Willhelm Gustloff is a crazy story. The captain who sunk it was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Marinesko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Marine

Willhelm Gustloff is a crazy story. The captain who sunk it was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Marinesko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Marinesko. He was reprimanded for being a drunk and for gambling and was facing court martial. Then only later after his death awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union award (the highest award) and had streets and museums named after him.