Battle of Hamburg (1945) siege by the Soviet Red Army, refused to send reinforcements. The Germans managed to resist the British in Bremen for a week; the surviving troops retreated to the Jutland peninsula. The last remaining defence was the city of Hamburg and the Germans sought to make a final stand there. After capturing Soltau, the British 7th Armoured Division of the VIII Corps was poised to assault the city. The British advance towards Hamburg was spearheaded by the 7th Armoured Division, attacking Harburg and advancing to the River Elbe across from Hamburg, with the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division assaulting the town of
German frigate Hamburg German frigate Hamburg Hamburg is a "Sachsen"-class frigate of the German Navy. Built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, "Hamburg" was the second of the "Sachsen" class to be launched and then commissioned into the German Navy. She is based at Wilhelmshaven, initially as part of "1. Fregattengeschwader" with the other ships of the "Sachsen" class, and from 9 January 2005 as part of the "2. Fregattengeschwader", which itself became part of the new "Einsatzflottille 2" on 27 June 2005. "Hamburg" joined Operation Atalanta, the EU-led anti-piracy mission, in November 2010. She was on deployment with EUNAVFOR until March 2011. Between 24