The in-depth story of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff sinking and how over 9000 drowned. It’s January 30th, 1945, and a 10-year-old boy named Horst Woit is fleeing the war. Germany is losing, and the ...

Little did they know the Wilhelm Gustloff would be blown to bits by 3 torpedoes in just a few hours. A timely story of refugees flocking out of a war-torn country got my attention right away. The ...

The Wilhelm Gustloff is the deadliest in history, killing 9,000 people when it sank in 1945. Similar to the Titanic, the Joola, the SS Kiangya, and the MV Doña Paz were carrying civilians when ...

Hitler's MV Wilhelm Gustloff refugee ship was carrying 10,600 passengers and the gold bars, thought to be worth £100 million today when it was torpedoed by Soviet forces Credit: Alamy. Rudi was ...

It is World War 2 and you are aboard the MV Wilhelm Gustloff which has just been struck with 3 torpedo strikes. You will relive the MV Wilhelm Gustloff's final moments in this atmospheric simulation.

On 30 January 1945, three torpedoes fired from the Soviet S-13 submarine sank the MV Wilhelm Gustloff cruise liner as it was evacuating refugees and soldiers fleeing the approaching Red Army from ...

MV Wilhelm Gustloff was launched in 1937 as a German passenger vessel. Initially used for cruises in the Baltic, it was briefly… Wednesday, November 13, 2024. SUBSCRIBE.

Gerhard Eichel was supposed to be among 10,500 German soldiers and refugees that boarded the MV Wilhelm Gustloff on Jan. 30, 1945. But the 18-year-old was too ill, … ...

MV Wilhelm Gustloff, the German KdF flagship from 1937 to 1945 Credit: Getty - Contributor. 7. The Amber Room in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg Credit: Alamy. 7.