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Good question. The captain sank his own ship, then shot himself.
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What are the names of ill-fated German Admiral?
Admiral Graf Spee, a pocket battleship, for New York Times crossword answer
What is German warship graf spee?
it was a 'pocket battleship', because of treaty restrictions, Germany could not build battleships, so it was the size of a cruiser but with the armament of a battleship.
How can you tell if a flag you have is from the battleship Graf Spre?
Cloth flags are easy to fake. Graf Spee was a battlecruiser with 11 inch guns, and NOT A BATTLESHIP. Even the old Russian battleships from the Tsushima battle in 1905 had bigger guns than Graf Spee, they had 12 inch guns, and "they" were 30 years old when Graf Spee was built!
When did Hitler invade Poland the date?
It was third of ,September 1939 when the German pocket battleship Graf Spee shelled Poland and the Germans performed the Blitzreig.
What was the name of the real German battleship that was sunk in the movie The Battle of River Plate?
Admiral Graf Spee
What World War 2 German battleship was sunk off South America?
Admiral Graf Spee
When was the battle of river plate?
!3 dec 1939. The German Pocket Battleship Graf Spee had sunk severla British merchant ships in the Atlantic & Indian Oceans. (Without a single casualty !) She was cornered by HMS Exeter & HMS Ajax & HMNZS Achilles. Exeter was severly damaged. But Graf Spee was unable to continue the fight and was scuttled by her crew.
What was the first German warship sunk in world war 2?
The first major German warship sunk in WW2 was the "pocket battleship" Admiral Graf Spee, scuttled by her crew outside Montevideo, Uruguay on 17 December 1939.
Which battleship was longer and heavier or had a bigger gun displacement during World War 2 the German Bismark or Japan's Yamato?
Graf Spee
What German battleship was sunk off the cosat of argintina?
The ship was the Admiral Graf Spee. It was scuttled by the Germans. The incident is commonly known as the Battle of the River Plate.
What has the author Enrique Rodolfo Dick written?
Enrique Rodolfo Dick has written: 'Tras La Estela del Graf Spee' -- subject(s): Admiral Graf Spee (Battleship), River Plate, Battle of the, 1939 'El corvo' 'Y Cuando Vuelva, Hijo, Que Tenga Juicio'
Were there World War 2 battles in Uruguay?
The Battle of the River Plate, 1939. The surface raider and pocket-battleship 'Admiral Graf Spee' fought 3 cruisers of the Royal Navy ( HMS Achilles was from the New Zealand navy) and put into the neutral port of Montevideo (the capital of Uruguay) after suffering damage. The captain of the Graf Spee scuttled his ship in the harbour rather than face the British ships waiting for him and which he believed were growing in number.
