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Admiral Graf Spee

Panzerschiff / Schwerer Kreuzer 1936-1939  Deutschland  Class

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Panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee in December 1939

Named after Vice Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee, commnder of the South East Asian cruiser squadron who died at the Battle of the Falkland Islands on 08.12.1914.


Contruction Data

Laid down:     Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven, 01.10.1932
Launched:     30.06.1934
Commissioned:     06.01.1936
Fate:     scuttled 17.12.1939 (La Plate estuary)
Costs:     82 Mio Reichsmark

Commanders

KptzS Konrad Patzig:     Jan 1936 - Oct 1937
KptzS Walter Warzecha:     Oct 1937 - Oct 1938
KptzS Hans Langsdorf:     Oct 1938 - 17.12.1939

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