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MV Wilhelm Gustloff (9 Videos) Playlist by Mark R. Elsis

MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German cruise ship transformed into a military transport ship. She was sunk on January 30, 1945, by Soviet submarine S-13 in the Baltic Sea, while evacuating German civilians, officials, and military personnel from Gdynia (Gotenhafen) as the Red Army advanced. An estimated 9,400 people died, which makes it the largest […]