Fleeing The Red Army
In 1945, the Goya was used as both an evacuation ship and Wehrmacht troop transport, moving them from the eastern Baltic to the west. Contrary to popular belief, the Goya was not a hospital ship during Operation Hannibal. On April 16, 1945, the Goya was sailing from the Hel Peninsula, across the Baltic Sea to western Germany, overloaded with German troops and civilians fleeing from the Red Army, including 200 men of the 25th Panzer Regiment. The list of passengers documented 6,100 people on board, but it is possible that hundreds more boarded the ship, using every space available.
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