Published on 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, the Wilhelm Gustloff.
Follow the desperate struggle of thousands of refugees to board, the murderous incompetence of rivalling authorities, the fateful interplay of four captains and finally the cataclysmic sinking of the torpedoed ship into the icy Baltic Sea.
the russians were the commies we gave weapons to.