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But with death counts of about 1,500 and 1,200 respectively, both are dwarfed by what befell the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German ocean liner that was taken down by a Soviet sub on Jan. 30, 1945,.
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When the Sea Hunters descended on the wreck they found that the Wilhelm Gustloff was stripped of everything associated with humanity. This is very strange as.
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The Motor Vessel Wilhelm Gustloff was a German ocean liner launched in 1937. Named for the founder of the Swiss Nazi Party, who was assassinated in 1936, the Wilhelm Gustloff was originally.
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The MV Wilhelm Gustloff, launched in 1937, was a German ocean liner initially used for leisure cruises. Requisitioned for military use during World War II, it was tragically sunk by a Soviet submarine in January 1945, leading to the deadliest maritime disaster in history. The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, predominantly carrying German.
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History Wilhelm Gustloff sinking — 75 years on Volker Wagener 01/30/2020 Over 9,000 people died in the Baltic Sea on January 30, 1945, in an attempt to evade the Red Army. The Wilhelm.
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The German ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff plowed through the choppy water, her cabins, decks, saloons, and even her drained swimming pool jammed with refugees. It was the night of January 30, 1945, and disaster awaited her.
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Wilhelm Gustloff (30 January 1895 - 4 February 1936) was the founder of the Swiss NSDAP/AO (the Nazi Party organisation for German citizens living outside Germany) at Davos. He led it from 1932 until his death. In 1936, Gustloff was assassinated by David Frankfurter, a Croatian Jew outraged by the growth of the Nazi Party. After killing.
Voyage of the doomed the unknown story of the world’s worst maritime
Consider what happened to the German ship Wilhelm Gustloff on the evening of January 30, 1945, seventy-five years ago. Formerly a cruise liner for Hitler's "Strength Through Joy" program in the 1930's, and then a hospital ship during wartime, Wilhelm Gustloff was pulling different duty that long-ago night in the Baltic Sea.
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On the night of 30 January 1945, the German ship Wilhelm Gustloff was steaming through the Baltic when three Russian torpedoes slammed into her, sending her to the bottom in a matter of minutes. Nothing remarkable there. It was wartime and the Russians and Germans had been killing each other since 1941.
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January 30th, 1945 Kriegsmarine blanket saved from the sinking Wilhelm Gustloff - January 30th, 1945 - 9:00pm When the torpedoes from the S-13 exploded against the Gustloff, passengers began the stampede to escape the sinking liner. One of the male passengers was sitting in the cabin he shared when the liner was hit.
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In the final months of World War II, 75 years ago, German citizens and soldiers fleeing the Soviet army died when the "Wilhelm Gustloff" sank Francine Uenuma History Correspondent January 29,.
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MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German military transport ship which was sunk on 30 January 1945 by Soviet submarine S-13 in the Baltic Sea while evacuating civilians and military personnel from East Prussia and the German-occupied Baltic states, and German military personnel from Gotenhafen ( Gdynia) as the Red Army advanced.
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Wilhelm Gustloff, German ocean liner that was sunk by a Soviet submarine on January 30, 1945. An estimated 9,000 passengers were killed in the sinking, making it the greatest maritime disaster in history. MV Wilhelm Gustloff Adolf Hitler launching the MV Wilhelm Gustloff, Hamburg, Germany, May 5, 1937.
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About 9,500 died when she was sunk in the Baltic in January 1945 - the deadliest maritime casualty in history (Royal Navy) Published Feb 7, 2021 2:59 PM by Survey ship HMS has investigated.
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Profile MV Wilhelm Gustloff: The deadliest-ever maritime disaster 75 years on History By Hamish MacPherson Journalist Share Approximately 9400 lives were lost when the MV Wilhelm Gustloff was sank by a Soviet submarine WHAT'S THE STORY? TODAY is the 75th anniversary of the world's worst loss of life on board a single ship.
The Biggest Maritime Disaster Ever The M.V. Wilhelm Gustloff. WW2
The Gustloff sinking happened in the Baltic Sea, when the Soviet submersible S-13 under the skippering of Capt. Marinesko, fired missiles and torpedoed the German vessel. In the many decades, since the incident occurred, there have been many who have raised the question of whether the incident could have been averted.
