
Sujet
Crew sinks naval warship "Admiral Spee" in 1939
Légende
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
17 déc. 1939
Crédit
Photo12/dpa-pa
Notre référence
DPA13A06_135
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
27,6Mo (926,7Ko) / 36,4cm x 19,0cm / 4297 x 2241 (300dpi)