The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustav killed 9,000 passengers, six times as many passengers as the Titanic, but it just wasn’t sexy enough to be famous, amirite?
Well, considering what was going on in the Nazi death camps in those days, the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was not likely to draw a lot sympathy outside of Germany, despite most of the victims being civilians.
Well, considering what was going on in the Nazi death camps in those days, the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was not likely to draw a lot sympathy outside of Germany, despite most of the victims being civilians.