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The deadliest disaster in maritime history happened seventy-five years ago this week: Thousands of German citizens and soldiers fleeing the Soviet army died when the “Wilhelm Gustloff” sank

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Tags: world war ii, germany, poland, history.military, maritime, soviet union, russia, author.francine uenuma, source.smithsonian
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/deadliest-disaster-sea-happened-75-years-ago-yet-its-barely-known-why-180974077/

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Title
The Deadliest Disaster at Sea Killed Thousands, Yet Its Story Is Little-Known. Why?
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1924 words