Episode 164: The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff

The deadliest shipwreck of all time took place on a cold January night in 1945, when a recommissioned German cruise ship carrying thousands of East Prussian refugees to safety in the west didn't notice the long slim Soviet sub following them in the icy Baltic waters until it was far too late.

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A podcast about disasters throughout history - what caused them, how people survived, and how we've responded to keep those disasters from happening again.