What happened to Captain Langsdorff?

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.

What was the German ship scuttled in Montevideo?

battleship Graf Spee
The German battleship Graf Spee in flames after being scuttled in the River Plate Estuary off Montevideo, Uruguay. Three days later, German Captain Hans Langsdorff shot himself in a hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Is the Graf Spee still in Montevideo?

Admiral Graf Spee inflicted heavy damage on the British ships, but she too was damaged, and was forced to put into port at Montevideo, Uruguay….German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee.

What happened to the captain and crew of the Graf Spee?

The battleship was sunk by its commander, Capt. Hans Langsdorff, in the River Plate 17 December 1939 to keep it from falling into British hands. Thirty-seven German sailors were killed in the confrontation and Captain Langsdorff was wounded, along with 57 other of the Graf Spee’s men.

What was Hitler’s biggest ship?

Work was completed in August 1940, when she was commissioned into the German fleet. Bismarck and her sister ship Tirpitz were the largest battleships ever built by Germany, and two of the largest built by any European power….German battleship Bismarck.

Did the Graf Spee have a sister ship?

Armed with six 28 cm (11 in) guns in two triple gun turrets, Admiral Graf Spee and her sisters were designed to outgun any cruiser fast enough to catch them….German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee.