The Wilhelm Gustloff, a German civilian ship carrying over 10,000 refugees fleeing the advancing Soviet Army, sank on January 30, 1945, after being torpedoed by three torpedoes in the Baltic Sea at 23° below freezing, resulting in over 9,000 deaths—the worst maritime disaster in history—yet this tragedy was deliberately buried by Stalin and erased from history books during the Cold War until modern rediscovery.
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Did you know the worst maritime disaster in history wasn't the Titanic? January 30th, 1945, the Wilhelm Gustloff carried over 10,000 German civilians [music] fleeing the advancing Soviet Army. At 9:00 p.m., three torpedoes slammed into the ship's hull. The Baltic [music] Sea was 23° below freezing. Lifeboats froze to the deck. Parents watched [music] their children disappear beneath the black water. Families were torn apart in the crushing panic. Over 9,000 people died that night, but Stalin buried [music] the story. The Cold War erased this tragedy from history books until now.
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