej półtora tysiąca ludzi, a naprawdę niewielu, zwłaszcza w Polsce- wie i pamięta o dramacie tych ok.10 tysięcy kobiet, dzieci, mężczyzn .To była największa w dziejach ludzkości katastrofa (i tragedia!) Na morzu! Część Ich pamięci!

[pmcg]

Very interesting history 👍, thank you .

[Sir_Packer_the_st]

The Goya went down so quick I'm surprised anyone survived

[StevenRecknagelMusic]

1% of 2 million is still a lot.
It’s estimated that 32, 000 died in this 3 month period
Neat video
Too bad the Soviets blew parts of the Gustloffs wreck up post war

[kontonieaktywne]

Chłopaki mam namiar na orp orzeł spoczywa prawdopodobnie u wybrzeża norwegji albo szwecji sprawici tam bo może tam spoczywać

[bartomiejjanik]

Mój dziadek najprawdopodobniej zginął na Goyi.

[HistoryonYouTube]

I completely disagree with the numbers given. I accept that no-one knows exactly how many people were killed but to say only one percent is completely absurd. The total who arrived in the western part of then Germany was probably no more than 900, 000. Furthermore there were far more than three ships sunk, the Goya, Steubel and Wilhelm Gustloff are just the most famous and largest. There were also thousands of civilians who died on the road, and just to give one example, I have seen estimations that in Gdańsk alone around 100 people were dying every day from hunger, cold and exhaustion from the trek to get there. Operation Hannibal was not as Doenitz claimed later to rescue people but to supply the bridgeheads in the east and pull out the wounded and equipment. Civilian refugees were just a nuisance which if space were available could be taken.