Norddeutsche Lloyd was a notable German shipping company founded by Hermann Henrich Meier and Eduard Crusemann in the northern German city of Bremen. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Person | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shipping Agent | Paul Hilken | ||
| American Agent | Herman Oelrichs |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1939/08/30 | Two days before the invation of Poland, the Norddeutscher Lloyd flagship Bremen is docked in New York alongside the Queen Mary, Ile de France, Aquitania and Normandie. To avoid seizure by the US, Berlin orders Captain Ahrens to leave without passengers. | German Industry | RMS QUEEN MARY | Long Beach | World War II Begins | ||
| 1939/08/30 | As the blacked out BREMEN sails down the Hudson River, 900 crewmen line her decks and give the Nazi salute to the Statue of Liberty. The Bremen sails back full speed to Germany. | German Industry | Liberty Enlightening the World (sculpture) | Statue of Liberty | Statue of Liberty National Monument | World War II Begins |
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