Wilhelm Gustloff under construction, Slip VII of the Blohm und Voss shipyard, Hamburg, Germany, 1937Launching ceremony of Admiral Hipper, Blohm und Voss shipyard, Hamburg, Germany, 6 Feb 1937; note Wilhelm Gustloff in backgroundLaunching of Wilhelm Gustloff, Slip VII of Blohm und Voss shipyard, Hamburg, Germany, 5 May 1937Swimming pool aboard cruiser liner Wilhelm Gustloff, 1938
Wilhelm Gustloff under construction, Slip VII of the Blohm und Voss shipyard, Hamburg, Germany, 1937Launching ceremony of Admiral Hipper, Blohm und Voss shipyard, Hamburg, Germany, 6 Feb 1937; note Wilhelm Gustloff in backgroundLaunching of Wilhelm Gustloff, Slip VII of Blohm und Voss shipyard, Hamburg, Germany, 5 May 1937Swimming pool aboard cruiser liner Wilhelm Gustloff, 1938
Wilhelm Gustloff, as a hospital ship, at Danzig, 23 Sep 1939Hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff at Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland), late 1939Ambulances lined up ready to take on wounded soldiers from hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff, Jul 1940, photo 1 of 2Ambulances lined up ready to take on wounded soldiers from hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff, Jul 1940, photo 2 of 2
Wilhelm Gustloff, as a hospital ship, at Danzig, 23 Sep 1939Hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff at Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland), late 1939Ambulances lined up ready to take on wounded soldiers from hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff, Jul 1940, photo 1 of 2Ambulances lined up ready to take on wounded soldiers from hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff, Jul 1940, photo 2 of 2
German hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff in Oslo harbor, Norway, 1940Hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff in harbor, Jul 1940, photo 1 of 2Hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff in harbor, Jul 1940, photo 2 of 2Hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff ready to take on wounded soldiers arriving by train, Jul 1940
German hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff in Oslo harbor, Norway, 1940Hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff in harbor, Jul 1940, photo 1 of 2Hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff in harbor, Jul 1940, photo 2 of 2Hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff ready to take on wounded soldiers arriving by train, Jul 1940
The Oslo, Norway police orchestra playing music for the wounded soldiers aboard hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff, 1940, photo 1 of 2The Oslo, Norway police orchestra playing music for the wounded soldiers aboard hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff, 1940, photo 2 of 2Two medics unloading a wounded German soldier from hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff, Jul 1940Wounded German troops aboard Wilhelm Gustloff, Jul 1940
The Oslo, Norway police orchestra playing music for the wounded soldiers aboard hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff, 1940, photo 1 of 2The Oslo, Norway police orchestra playing music for the wounded soldiers aboard hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff, 1940, photo 2 of 2Two medics unloading a wounded German soldier from hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff, Jul 1940Wounded German troops aboard Wilhelm Gustloff, Jul 1940
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