7.4K views · 195 reactions | MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German Nazi military transport ship which was ambushed and sunk in 1945 by a Soviet submarine. It was attacked in the Baltic sea and by some estimates, led to the deaths of 9000 people, including refugees of the war. Watch more like this on discovery+: https://bit.ly/3IwMQDW | Love History | Facebook

In 1945, the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German ship packed with civilians and military personnel, was sunk in the Baltic Sea during World War II. The tragedy claimed over 9,000 lives, making it the deadliest maritime disaster in history. Among the few survivors was a 3-year-old boy who would later rise to fame as actor Eric Braeden. Decades later, fate brought him face-to-face with a chilling connection—he played John Jacob Astor IV in James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic, a man who did not survive his sh