Title
Crew sinks naval warship "Admiral Spee" in 1939
Caption
Naval warship "Graf Spee", destroyed by its crew, in the mouth of River La Plata (near Montevideo, Uruguay). The ship was seriously damaged in a sea battle with British troops and was about to be repaired in the harbour of Montevideo (Uruguay). There was only little time given by the government and success was in doubt. Captain Langsdorff gave the order to sink the ship on the 17th of December in 1939.
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Date
Dec 17, 1939
Credit line
Photo12/dpa-pa
Reference
DPA13A06_135
License type
Rights managed
Available size
27,6Mb (926,7Kb) / 14,3in x 7,5in / 4297 x 2241 (300dpi)