The M.S. Wilhelm Gustloff in German Memory Culture: A Case Study on Competing Discourses
Journal: OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network)
Year: 2014

The sinking of the German M.S. Wilhelm Gustloff in the Bay of Danzig on January 30, 1945 is by many accounts the deadliest maritime disaster in recorded history.Although the ship was a valid military target within the context of World War II, most of the passengers were German civilians fleeing the Soviet advance.For many years, the survivors and their advocates argued that a focus on National Socialism and the Holocaust had complicated and politicized any attempts at publicly remembering and mo