Gneisenau

Gneisenau may refer to:

August von Gneisenau (1760–1831), Prussian field marshal
One of the German naval ships named after him:

SMS Gneisenau, iron-hulled three-masted frigate, launched in 1879 and wrecked in 1900
SMS Gneisenau, World War I armoured cruiser, launched in 1906 and sunk in 1914
SS Gneisenau, a Norddeutscher Lloyd ocean liner launched in 1935
German battleship Gneisenau, a World War II battleship launched in 1936 and scuttled as a blockship in 1945

Gneisenau Nord-deutscher Lloyd Imperial Mail steamer sailing between Australia and Bremen 1907. Fares advertised in New Zealand. Twin screw steamer. Sister ship to Scharnhorst.

Gneisenau concentration camp, where the children from Lidice were taken
Gneisenaustraße (Berlin U-Bahn), station on the Berliner U-Bahn (underground railway)

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