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Germany/Poland: The children of Lake Kamper

July 2, 2012

In March 1945, a flying boat with 70 children on board went down in Kamper Lake, now Lake Resko, in northwestern Poland.

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Bildtitel: Wracksuche im Kamper See Bildbeschreibung: Suche nach einem verunglückten Flugboot. Im März 1945 verunglückte ein Flugboot mit 70 Kindern an Bord über dem Kamper See in Pommern. Lange herrschte Schweigen über die Tragödie. Jetzt soll das Wrack gehoben werden. Schlagwörter: Zweiter Weltkrieg, Kamper See, Flugunglück 1945 Herkunft: DW Eigendreh
Wracksuche im Kamper SeeImage: DW

For decades, the tragedy remained shrouded in silence, but now plans are underway to salvage the wreckage. The seaplane was carrying German children who were being evacuated as the Red Army advanced. The cause of the crash remains unknown. The families of the long-ago victims are divided over the plans to recover the wreckage.