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The Conference - Excursions


The Naval Academy Marineschule Mürwik is part of a very interesting footnote to the history of World War II. On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide. In his will, he condemned both Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler as traitors and expelled them from the Nazi Party. He also designated Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor and Supreme Commander of the armed forces.

Glücksburg Castle received its name from the motto of Duke Johann II: Gott Gebe Glück Mit Frieden, which roughly translated means "God grant happiness with freedom" or "God grant happiness and peace" The initial letters of this motto (GGGMF) along with the duke's coat of arms can be found above the castle entrance. Schloß Glücksburg was finished in 1587, and today is Germany's largest "water castle" and one of the most significant buildings in Northern Europe.

Click on the PDF symbol to download Flensburg p. 5 - 15 and p. 158 - 168

Princess Elisabeth and the Water Castle Glücksburg near Flensburg p. 169 - 184

What does Moin-Moin mean?

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The question that confronts us today is the same as in 1931-32: Do our leaders have the capacity to reach beyond their grasp, to challenge us to seek the higher angels of nature, to choose "Be informed! Be informed!" rather than "Be afraid! Be afraid!" In the end, however, we know that world peace is too important to be left in the hands of our leaders. Peace starts in our own back yards when we speak our for understanding when their is disharmony, food security where there is hunger, health care where there is disease, education where there is illiteracy, conservation where there is environmental harm, sustainable development where there is poverty ... and when we write letters across border to build goodwill and better friendships. - William Tubbs (2019)

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