German Cemetery
Montevideo, Uruguay
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A memorial to the fallen crewmen of Admiral Graf Spee.



Close-up of the inscription. The inscription reads;
"PANZERSCHIFF ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE
ZUM GEDENKEN AN DIE GEFALLENEN IN DEM GEFECHT AM RIO DE LA PLATA VOR PUNTA DEL ESTE AM
13. DEZEMBER 1939.


Translation:
"In Memory of the fallen crewmen of the Battle of the River Plate at  Punta del Este on December 13, 1939"




Close-up of the Spanish inscription on the memorial "In Memory of the fallen men of Graf Spee". Flowers on a stone next to the memorial indicate that someone has recently visited the memorial, the stone says "You are not forgotten".
(All photos courtesy of Eduardo Montemuiño)
© 2009 Eduardo Montemuiño all rights reserved





German Cemetery
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Page published Feb. 24, 2011