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  2. MV Wilhelm Gustloff - Wikipedia

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    MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German military transport ship which was sunk on 30 January 1945 by Soviet submarine S-13 in the Baltic Sea while evacuating civilians and military personnel from East Prussia and the German-occupied Baltic states, and German military personnel from Gotenhafen (), as the Red Army advanced.

  3. Soviet submarine S-13 - Wikipedia

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    Under the command of Marinesko, then 32, on 30 January 1945, at Stolpe Bank off the Pomeranian coast, S-13 sank the 25,484-ton German armed transport ship Wilhelm Gustloff under Kriegsmarine ensign, overfilled with civilians and military personnel, with three torpedoes. Recent calculations estimate more than 9,000 people were killed, the worst ...

  4. Soviet Baltic Sea campaign in 1945 - Wikipedia

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    The sinking of Wilhelm Gustloff, General von Steuben and Goya was a demonstration of the deadly potential of submarine warfare. [22] It is important to stress how despite being often erroneously described as noncombatant units, the ships actually possessed defensive anti-aircraft weapons and also carried military personnel (in addition to ...

  5. List of maritime disasters in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Wilhelm Gustloff – The German militarized KdF flagship sank after being hit by three torpedoes fired by the Soviet submarine S-13 on 30 January in the Baltic. The official death toll is 5,348, but it is estimated that up to 9,343 were killed, making it possibly the worst single-ship loss of life in history and the worst maritime ship disaster ...

  6. Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen - Wikipedia

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    Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen (German: Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen) is a 1960 German war drama film, directed by Frank Wisbar. [1] It dramatizes the sinking of MV Wilhelm Gustloff, which was sunk while carrying German servicemen and around 6,000 civilian evacuees. [2]

  7. Gustloff - Wikipedia

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    Gustloff is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: ... MV Wilhelm Gustloff, a German military transport ship which was sunk on 30 January 1945.

  8. Wilhelm Gustloff - Wikipedia

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    The German cruise ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff was named for Gustloff by the Nazi regime. The ship was sunk by the Soviet submarine S-13 on 30 January 1945 (coincidentally the 50th anniversary of her namesake's birth) in the Baltic Sea while carrying civilian refugees and military personnel fleeing from the advancing Red Army. About 9,400 people ...

  9. Alexander Marinesko - Wikipedia

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    Before sinking the Wilhelm Gustloff, Alexander Marinesko had been facing a court martial due to his problems with alcohol. Despite his success with the sinkings, he was deemed "not suitable to be a hero". He was instead awarded the Order of the Red Banner. He was downgraded in rank to lieutenant and dishonorably discharged from the navy in ...