On 2 and 3 march 2008, second german television zweites. The last voyage of the wilhelm gustloff is a twopart german mini series. Joseph vilsmaiers twopart tv movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff. The sinking of the laconia part1 by bretton ferguson. Mv wilhelm gustloff was a german armed military transport ship which was sunk on 30. The sinking of wilhelm gustloff with 9400 deads emarine. Movie on wilhelm gustloff encyclopedia titanica message.
Once the voting was complete, the wilhelm gustloff departed, reaching. 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. German film loosely based on the sinking, by a soviet submarine, of a nazi trooptransport ship in the baltic sea on january 30th 1945. I just noticed that a new movie about the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff is coming out march 10th 2008. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The film starts with life on german east and presents a wide array of characters each facing a dark perspectives flowing from inevitable reich defeat. Bundesarchiv b 145 bildp094443, stettin, wilhelm gustloff als lazarettschiff. Movie on wilhelm gustloff encyclopedia titanica message board. Just as sinking of wilhelm gustloff outdo the sinking of better known titanic in the sheer size of catastrophe, the tvmade gustloff beats camerons movie in almost every field. 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. Wilhelm gustloff in print and film encyclopedia titanica.
Latest headlines watchmen series premiere is hbos mostwatched debut on digital platforms since westworld 21 october 2019 the wrap. At the edge of the world is a 2008 documentary which chronicles the efforts of animal rights activist paul watson and 45 other volunteers, who set out in two sea shepherd ships to hinder the japanese whaling fleet in the waters around antarctica. The germans, unwilling to this day to admit their barbaric murder of six million jews, find it convenient to make the murder of wilhelm gustloff and the sinking of the gustloff great tragedies in their history. Wilhelm gustloff facts glossary vessels adolf hitler. The mv wilhelm gustloff was a german military transport ship which was sunk on 30 january 1945 by a soviet submarine s in the baltic sea while evacuating german civilians, nazi officials and military personnel from gdynia gotenhafen as the red army advanced. Mv wilhelm gustloff, a german military transport ship which was sunk on 30 january 1945. Ale na tv film to uslo, takze pro mne to byl spise prumerny film. There are some disasters ending in death of thousands of people. 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. The heroic deed of marinesko and the tragedy of the german. A look at some of the online content that can help explain why its key.
Different kinds star and tmdfilms alum gina di tullio stars in the dramatic short film the burden, which was shot in july 2008 and premiered at the 2009 castle rock film festival. Learn more about the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff in this article. This film would not have been made were it not for the simple fact that the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff in january 1945 remains the greatest single maritime disaster. 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. An estimated 9,000 passengers were killed in the sinking, making it the greatest maritime disaster in history. It was made for television in 2008 and broadcast in this region some months ago. 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 last voyage of the gustloff, the crimson ocean, the gustloff, the last voyage of the gustloff, the ship of no return. Princes death in the baltic is an account of the worst maritime disaster in history, the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff in january 1945. By one estimate, 9,400 people died, which makes it the largest loss of life in a single ship sinking in history. Nine hours later, wilhelm gustloff was in its death throes, after being hit three times by.
The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff bluejacket books sellwood, a. Once one of nazi germanys most vaunted cruise liners, the wilhelm gustloff packed her decks with some 6. Potapeni lodi trvalo pouze par minut, takze akce zadna. I own one of the books and while my deutsch is limited the photos are numerous and comprehensive. Az do teto chvile jsem vubec nevedel, ze nejaka lod gustloff existovala. Millions of germans tuned in to a television film about the 1945 sinking of a nazi ship. Stalingrad snipers 2011 truefrench dvdrip xvid utt by megui lunatic. Wilhelm gustloff, german ocean liner that was sunk by a soviet submarine on january 30, 1945. A number of books and one movie have been made to commemorate the gustloff disaster. With kai wiesinger, valerie niehaus, heiner lauterbach, dana vavrova.
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