The ten meters and over 27 tons "state of the art" optical piece gave the feared pocket battleship and ... Zealand commanded by Admiral Harwood confronted the Graf Spee under Captain Hans Langsdorff.
The nearly 350 kilo eagle with a swastika held in its claws was part of the stern of the German “pocket battleship” Admiral Graf Spee that was sunk off the coast of Montevideo in December 1939 ...
The Battle of River Plate was fought on 13 December 1939 between the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee and the Allied Naval task force. The location of the battle was off the South ...
The small but immensely powerful Admiral Graf Spee was the pride of Hitler's naval fleet. Restricted to a limited size due to the impositions of the Treaty of Versailles, this 'pocket battleship ...
but then nothing until we sighted the GRAF SPEE. I might mention here that in 1937, Admiral Harwood, then a captain, formulated a plan to engage a pocket battleship with three light cruisers.
The Battle of River Plate was fought on 13 December 1939 between the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee and the Allied Naval task force. The location of the battle was off the South ...