Wilhelm Gustloff Museum

Wilhelm Gustloff Museum The world's largest online museum on the KdF ships Wilhelm Gustloff and Robert Ley.

Interesting how both were abruptly pulled from eBay.
05/28/2026

Interesting how both were abruptly pulled from eBay.

Just In! Another HSDG coffee pot, but in a larger size than I usually see - shown on the left. The personal size one is ...
05/27/2026

Just In! Another HSDG coffee pot, but in a larger size than I usually see - shown on the left. The personal size one is on the right for comparison.

Just In! After 20 years collecting from the Wilhelm Gustloff, I just found the first photo I've ever seen that shows the...
05/27/2026

Just In! After 20 years collecting from the Wilhelm Gustloff, I just found the first photo I've ever seen that shows the top of her forward staircase! Likely taken on the Sun Deck. My plans are packed away at the moment, so I can't exactly pinpoint the location.

*Update: This appears to be the rear staircase looking aft into passenger cabins, with a different set of stairs leading up to the Lower Promenade Deck.

Same seller, a new piece of junk! Noted as being from the Wilhelm Gustloff and belonging to the same steward as the cork...
05/22/2026

Same seller, a new piece of junk! Noted as being from the Wilhelm Gustloff and belonging to the same steward as the corkscrew. This, in fact, is a Christofle silverware piece often attributed to the French Navy and likely produced well before the Gustloff was ever conceived.

Once again, someone took a random item, engraved the name of the ship and year on it, and tries to pass it off as real. I've messaged the seller twice regarding both items, but apparently, they do not care.

A quick Google search shows the exact same spoon without the engraving in antique shop in San Diego and two others from a different website.

Just appeared online and already 10 watchers and 3 bids. Another fake piece of junk with the name "Wilhelm Gustloff" inc...
05/21/2026

Just appeared online and already 10 watchers and 3 bids. Another fake piece of junk with the name "Wilhelm Gustloff" incorrectly engraved on the side and the year 1938. I'll have to add this to the fake items section of the website next.

I'm sure this will end up selling to someone who knows nothing about the Gustloff counterfeit trade and they'll waste their money on something barely worth a few Euros.

Just In! An original photograph of the rescued Pegaway crew aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff in her Crew Dayroom. The English...
05/21/2026

Just In! An original photograph of the rescued Pegaway crew aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff in her Crew Dayroom. The English sailors are being treated to beer and ci******es after enduring the sinking of their ship in the North Sea, April 1938.

Just in: A new photo of the Wilhelm Gustloff docked in Hamburg. What is interesting is that there is a person either hos...
05/12/2026

Just in: A new photo of the Wilhelm Gustloff docked in Hamburg. What is interesting is that there is a person either hosing down or scrubbing the side of the hull at the waterline.

A photo postcard of the Pegaway in 1935. The Wilhelm Gustloff would come to her rescue in April, 1938 as she was sinking...
05/12/2026

A photo postcard of the Pegaway in 1935. The Wilhelm Gustloff would come to her rescue in April, 1938 as she was sinking and rescued her entire crew before she slipped beneath the waves.

A color slide of the Wilhelm Gustloff departing for another peacetime cruise. 1938 or 1939.
05/10/2026

A color slide of the Wilhelm Gustloff departing for another peacetime cruise. 1938 or 1939.

A sailor aboard the Hansa on April 2nd, 1943. Gotenhafen (Gdynia).
05/10/2026

A sailor aboard the Hansa on April 2nd, 1943. Gotenhafen (Gdynia).

The Robert Ley & Wilhelm Gustloff as hospital ships during the winter of 1939 - 1940.
05/10/2026

The Robert Ley & Wilhelm Gustloff as hospital ships during the winter of 1939 - 1940.

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