Episodes

Season 1, 2 episodes

Episode 1: Harbor of Hope
- Now playing
- 1h 34m
- Feb 3, 2008
The first shots are fired in Danzig and the war returns to this area in January 1945. The Red Army attacks Hitler's Reich on the 12th of January with 20 times as many soldiers. A million and a half people flees from the oncoming front line in snow storms without any protection from the cold. Soon there is only one way out, over the Baltic sea. Masses arrive at the luxury liner from the 30's. Wilhelm Gustloff symbolizes hope.
Episode 2: Escape over Baltic Sea
- 1h 30m
- Feb 10, 2008
Wilhelm Gustloff leaves the harbor in Danzig with 10,000 refugees. In the cold water awaits a Soviet submarine.

M/S Gustloff

2008
1 season
1h 30m per episode

Overview

Joseph Vilsmaier Two-part TV movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German passenger ship, at the end of World War II. On 30 January 1945, Captain Hellmuth Kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating wounded soldiers and civilians trapped by the Red Army. Soon after leaving the harbor of Danzig, it was hit by three torpedoes from the Soviet submarine and sank in less than an hour.

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Ran for 1 season and 2 episodes (2008)
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Details

Created by: Joseph Vilsmaier
Rainer Berg
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 2
Original title: Die Gustloff
First aired: February 3, 2008
Last aired: February 10, 2008
Original language: German
Countries: DE

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Episodes

Season 1, 2 episodes

Episode 1: Harbor of Hope
- Now playing
- 1h 34m
- Feb 3, 2008
The first shots are fired in Danzig and the war returns to this area in January 1945. The Red Army attacks Hitler's Reich on the 12th of January with 20 times as many soldiers. A million and a half people flees from the oncoming front line in snow storms without any protection from the cold. Soon there is only one way out, over the Baltic sea. Masses arrive at the luxury liner from the 30's. Wilhelm Gustloff symbolizes hope.
Episode 2: Escape over Baltic Sea
- 1h 30m
- Feb 10, 2008
Wilhelm Gustloff leaves the harbor in Danzig with 10,000 refugees. In the cold water awaits a Soviet submarine.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Harbor of Hope

E2 Episode 2: Escape over Baltic Sea

Overview

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E1 Episode 1: Harbor of Hope

E2 Episode 2: Escape over Baltic Sea

Episode 1: Harbor of Hope

Episode 2: Escape over Baltic Sea

Episode 1: Harbor of Hope

Episode 2: Escape over Baltic Sea