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Second World War: The German ocean liner Cap Arcona, afloat in the Bay of Lübeck with thousands of concentration camp survivors on board, was attacked and sunk by the Royal Air Force.
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Concentration camps operated by Nazi Germany
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Air and space warfare force of the United Kingdom
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