German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee - Wikipedia
WEBAdmiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland-class " Panzerschiff" (armored ship), nicknamed a "pocket battleship" by the British, which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Graf Spee | German cruiser, World War II, Battle of the River Plate
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Graf Spee, German pocket battleship of 10,000 tons launched in 1936. The Graf Spee was more heavily gunned than any cruiser and had a top speed of 25 knots and an endurance of 12,500 miles (20,000 km).
Battle of the River Plate - Wikipedia
WEBPrisoners taken from merchant ships by Admiral Graf Spee who had been transferred to her supply ship Altmark were freed by a boarding party from the British destroyer HMS Cossack in the Altmark incident (16 February 1940) in Jøssingfjord, at the time neutral Norwegian waters.
Battleship Admiral Graf Spee in World War II - ThoughtCo
WEBOct 2, 2019 · Anticipating the beginning of World War II, German leader Adolf Hitler ordered Admiral Graf Spee to sail for the South Atlantic to be in position to attack Allied shipping. Departing Wilhelmshaven on August 21, Langsdorff steered south and rendezvoused with his supply ship, Altmark, on September 1.
The German Cruiser Admiral Graf Spee - Warfare History Network
WEBOne of the new and innovative ships was the Admiral Graf Spee. In the early weeks of World War II, the South Atlantic was a hunting ground for German raiders. At first light on December 13, 1939, the Graf Spee’s lookout shouted the alert—two masts were sighted on the dimly lit horizon.
A Battle Badly Fought | Naval History Magazine - U.S. Naval …
WEBDuring the fourth month of World War II, on placid waters off South America, one New Zealand and two British cruisers intercepted the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. After they exchanged fire for 83 minutes, the British squadron disengaged.
Admiral Graf Spee: The Formidable Power of Kriegsmarine
WEBJul 24, 2023 · The Admiral Graf Spee was a German “pocket battleship” that played a significant role during the early stages of World War II, most notably in disrupting Allied merchant shipping. The ship is perhaps best known for the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939, where it engaged a squadron of British cruisers before seeking refuge in …
The Hunt for the Pride of the German Navy – Admiral Graf Spee
WEBFeb 28, 2019 · Captain Langsdorff had been entrusted with one of the world’s most modern warships: the Admiral Graf Spee truly was an extraordinary ship. Built in Wilhelmshaven, she took part in her first missions during the …
The Battle of the River Plate: How Britain Tamed the Graf Spee
WEBOn 13 December 1939, a force of three Royal Navy cruisers under the command of Commodore Henry Harwood located the German pocket-battleship Admiral Graf Spee off the coast of Uruguay. Pocket-battleships were developed to get around the limitations of the Treaty of Versailles, which prohibited Germany’s production of conventional battleships.
Great German Raider – Expedition of the Battleship Graf Spee
WEBAug 21, 2018 · The most famous of these raiders was the pocket battleship the Admiral Graf Spee, commanded by Captain Hans Langsdorff. The Graf Spee sailed out into the Atlantic before the outbreak of war at the start of September 1939.
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