As war raged in Europe, the Wilhelm Gustloff carried thousands to safety—until tragedy struck. Learn about the catastrophic sinking that became a maritime nightmare. AP photographer who took ...

The Wilhelm Gustloff before its first departure in 1938 and after its test in the Hamburg harbor Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Alamy Stock Photo By the time the Soviet Union advanced on Germany’s ...

Fear is a hunter. Inspired by the greatest tragedy in maritime history, four teenagers from four different European countries board the Wilhelm Gustloff cruise liner in hopes of surviving World ...

The death toll from the sinking of the Nazi liner Wilhelm Gustloff was six times bigger than the Titanic disaster. (Getty) Built in the 1930s, the Gustloff carried high ranking Nazi officials and ...

The wreckage of the German "Wilhelm Gustloff" ship, sunk by a Soviet submarine in January 1945, has been a war grave since 1994. Under Polish law, diving is strictly prohibited within a 500-metre ...