Stalingrad snipers 2011 truefrench dvdrip xvid utt by megui lunatic. Wilhelm gustloff wreck diving in pomorskie, poland. It sank after being hit by three torpedoes fired by the soviet submarine s on 30 january 1945 with the loss of life thought to be over 9,000 the greatest loss of life in a maritime disaster in history. The colossal ship measured 25,000 tons in weight and almost 700 feet in length with a carrying capacity of 2,000 people. Movie on wilhelm gustloff encyclopedia titanica message board. It was the 12th anniversary of hitlers accession to power, which was an ordained holiday in germany accompanied by radio speeches and the like. To escape russia, the german civilians tried to evacuate in all directions but kept getting caught. German film loosely based on the sinking, by a soviet submarine, of a nazi trooptransport ship in the baltic sea on january 30th 1945. 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. Wilhelm gustloff was named after the assasinated leader of the swiss nazi party.
Jul 24, 2017 set in the dying days of world war ii, the greatest catastrophe in naval history left over 9000 dead six times more than in the titanic disaster with the sinking of the german passenger ship. With kai wiesinger, valerie niehaus, heiner lauterbach, dana vavrova. The heroic deed of marinesko and the tragedy of the german. The wilhelm gustloff had been attacked by soviet submarine s commanded by alexander marinesko. 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. The wilhelm gustloff is my favourite ship of all times. The heroic deed of marinesko and the tragedy of the german gustloff alexander marinesko is one of the most controversial figures of the great patriotic war, who is still a subject of much controversy and is in the limelight of heated debates. The film, to be broadcast on sunday and monday, tells the story of the former nazi cruise ship wilhelm gustloff, torpedoed by a soviet submarine in the baltic sea on january 30, 1945. World war ii saw the wilhelm gustloff becoming a hospital ship for the german wehrmacht. Nearly 10,000 died aboard the mv wilhelm gustloff and. Check out survive the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff. Pronunciation of wilhelm gustloff with 1 audio pronunciation, 1 meaning, 2 translations and more for wilhelm gustloff.
Kai wiesinger,valerie niehaus,heiner lauterbach,dana vavrova,michael mendl,karl markovics,francis fultonsmith,nicolas solar lozier,detlev buck,ulrike kriener,alexander held,monica attard,stefan becker,mirco bergmann,ines borkowski,martin bross,rene bohnke,malina ebert,wilma. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff true democracy. Its captain, marinesko, ordered three torpedoes to be fired at the german ship. Historia zatoniecia w 1945 roku niemieckiego statku wilhelm gustloff. The ship is named after the former head of the swiss nazi party who was assassinated in. 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. It is a navalgrey ship of hope for anxious throngs of refugees who are lucky enough to make it as far as the docks.
Survive the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff roblox. Nine thousand passengers died, as only 1,230 were able to use the life boats. Its not that such a film couldnt make money i think that a film about east prussia and the wilhelm gustloff could be a real blockbuster its that there must be no. The mv wilhelm gustloff was a german kdf flagship, during 19371945, constructed by the blohm and voss shipyards.
On january 30, 1945 a russian submarine operating in the baltic sank the liner wilhelm gustloff named for the national socialist partys official representative in switzerland, assassinated by a jewish terrorist before ww2 listen to cbc canada 11minute interview. The gustloff once again finds itself in the role as flagship in gotenhafen. Film recalls horror of worlds worst maritime disaster the independent. Mv wilhelm gustloff was a german armed military transport ship which was sunk on 30. Movie on wilhelm gustloff encyclopedia titanica message.
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. Its not that such a film couldnt make money i think that a film about east prussia and the wilhelm gustloff could be a real blockbuster its that there must be. Joseph vilsmaiers twopart tv movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff. German film loosely based on the sinking, by a soviet. Zostal on zatopiony przez radziecki okret podwodny. Zaglada niemieckiego statku film dokumentalny lektor pl. Valerie niehaus filmographie le guide des films en francais.
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 civilians, german officials, refugees from prussia, lithuania, latvia, poland, estonia and croatia and military personnel from gotenhafen gdynia as the red army advanced. Wilhelm gustloff, german ocean liner that was sunk by a soviet submarine on january 30, 1945. The film, of course, is titanic, and its about the sinking of the ocean liner rms titanic on april 15, 1912, with the loss of 1,5 lives, after the ship struck an iceberg in the north atlantic. 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.
Its one of the millions of unique, usergenerated 3d experiences created on roblox. 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. Bundesarchiv b 145 bildp094443, stettin, wilhelm gustloff als lazarettschiff. Renamed lazarettschiff d and painted in hospital colors, she was prepped with 500 beds. Until 1940 the gustloff remained docked in the gulf of danzig where it served the eastern war front. Set in the dying days of world war ii, the greatest catastrophe in naval history left over 9000 dead six times more than in the titanic disaster with the sinking of the german passenger ship. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff the greatest maritime. This month marks the 64th anniversary of a littlenoted but greatest maritime disaster in history. By one estimate, 9,400 people died, which makes it the largest loss of life in a single ship. Crabwalk the assassination of gustloff is an element of the plot of this 2002 novel, even though its main subject is the sinking of the. As many as 9,300 people died believed to be biggest loss of life on a single ship. The wilhelm gustloff was a wwii german cruise liner.
One of the most notorious events of world war ii was the sinking of the mv wilhelm gustloff. Film complet rose unter dornenrose unter dornen 2006 horreur. There are different opinions about him ranging from praise to accusations of a war crime. Once the voting was complete, the wilhelm gustloff departed, reaching. Jan 20, 2009 this month marks the 64th anniversary of a littlenoted but greatest maritime disaster in history. Mv wilhelm gustloff before the war augst, federal archive. An estimated 9,000 passengers were killed in the sinking, making it the greatest maritime disaster in history. Learn more about the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff in this article.
Her first patients were 650 polish soldiers from the invasion of poland. Fifty six years ago today, the largest maritime disaster ever took place. Jul 02, 2015 joseph vilsmaiers twopart tv movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
The titanic was the largest ship ever built at the time. 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. The gustloff and a few other smaller ships left the port of gdynia gotenhafen, just to the north of danzig, shortly after noon on 30 january. Gustloffwerke trainer the firearms forum the buying. This time however, it is not a gleaming white flagship of the kdf cruise program. Gustloff werke was a nazi party controlled conglomerate with several factories, making a variety of materials for the party and sometimes for general sale. Gunter grass break taboo, writes of the sinking of the liner wilhelm gustloff with 8,000 dead in january 1945. On 30 january 1945, captain hellmuth kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating wounded soldiers and civilians trapped by the red army. The last voyage of the gustloff, the crimson ocean, the gustloff, the last voyage of the gustloff, the ship of no return. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff national vanguard. Assassination in davos, a 1975 swiss feature film concerning the assassination. Shortly after the gustloff left the port of danzig, a russian submarine operating in the baltic sea spotted the gustloff.