Admiral Graf Spee
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December 14, 1939: Crewmen cleaning up after the Battle of the River Plate.

 

December 15, 1939: The coffins of the crewmen killed in the Battle of the River Plate are seen loaded on a
barge ready for transport to shore for burial in Montevideo, Uruguay.

 

December 15, 1939: Funeral in Montevideo for the crewmen killed in the Battle of the River Plate.

 

December 16, 1939: A launch from the Admiral Graf Spee heading to shore for materials to repair the ship.

 

December 18, 1939: The tug Gigante carrying many of the crew of the Admiral Graf Spee arriving at Buenos
Aires, Argentina.

(All photos courtesy of Hugo R. Sochi, from the private collection of Ana Marcela Halupczok, daughter of
Maschinengefreiter Erich Halupczok, Division 9, Admiral Graf Spee)

 



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