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The Graf Spee burns
The German 'pocket battleship' Admiral Graf Spee burns fiercely after being scuttled by its captain and crew in the shallow waters of the River Plate estuary, about 5 miles (8 km) outside Montevideo.
Image from Achilles at the River Plate, by S.D. Waters
War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington 1948
Further information on this image may be obtained through the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre website.
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