The Wilhelm Gustloff before its first departure in 1938 and after its test in the Hamburg harbor Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Alamy Stock Photo By the time the Soviet Union advanced on Germany’s ...

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 ...

While the Titanic is the most famous maritime disaster, it's not the deadliest. The Wilhelm Gustloff is the deadliest in history, killing 9,000 people when it sank in 1945. Similar to the Titanic ...

As war raged in Europe, the Wilhelm Gustloff carried thousands to safety—until tragedy struck. Learn about the catastrophic sinking that became a maritime nightmare. AP photographer who took ...

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 ...

The Wilhelm Gustloff was the most lethal shipwreck in history, but some details of the sinking remain unknown. At around 9 p.m. on January 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler was speaking to the German people.

Fear is a hunter. Inspired by the greatest tragedy in maritime history, four teenagers from four different European countries board the Wilhelm Gustloff cruise liner in hopes of surviving World ...