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Hamburg-Amerikanische-Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1940

    Allegations concerning HAPAG personnel and Nazi activity

    A United States intelligence report identified Louis Classing, HAPAG's general manager in Havana, as a suspected Nazi agent and described alleged propaganda and organizational-finance activities. These claims concern an individual and wartime political context; the supplied reference does not provide enough evidence to characterize the entire company as a Nazi organization.

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  2. 1939

    St. Louis refugee crisis

    The HAPAG liner St. Louis carried more than 950 Jewish refugees from Nazi persecution. After Cuba, the United States and Canada refused to accept the passengers, the vessel returned to Europe. The voyage became a major historical example of the failure of countries to provide refuge during the Holocaust era.

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