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The Graf Spee burns after the scuttling charges
Against a sky lit from behind by the evening sun, the hull of the ship lies across the picture on a choppy sea; heavy smoke pours from amidships and hides the tower bridge, flames glow beneath, and the angled arm of a crane stands above the wreck. On the evening of 17 December 1939, with the approval of Berlin, the crew took the ship out of the harbour and blew her up in the estuary of the River Plate rather than fight the British squadron waiting outside.
- Period
- December 17, 1939
- Credit
- US National ArchivesPublic Domain (NARA) · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH
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- HFE009388
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- 0' 26"
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