Story about The Battle of the River Plate / 血拼大西洋 / 大西洋争霸战
A true WW2 story: the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warhip. In the fall of 19...
A true WW2 story: the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warhip.
In the fall of 1939, the German heavy cruiser (referred to as a pocket battleship) Graf Spee seems to have command of the Atlantic. In the firt three months of World War II, she was responible for sinking 9 ships. The British sent three cruiser commanded by Commodore Henry Harwood to confront her. The battle took place on December 13, 1939 and the British came out on top. The Graf Spee headed for the neutral harbor of Montevideo, Uruguay. They were given only a short time to effect repair and the British did their best to make them believe a British fleet of 6 or 8 ships awaited them. Rather than chance the loss of his men, the German captain ordered the Graf Spee scuttled.
