Today in 1939, the Allied cruisers Exeter, Ajax and Achilles damage the German pocket battleship Graf Spee at the mouth of Uruguay’s River Plate. The vessel seeks shelter in the neutral port of Montevideo. Days later Graf Spee’s captain scuttles the ship and then shoots himself. pic.twitter.com/VDD2NKVVps
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