In the early hours of December 13, 1939, the South Atlantic bore witness to one of World War II’s most dramatic naval ...

Her father, Captain Hans Langsdorff, was the commander of the German battleship Graf Spee during World War II.He is buried in Argentina’s National Cemetery in Buenos Aires, the city where he ...

Friedrich Adolph, 89, the last surviving sailor in Uruguay from the famous German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, which was sunk off the South American nation's coast early in World War II ...

They considered themselves lucky, Jahn recalls. He and his fellow crewmen were assigned to the Graf Spee, a 3-year-old pocket battleship considered the best vessel in the German fleet.

When war broke in September 1939, the Graf Spee was dispatched south in search of easy prey in the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean, a vast area made for the long-legged pocket battleship. The Graf ...

The German navy pocket battleship Graf von Spee took refuge in the port of Montevideo in December 1939 chased by three Royal Navy vessels.

When war broke in September 1939, the Graf Spee was dispatched south in search of easy prey in the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean, a vast area made for the long-legged pocket battleship. The Graf ...

Montevideo, Uraguay – Experts working to recover parts of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, sunk 66 years ago in Montevideo Bay, successfully retrieved from the bottom of the River ...

The nearly 350 kilo eagle with a swastika held in its claws was part of the stern of the German “pocket battleship” Admiral Graf Spee that was sunk off the coast of Montevideo in December 1939 ...

The future of a bronze eagle which once adorned the Nazi-era battleship Admiral Graf Spee remains uncertain after plans to melt it down were scrapped. Treasure hunters raised the eagle in 2006 off ...

The future of a bronze eagle which once adorned the Nazi-era battleship Admiral Graf Spee remains uncertain after plans to melt it down were scrapped. Treasure hunters raised the eagle in 2006 off ...