The Sinking of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff - 930 People Survived 72 Hours

The MV Wilhelm Gustloff, a German passenger liner, was torpedoed by a Soviet submarine in 1945, resulting in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in history. With over 9,000 people on board, including 7,000 civilians, mostly women and children, fleeing the war-torn east, the crew's desperate attempts to save as many lives as possible became a matter of minutes, not hours. 👉 Subscribe for more videos like this. Footage credits - PexelsPhoto IDs: 14140586, 35711018, 3275581, 11921496, 34944536, 19725408, 5236962, 13342949, 34701678, 31735032, 30983197, 8729980, 10490711, 33394283, 8850849, 21562934, 37970134, 4325728, 159164, 36072012, 25461702, 26510106, 40642, 34358908, 16105723, 9076532, 10992374, 19497086, 29204731, 263356, 28282297, 3651632, 29906339, 13075545, 5147495, 36264902, 30774747, 28242056, 33856333, 16370757, 8428070, 9353488, 5869735, 20782510, 14000669, 15804051, 5979539, 8581301, 4888444, 35538957, 35874553, 30918017, 13883892 | Pexels IDs: 12191462, 6011428, 4936167, 7274283 | PixabayPhoto IDs: 2480361, 5033381, 2470591, 2490982, 2322901, 4959901, 1476038, 4945224 | Unsplash IDs: JBgg5-FMtgM, 0MEMXMOy--Y, fu0tmm1eHOA, gj6ttNzb9qs, nXEBg2MWZ0g, 8uxNkV4SGBg, u9MPuU6XZrk, oK98pCWvnRw, 9ikbil0l5PU, I5GUgwZfsaY, j2hs5tshV0Q, 3Jwz6SSDeKk, ctW2NWgYzp8, RPjPF5t4Qco, Ja3IsLM9Mzw, N-Qfm8lG8zY, dBA7Yd067qo | MotionDesign IDs: motion-14b4c85d9904, motion-69663c10682c, motion-e7fa42d29eae, motion-e101ae09de60, motion-a5af3ea85f1b HASHTAGS: ##MVWilhelmGustloff ##WWII ##MaritimeDisaster ##SurvivalStory