MV Wilhelm Gustloff

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title: MV Wilhelm Gustloff
text: 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 (Gdynia), as the Red Army advanced. By one estimate, 9,400 people died, making it the largest loss of life in a single ship sinking in history. Originally constructed as a cruise ship for the Nazi Strength Through
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description: German military transport ship which sank in 1945; former cruise ship
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Wilhelm_Gustloff
date created: 2001-10-19T02:56:16Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T19:42:09Z
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