Dec 12, 2019 out of all the people aboard the gustloff at the time of the ship sinking, only a handful around 1,200 could be saved. Although many in switzerland were hardly saddened at the passing of the odious gustloff, the swiss, anxious to preserve their neutrality, tried and convicted frankfurter for the murder. There are some disasters ending in death of thousands of people. Page title class views daily average edits editors size protection watchers links. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff the greatest maritime. Bundesarchiv b 145 bildp094443, stettin, wilhelm gustloff als. The sinking of wilhelm gustloff with 9400 deads emarine. World war two german 98k rifle by gustloff werke 1944. World war two german 98k rifle by gustoff werke 1944 harry. Double click on the image to zoom in to that point. Feb 02, 2015 remember the wilhelm gustloff, 1945 click to enlargein the night of january 30th, 1945 while evacuating refugees from eastern germany, the gustloff, which was designed to carry a max.
Jeder deutsche hatte genauso gehandelt, sagt harry weller. The last voyage of the wilhelm gustloff is a twopart german mini series. Dec 17, 2014 gustloff werke weimar, was a located in weimar germany, the facility was the lead firm of the wilhelm gustloff foundation wilhelm gustloff stiftung, which was a state owned corporation founded upon nationalized jewish property the national socialist seized during its early consolidation phase 19331936. The wilhelm gustloff had been attacked by soviet submarine s commanded by alexander marinesko. The colossal ship measured 25,000 tons in weight and almost 700 feet in length with a carrying capacity of 2,000 people. As to pictures of the willi g, heinz shoens books are a must. Media in category wilhelm gustloff ship, 1938 the following 27 files are in this category, out of 27 total. It was sunk in the baltic sea on the night of january 30, 1945, by a soviet submarine. The wilhelm gustloff was only designed to hold around 1,800 people, but more and more people kept showing up at the dock begging for space on the ship. It was made for television in 2008 and broadcast in this region some months ago. Wilhelm gustloff in the bay of danzig on january 30, 1945 is by many accounts the deadliest maritime disaster in recorded history. The ship was due to sail to stettin now szczecin, a port city in the northwest corner of poland close to the german homeland, a distance of only a couple hundred miles. The german ship mv wilhelm gustloff was sunk on january 30th 1945 by the soviet submarine s, a stalinetsclass submarine of the soviet navy, commanded by soviet naval captain alexander ivanovich marinesko.
Wilhelm gustloff wilhelm gustloff january 30, 1895 february 4, 1936 was the german leader of the nsdap nazi party in switzerland. Gustloffwerke trainer the firearms forum the buying. Wilhelm gustloff 30 january 1895 4 february 1936 was the founder of the swiss nsdapao the nazi party organisation for german citizens abroad at davos. The true death toll is unlikely to ever be known but what is certain is that the sinking of the german ship wilhelm gustloff was the worst maritime disaster in history. World war two german 98k rifle by gustoff werke 1944. For this feat captain marinesko received the soviet order of the red banner and was awarded the title hero of the soviet union posthumously, in may 1990. The mv wilhelm gustloff now lies off the northern coast of poland, 450 metres at the bottom of the baltic sea. Mv wilhelm gustloff german refugee ship sunk in 1945. Video clip from last voyage of the gustloff, a documentary combining historic footage with recreated scenes from a threehour, madeforgermantelevision film in 2008 directed by joseph vilsmaier entitled ship of no return.
He remained its leader from 1932 until he was assassinated in 1936. On february 4, 1936, david frankfurter, a 26yearold jewish medical student living in switzerland assassinated wilhelm gustloff, founder of the nazi party branch in that country. Wwii norwegian sleipnerclass destroyer free ship paper model download. Or hold down the key mac or the ctrl key pc and use the mouse wheel.
A memorial for the victims of the wilhelm gustloff sinking. By one estimate, 9,400 people died, which makes it the largest loss of life in a single ship. Jan 20, 2009 this month marks the 64th anniversary of a littlenoted but greatest maritime disaster in history. Januar 1945 hilfe fur legion condor laube gustloff als,schwimmende kaserne sonnendeck oberes promenaden deck unteres promenadendeck. Hagen koch ulrike kriener reportedly, only nine lifeboats were able to be lowered. German film loosely based on the sinking, by a soviet submarine, of a nazi trooptransport ship in the baltic sea on january 30th 1945. Head nurse working at the operating room on vessel wilhelm gustloff, germany 1940s. Feb 18, 2016 the sinking of wilhelm gustloff has been considered as the biggest maritime catastrophe of all time even surpassing the combined calamities of titanic which sank taking more than 1,500 people with it after hitting an iceberg and lusitania which sank with 1,119 people after getting hit by a german torpedo.
I own a copy of the gustloff katastrophe and from the publication details sos gustloff is also a good source. With kai wiesinger, valerie niehaus, heiner lauterbach, dana vavrova. Gustloff werke weimar, was a located in weimar germany, the facility was the lead firm of the wilhelm gustloff foundation wilhelm gustloff stiftung, which was a state owned corporation founded upon nationalized jewish property the national socialist seized during its early consolidation phase 19331936. The maritime disaster of the mv wilhelm gustloff is one that will haunt the german nationals forever. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff caused the deaths of more than 9.
Or hold down the key mac or the ctrl key pc and click on the image. This film would not have been made were it not for the simple fact that the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff in january 1945 remains the greatest single maritime disaster. Lothar linack and sonja springer prepare the last remaining lifeboat from the cruise ship wilhelm gustloff, which sunk in 1945, to be handed over in hoyerswerda, germany, 05 august 2014. Finland alternative title gustloffin viimeinen matka. Wilhelm gustloff in print and film encyclopedia titanica. Wilhelm gustloff was named after the assasinated leader of the swiss nazi party. Head nurse working at the operating room on vessel wilhelm gustloff. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff national vanguard. Some may not be aware of a few cases named as accident since they are the accidents at sea and take place in the list, though not ordinary events of incidents. Sinking of mv wilhelm gustloff the deadliest maritime disaster. The rest sank into the freezing depths of the baltic sea, never to be heard of again.
Gustloff werke was a nazi party controlled conglomerate with several factories, making a variety of materials for the party and sometimes for general sale. A jewish medical student murders a swiss nazi leader. Joseph vilsmaier twopart tv movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff, a german passenger ship, at the end of world war ii. Mv wilhelm gustloff was a german armed military transport ship which was sunk on 30 january 1945 by soviet submarine s in the baltic sea while evacuating german civilian refugees from east prussia, lithuania, latvia, poland and estonia and military personnel from gotenhafen as the red army advanced. In its initial days, the ship was used as a luxury cruise liner for the german workers of hitlers third reich, and, until the outbreak. The wilhelm gustloff, like the titanic, was a big passenger liner and was reasonably new and luxurious. Motorbuch verlag, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2002. The ship is named after the former head of the swiss nazi party who was assassinated by david frankfurter on feb. Remember the wilhelm gustloff, 1945 click to enlargein the night of january 30th, 1945 while evacuating refugees from eastern germany, the gustloff, which was designed to carry a max. A memorial to the wilhelm gustloff kriegsmarine, ozean, deutsche, wwii. Bundesarchiv b 145 bildp094443, stettin, wilhelm gustloff als lazarettschiff. The last voyage of the gustloff, the crimson ocean, the gustloff, the last voyage of the gustloff, the ship of no return.
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