Considered the worst disaster in maratime history and one of the most tragic episodes of the last days of World War II in Europe was the attack on the passenger ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff, loaded with over 10,000 passengers and crew, mostly German refugees fleeing the advancing Red Army in East Prussia by the Soviet Submarine S-13, resulting in the deaths of more then 9,000 passengers and crew

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At that time, the Soviets were in that state where they just kept going and going. Like if you get in an emotionally driven brawl, you end up beating the guy and then continue to beat the tar out of him until he's a bloody pulp.The Germans had done some seriously F*cked up stuff the Soviets, they responded in kind. I'm not defending them hear, what they did was despicable, but in the mind of the Soviets that sank the ship it was justified.

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But most of the ship was German civilians and German Soldiers trying to protect them.

The act was unjust! You can't just judge an entire race of people and call them despicable because their ruler did something bad!

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I was talking about what the Soviets in the submarine that sunk the ship did, not the Germans on the ship.

The Soviets were the despicable ones here.

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It's even sadder how few people know of it.

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Well look on the bright side, at least few more know it now

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Each one counts

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Similarly the attacks on the Goya (by L3 killing 6,000) General Von Steuben (S13 killing 3-4,000) and Cap Arcona (Royal Air Force 5,000 mostly Death Camp survivors also gunned down by SS Guards and straffed by the RAF) are also not well known

You also can't forget about the Port Chicago Explosion where roughly 700 African Americans died in a Naval Explosion in California. It was the worst stateside disaster of WWII. There was also the mutiny where the African Americans refused to return to work due to fear of another explosion. They were all imprisoned and 50 were tried and found guilty of mutiny.