Admiral Von Spee
Admiral Maximilian von Spee (1861-1914) - A German Admiral who, during the First World War was given freedom to make his own decisions about how to handle his battles. On 8th 1914 December Spee made an attempt to raid a coaling station in the Falkland Islands, unaware that Britain had already sent two ships to protect the islands. Admiral Spee's flagship and two other ships along with 2, 200 German sailors including Spee's two sons were lost
Picture No
10528032
Media ID
48016276
Size
5400px x 3244px
(1.7MB)
Credit
Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans
Source
Robert Hunt Library
Date
1914
