especially for those civilians living in east prussia at the time. they knew exactly what awaited them when the soviets were approaching. they knew that the same acts of barbarism, the same massacres would happen to them as had happened to the russians as the german army had advanced in its invasion of the soviet union in 1942. however, they were under orders, they were not permitted to leave until the very end of january 1945. the nazi government forbade anyone to leave or to do so would've shown signs of defeatism, and acknowledgment that they were going to lose the war. well, finally hitler agreed and gave the apple permissiopermissio n to start evacuating these civilians. that's operation hannibal was born which did ultimately save about 2 million civilians. so at this point the refugees are starting to amass on harbors all along the baltic sea, and it is part of poland. so in the final days of january, january 27, 28th, 29th, these refugees are trying to get aboard the ship. and the wilhelm gustloff is one of them. nearly 10,000 german refugees

the soviets, in late 1945, they're closing in, they're in albania, east prussia. they do know these civilians are trying to get out. they're very aware of the civilians aboard ships like the gustloff, but for alexander, this is a target he could not resist, and again, because of the -- animosity is an understatement between germany and the soviet union at that time. this is what he considered a legitimate target. this is captain wilhelm, and one of four captains aboard the gustloff. why four captains? well, there are military aboard, and so he was in charge of them. then there are all the civilians, and so the civilians captain is a frederick peterson. the two do not agree on anything, except perhaps their destination. zahn wanted to travel as fast as possible. he was pushing to go 15 knots per hour. peterson wanted to hold back. he was concerned that the gustloff, which had been in dry dock for almost five years at this point, wouldn't really be able to withstand going fast. they disagreed on what route to take. follow the coastal route? hug the coastline to avoi

especially for those civilians living in east prussia at the time. they knew exactly what awaited them when the soviets were approaching. they knew that the same act of barbara qassam, the same massacres that happened to them as had happened to the russians and the german army had evidenced in its invasion of the soviet union in 1942. however, they were under orders. they were not permitted to leave until the end of january 45. the nazi government forbade any one to leave. to do so would show signs of acknowledgment that they were going to lose the war. finally hitler agreed and gave permission to start evaluating and that did save about 2 million civilians. so at this point of the refugees are starting to amass the harbors on the baltic sea. it is today of course of poland. in the final days of january 27, 8, 29, the refugees are trying to get aboard the ship and its one of them. nearly 10,000 german refugees attempt to escape across the baltic sea to germany which was supposed to be about 812 hour trip. as you know they met a tragic end. some time

i'm going to ask you, please he said the deferral and start prussia the people who have been using the deferrals to pay up. thank you very much >> commissioners i'm john gom goldman architects. we're at 94 - you was also hired by the client to do the financial analysis. in this document that i'm reading from the planning department it doesn't describe any harm done so i was surprised to hearing hear there was harm done to the community. from what i'm reading hereafter the initial doubt there is any developer in the city who is opposed. so the question is does it harm anybody? i can tell you on our project it would be a huge difference. we're providing the affordable housing on site but even with deferring $400,000 that represents the projection equity. if we were doing the funds ourself it actually helps us. i'm sure every developer is in favor of this and i am >> thank you. >> hi i'm joe. i'm here to speak in support of ending the deferral program. i live between 15 and fourteenth street. i'm part of the homeowner association. i want to say as a resident being in the heart of the boom

. -- prussia once ruled. he came to lay the cornerstone and marked the official start to construction work. >> i wish everyone who works on this building site constructive time together without accidents or other incidents. >> for centuries, the palace in the heart of berlin was at the center of german history. it was torn down by the east german government after being badly damaged in the second world war. now it is to return with the baroque faÇades modeled on the original. inside, it will house a center for history, culture, the arts, and sciences. the first stone is laid. the time capsule installed. the project follows years of controversy. the government says it is right that the palace is being rebuilt. >> through this palace and the four of inside, berlin, the city, the capital city of germany, is getting its historic center back. >> critics are opposed to the cost and what they see as the reconstruction of oppression monument -- of a prussian monument. it will take six years to complete. and it will t

. -- prussia once ruled. he came to lay the cornerstone and marked the official start to construction work. >> i wish everyone who works on this building site constructive time together without accidents or other incidents. >> for centuries, the palace in the heart of berlin was at the center of german history. it was torn down by the east german government after being badly damaged in the second world war. now it is to return with the baroque faÇades modeled on the original. inside, it will house a center for history, culture, the arts, and sciences. the first stone is laid. the time capsule installed. the project follows years of controversy. the government says it is right that the palace is being rebuilt. >> through this palace and the four of inside, berlin, the city, the capital city of germany, is getting its historic center back. >> critics are opposed to the cost and what they see as the reconstruction of oppression monument -- of a prussian monument. it will take six years to complete. and it will t

politically, the frustrating reality of young king ludwig was to rule either as a pawn of prussia orawn of austria, the two dominant germanic countries. rather than deal with the politics of munich, the romantic ludwig escaped here, to the peace and comfort of hohenschwangau. ludwig ruled bavaria for 23 years until his death in 1886. his best friends were romantic artists, like the great composer wagner, who ludwig idolized. neuschwanstein castle is just up the hill. imagine king ludwig as a boy, climbing these hills, dreaming up this ultimate fairytale castle. it looks medieval, but it's only about as old as the eiffel tower. built in the late 1800s, it's a textbook example of the romantic style popular at that time. the castle's interior is decorated with misty medieval themes -- brave knights, fair maidens, and scenes from wagnerian operas. ludwig personified this romantic age. longing for the natural beauty and emotion of an earlier time, he built his medieval fantasy on the hilltop not for defensive reasons, but because he liked the view. king ludwig intended to sit on a gold-an