Could the Graf Spee have won?

Absolutely YES! The Graf Spee could have won the Battle of the River Plate. Had the German commander correctly evaluated the situation he could have stayed back well out of range of the smaller British guns and pounded them to pieces from a distance while taking little to no damage to his ship.

Will the Graf Spee be raised?

A salvage operation will be launched next week to raise from the estuary of the river Plate the wreck of the German battleship Graf Spee, which spread terror across the south Atlantic at the start of the second world war.

What happened to HMS Exeter after the Battle of the River Plate?

After her repairs were completed, the ship spent most of 1941 on convoy escort duties before she was transferred to the Far East after the start of the Pacific War in December….HMS Exeter (68)

Who won Battle of the River Plate?

British
But the German warship’s subsequent withdrawal to the neutral Uruguayan port of Montevideo, and its dramatic scuttling by its own crew on 17 December, turned the Battle of the River Plate into a major British victory – and a welcome morale boost for the Allied cause.

What sank the Graf Spee?

But the Royal Navy recorded a spirit-lifting victory just days later, after British ships cornered the imposing German warship Graf Spee off the coast of South America, defeating it in the first major naval battle of World War II.

Is the wreck of the Graf Spee still in the River Plate?

The Admiral Graf Spee scuttled, following the Battle of the River Plate. On 15 December the ship´s dead were buried in a Montevideo cemetery. At the funeral ceremony, Captain Hans Langsdorff used the naval salute, while all others around him used the Nazi salute….

What happened to the captain of Graf Spee?

Her commander, Captain Hans Langsdorff, believed he was facing impossible odds against a superior force beyond the horizon and defied Hitler’s order to fight to the last man. Three days later, he committed suicide, shooting himself in the head in a Buenos Aires hotel room.

When was Graf Spee sunk?

German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee

How many times was the Graf Spee hit?

In the course of the engagement, Admiral Graf Spee had been hit approximately 70 times; 36 men were killed and 60 more were wounded, including Langsdorff, who had been wounded twice by splinters while standing on the open bridge.