Death In the Baltic: the WW2 Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff

Schedule

Tue Sep 20 2022 at 01:00 pm

Location

Meriden Public Library | Meriden, CT

Castle Craig Adult Learning Program
(This program takes place at the Meriden Mall in the program space outside of Boscov's)
January 1945: The outcome of World War II has been determined. The Third Reich is in free fall as the Russians close in from the east. Berlin plans an eleventh-hour exodus for the German civilians trapped in the Red Army’s way. More than 10,000 women, children, sick, and elderly packed aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a former cruise ship. Soon after the ship leaves port and the passengers sigh in relief, three Soviet torpedoes strike it. More than 9,400 perished in the night―six times the number lost on the Titanic.
Presenter: Cathryn J. Prince, Author and Freelance Journalist
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Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden, United States

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