World war two german 98k rifle by gustoff werke 1944. With kai wiesinger, valerie niehaus, heiner lauterbach, dana vavrova. Sinking of mv wilhelm gustloff the deadliest maritime disaster. Head nurse working at the operating room on vessel wilhelm gustloff.
A memorial for the victims of the wilhelm gustloff sinking. Wilhelm gustloff in the bay of danzig on january 30, 1945 is by many accounts the deadliest maritime disaster in recorded history. A memorial to the wilhelm gustloff kriegsmarine, ozean, deutsche, wwii. Bundesarchiv b 145 bildp094443, stettin, wilhelm gustloff als lazarettschiff. There are some disasters ending in death of thousands of people. 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. A jewish medical student murders a swiss nazi leader. 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. It was sunk in the baltic sea on the night of january 30, 1945, by a soviet submarine.
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. German film loosely based on the sinking, by a soviet submarine, of a nazi trooptransport ship in the baltic sea on january 30th 1945. 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. Head nurse working at the operating room on vessel wilhelm gustloff, germany 1940s. He remained its leader from 1932 until he was assassinated in 1936. Oct 28, 2012 the common reason for death of passengers is hypothermia. Herbei eilende schiffe konnten insgesamt lediglich 1. World war two german 98k rifle by gustoff werke 1944 harry. Jeder deutsche hatte genauso gehandelt, sagt harry weller. The colossal ship measured 25,000 tons in weight and almost 700 feet in length with a carrying capacity of 2,000 people. Hagen koch ulrike kriener reportedly, only nine lifeboats were able to be lowered.
The wilhelm gustloff had been attacked by soviet submarine s commanded by alexander marinesko. 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. It was made for television in 2008 and broadcast in this region some months ago. The rest sank into the freezing depths of the baltic sea, never to be heard of again. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff the greatest maritime. As adolf hitler watches wilhelm gustloff s widow, hedwig gustloff, breaks a bottle of champagne on the bow christening the ship at the launch ceremony. 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. The last voyage of the gustloff, the crimson ocean, the gustloff, the last voyage of the gustloff, the ship of no return. Wilhelm gustloff wilhelm gustloff january 30, 1895 february 4, 1936 was the german leader of the nsdap nazi party in switzerland.
Or hold down the key mac or the ctrl key pc and click on the image. By one estimate, 9,400 people died, which makes it the largest loss of life in a single ship. 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. On the bitter, cold day of january 30, 1945, the german transport wilhelm gustloff left port from east prussia with 10,582 crew and evacuees on a ship that was designed to carry 1865 people. 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 mv wilhelm gustloff now lies off the northern coast of poland, 450 metres at the bottom of the baltic sea. 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. The wilhelm gustloff, like the titanic, was a big passenger liner and was reasonably new and luxurious. 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. I own a copy of the gustloff katastrophe and from the publication details sos gustloff is also a good source. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff caused the deaths of more than 9. Doch auch ihm stehen bis heute diese bilder vor augen. I also checked out your own and was very impressed.
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. 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. This is a recreation of the german ship wilhelm gustloff which sank on january 30th. Wilhelm gustloff was named after the assasinated leader of the swiss nazi party. Page title class views daily average edits editors size protection watchers links. The sinking of wilhelm gustloff with 9400 deads emarine. The ship is named after the former head of the swiss nazi party who was assassinated by david frankfurter on feb. Media in category wilhelm gustloff ship, 1938 the following 27 files are in this category, out of 27 total. World war two german 98k rifle by gustloff werke 1944. Wwii norwegian sleipnerclass destroyer free ship paper model download. 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. 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.
Or hold down the key mac or the ctrl key pc and use the mouse wheel. 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. Double click on the image to zoom in to that point. 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. Jan 20, 2009 this month marks the 64th anniversary of a littlenoted but greatest maritime disaster in history. 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 maritime disaster of the mv wilhelm gustloff is one that will haunt the german nationals forever. 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. Mv wilhelm gustloff german refugee ship sunk in 1945. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff national vanguard. Bundesarchiv b 145 bildp094443, stettin, wilhelm gustloff als. Finland alternative title gustloffin viimeinen matka. Motorbuch verlag, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2002.
Januar 1945 hilfe fur legion condor laube gustloff als,schwimmende kaserne sonnendeck oberes promenaden deck unteres promenadendeck. Gustloffwerke trainer the firearms forum the buying. Wilhelm gustloff in print and film encyclopedia titanica. Gustloff werke was a nazi party controlled conglomerate with several factories, making a variety of materials for the party and sometimes for general sale. 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. 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. As to pictures of the willi g, heinz shoens books are a must. 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 last voyage of the wilhelm gustloff is a twopart german mini series.
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