Episode 164: The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff

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Episode 164: The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff

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The deadliest shipwreck of all time took place on a cold January night in 1945, when a recommissioned German cruise ship carrying thousands of East Prussian refugees to safety in the west didn't notice the long slim Soviet sub following them in the icy Baltic waters until it was far too late.

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Episode 164: The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff

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