Graf Spee Video

[schwebebahn]

It's not a video, it is a slide show. Thanks for wasting my time :-(

[PeterFeuerstein]

The ship was actually so badly damaged - as my uncle, the L.I. (=Leadng Engineer) Carl Klepp has stated that the ship would and could not survive another battle, even with 'no other Allied ships out there', forget about returning to Germany. Langsdorff thus savedthe lifes of several hundred seamen!

[aaggie411]

looking for information on how some 600 hundred sailors ended up in Argentina

[tc413405]

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[TheFirstBloodyNation]

@aaabbbrrruuuhhhaaa 100% AGREE!

[aaabbbrrruuuhhhaaa]

such massive nice looking ships :/ i think they look better then the modern battleships today =)

[Headjangle]

@aaabbbrrruuuhhhaaa We don't have battleships any more dude :( but it could be cool of we still had them :)

[idewar05]

What we know now is that a british shell had destroyed the equipment needed to clean the Spee's diesel fuel. At most she could have gone a further thrity miles and then been a sitting duck, pounded to eventual destruction. No, her captain did the best thing, the only thing, the honourable thing... and paid a heavy price for it!

[MasterAceman123456]

Der Graffen Spee was tricked into being scuttled by her own captain, German intelligence fell for British ploy that made them think their situation was more hopeless than it truly was, good job Brits.

[STRIKER8024]

My grandfather was on this ship. He always loved this ship.

[socrafgm]

viva la sagrada alemania!

[martinsmmf2010]

sagrada?

Alemanha nazista sagrada?

Que Deus tenha piedade de sua alma seu ASNO.

[socrafgm]

el papa de mi abuelo venia en ese acorasado

[Slaydom]

Die meisten Soldaten der deutschen waren keine Nazis und die meisten Offiziere auch nicht.

Sie haben alle nur blindlings Befehle durchgeführt

[thespawnof66]

An interesting ship with an amazing history indeed. It will be fascinating to see how much they salvage of her. That class was quite revolutionary.

[VIadmirLenin]

some idiots say that captain langsdorff is unwilling to fight for hitler

[BlastingFatHerns]

lol that's kind've retarded on their part to say that. Captain Langsdorff committed suicide after sending a last message back home. He was ashamed if anything that he could not do more than he already amazing accomplished. Graf Spee is an amazing ship!

[historicbloke]

a great war ship and sunk by her own captain to save his crew,

[122099]

"Graf Spee" xD

Ich lach mich kaputt^^

[couteau86]

Was gibt es da zu lachen??? O,o

[122099]

Ich musst nur an das Waschmittel denken^^

[Cabalfreak]

Der kapitain der graf spree war kein nazis so wie alles immer behauptet wird im gegen teil wenn er ein schiff versengte versuchte er die überlebene aus dem wasser zu retten auf see waren sie alle gleich sie waren Seefahrrer und diesen kodex hatt er eingehalten

[axelsandi]

die Graf Spee war in einer ausichts losen lage und daher sahen die deutschen offiziere als einzige nicht entehrende loesung sich selbst zu vernichten.

[Basti6814]

warum hat sie sich selbst versenkt?

habe gehört englische Schiffe wollten ihr auflauern.. stimmt das?

[fronzel99]

Swimming weapon of mass destruction from today's point of view... XD

[AldoAlonso89]

DESTROYED IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY

[Slipnjer]

Klasse!!!!!

[smirko]

SIEG!

[desateur001]

gutes video, die Panzerschiffe waren tatsächlich der gelungenste Wurf der deutschen Marine

[Claas1704]

Kein anderes Schiff dieser Bauweise erwies sich als richtiger. Schwerer bewaffnet als ein schnellerer gegner,hingegen schneller als ein waffentechnisch besser ausgerüsteter Gegner.

[Venator21]

ahh... die musik von codename panzers past so gut dazu...

well done.

[searaider2]

nice job but it wasnt the HMS Exceter but the HMS Exeter, neither the HMS Achilles but the HMNZS Achilles

[littmann03]

In 1939 the RNZN did not officially exist, it was the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, so strictly speaking the term HMS is correct, not that it matters much these days. As a matter of interest the Director Control Tower (damaged by the Graf Spee) and a six-inch turret from Achilles are preserved at the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland, NZ.

[swanningaround]

litt. Correct. What is not correct is that they call it a British victory. The tend to forget the New Zealand contribution, and only mention the Exeter and the Ajax. The Exeter actually withdrew defeated from the battle. They were treated as heroes. Typical English!

[ToonandBBfan]

Well I'm not suprised Exeter withdrew.

After being hit by 7 28cm shells.

Cruisers werent designed to be hit by those monsters.

It was a British victory but

HMNZS Achilles got plenty of recognition and her contribution certainly was remembered.There is plenty on her on the web too.