Latest headlines watchmen series premiere is hbos mostwatched debut on digital platforms since westworld 21 october 2019 the wrap. Januar 1945 hilfe fur legion condor laube gustloff als,schwimmende kaserne sonnendeck oberes promenaden deck unteres promenadendeck. The last voyage of the wilhelm gustloff is a twopart german mini series. Learn how to pronounce wilhelm gustloff and more about the wilhelm gustloff word at. Germany 75 years on, little known about the wilhelm gustloff sinking. Over 9,000 people died in the baltic sea on january 30, 1945, in an attempt to evade the red army. Just off the coast of poland, deep beneath the icy waters of the baltic, lie the torn remains of a german ocean liner. 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. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff true democracy. Soon after leaving the harbor of danzig, it was hit by three torpedoes from the soviet. The gustloff once again finds itself in the role as flagship in gotenhafen. Diving cold baltic waters, the sea hunters become the first to explore the wreck and reveal their findings to the world.
The gustloff, the last voyage of the gustloff, the ship of no return, ship of no return, ship of no return. Kai wiesinger, heiner lauterbach, valerie niehaus u. Gustloff werke weimar rifles the military rifle journal. 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. Dec 09, 2016 on 30 january 1945, three torpedoes fired from the soviet s submarine sank the mv wilhelm gustloff cruise liner as it was evacuating refugees and soldiers fleeing the approaching red army from gdniya, which was then named gotenhafen and part of german east prussia. Mv wilhelm gustloff wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The last voyage of the gustloff, the crimson ocean, the gustloff, the last voyage of the gustloff, the ship of no return.
Movie on wilhelm gustloff encyclopedia titanica message. German film loosely based on the sinking, by a soviet. World war ii saw the wilhelm gustloff becoming a hospital ship for the german wehrmacht. 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. Westworld casts 12 new characters westworld season 2 cast. Danzig23 september stralsund gustloff kulissen 02 dark1. The sinking of wilhelm gustloff with 9400 deads emarine.
Wilhelm gustloff 30 january 1895 4 february 1936 was the founder of the swiss nsdapao the nazi party organisation for german citizens abroad at davos. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the axis nations and related topics hosted by the axis history factbook in cooperation with christian ankerstjernes panzerworld and christoph awenders ww2 day by day. I just noticed that a new movie about the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff is coming out march 10th 2008. Some may not be aware of a few cases named as accident since they are the accidents at sea and take place in the list, though not ordinary events of incidents. 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.
Feb 18, 2016 the biggest maritime disaster in history was not titanic but a ship called wilhelm gustloff that sank and killed 9,343 people. Nearly 10,000 died aboard the mv wilhelm gustloff and nobody. On 30 january 1945, captain hellmuth kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating wounded soldiers and civilians trapped by the red army. By one estimate, 9,400 people died, which makes it the largest loss of life in a single ship. With kai wiesinger, valerie niehaus, heiner lauterbach, dana vavrova.
Long shrouded in soviet secrecy, the remains of the german refugee ship wilhelm gustloff mark the largest maritime disaster in the history of the world, one that claimed more than 9,000 lives. 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 submarine, of a nazi trooptransport ship in the baltic sea on january 30th 1945. Combines historical elements, such as the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff, with fictional elements, such as the books major characters and events. They said the tragedy of wilhelm gustloff was a war crime. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. It is a navalgrey ship of hope for anxious throngs of refugees who are lucky enough to make it as far as the docks. This page was last edited on february 2019, at 03. Born on 24 january 1939 in munich, vilsmaier became an internationally acclaimed film director with his films marlene, the comedian harmonists, brother of sleep schlafes bruder and stalingrad. I slutningen af anden verdenskrig forliser det tyske passagerskib wilhelm gustloff. It was made for television in 2008 and broadcast in this region some months ago. Polar shift, puttnam, new york, 2005, isbn 9780399152719.
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. A day in movie history dec film the color purple based on novel by alice walker, directed by stephen spielberg starring whoopi goldberg and danny glover premiered in new york. Wilhelm gustloff disaster party stormed with inquiries the offices of the party and the navy in all parts of the reich were yesterday stormed by anxious persons, who suspect that their relatives were perhaps onboard the wilhelm gustloff, which was torpedoed by a russian submarine on january 30th at 9. The color purple is a 1985 american period drama film directed by steven spielberg, based on the pulitzer prizewinning novel of the same name by alice walker. Dann sind wohl auch diese schauspieler hier uberfordert. He remained its leader from 1932 until he was assassinated in 1936. The sea hunters the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff tv. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff national vanguard. Beginning in october 1938 the decision to rationalize the concerns industrial activity resulted in the formation of a consortium of sorts where.
Dec 27, 2014 gustloff werke weimars rifle production was unique among the german rifle makers in several ways, and in many ways it would be the model for the others to follow by the wars end. Novel containing lengthy sequences set on the gustloff. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Zdf mainz ots mit hochkaratiger besetzung starten am montag, 12. Apr, 2018 in july of 2017, the leftovers alum herbers joined the cast of westworld season 2 in the role of grace, a seasoned guest in westworld whose latest visit comes at the parks darkest hour.
Renamed lazarettschiff d and painted in hospital colors, she was prepped with 500 beds. William pierce whats said to be the most expensive motion picture ever made was released a few weeks ago and has been earning record money at the box office. Joseph vilsmaiers 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. 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. Gustloff werke weimar, was a located in weimar germany, the facility was the lead firm of the wilhelm gustloff foundation wilhelm gustloff stiftung, which was a state owned corporation founded upon nationalized jewish property the national socialist seized during its early consolidation phase 19331936.
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