MV Wilhelm Gustloff

[Jack the Collector]

I have been fortunate enough to acquire some items from the MV Wilhelm Gustloff from a museum.They are selling off the duplicates and as time permits I will post the items have bought or buy in the future.To start the thread I present a photo of the Wilhelm Gustloff in naval gray with a band playing during WW2. This photograph has been attributed to Admiral Karl Donitz's visit to the ship in March of 1943.For those who might not know this ships story a link provided

 

 

 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/deadliest-disaster-sea-happened-75-years-ago-yet-its-barely-known-why-180974077/