What is "gneisenau"

Gneisenau may refer to:

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

:* , iron-hulled three-masted frigate, launched in 1879 and wrecked in 1900

:* , World War I armoured cruiser, launched in 1906 and sunk in 1914

:* , a Norddeutscher Lloyd ocean liner launched in 1935

:* , 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)