Captain Langsdorff, Commander of the Graf Spee, WW2
Captain Langsdorff, Commander of the Graf Spee battleship, badly damaged by three British light cruisers during the Battle of the River Plate, South Atlantic, 13 December 1939, WW2 - unable to arrange the necessary repairs in Montevideo harbour, Langsdorff was forced to scuttle the ship on Hitler's orders on 17 December. He committed suicide two days later
Picture No
13542296
Media ID
48483748
Size
3441px x 3564px
(3.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Usage Restrictions
Editorial Use Only
Source
The First Year of War in Pictures, p51
Date
1939
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