Get our news on your inbox! The US wasn't the only destination for European emigrants! A number of them slipped away and made it to New Swabia. In Montevideo, the 13th Hague Conventioncame into play. I learn from a recent newspaper article that a Uruguayan salvor is considering raising the wreck as an eventual touristic attraction. Langsdorff committed suicide several days afterward in the Argentine capital.

What eventually happened to the Crew of the Graf Spee. Gustav Friedrich Adolph Quick, 89, the last surviving crew member of the German pocket battleship Graf Spee that was scuttled in the River Plate at the beginning of World War II, …

From September through December 1939 Admiral Graf Spee sank nine merchant ships in the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean, the first on 30 September 1939. Founded in 1999. No, I did not remember correctly.

A few years ago a team of submarine rescuers including Falkland Islander Mensum Bound, a marine archeologist from Oxford were successful in recovering one of the guns of the sunken German battleship. I always thought that they were all smuggled back to Germany, but I am not sure. What happened to them afterward? The most famous of these raiders was the pocket battleship the Admiral Graf Spee, commanded by Captain Hans Langsdorff.The Graf Spee sailed out into the Atlantic before the outbreak of war at the start of September 1939. Wikipedia says they were interned in Argentina through the end of the war. by USS ALASKA » 25 Feb 2013, 21:47, Post Discussions on all (non-biographical) aspects of the Kriegsmarine except those dealing with the U-Boat forces. This boat was sunk in error by T-17 in the Baltic in April 1945.

Also relevant was Article 16, of which part reads, "A belligerent war-ship may not leave … I'd presume that they returned to Germany after the war -- those that didn't get involved in certain, From what I read, some of them stayed in Argentina or Uruguay for the rest of their lives as they became part of the community as they had no urge to return to Germany. Under Article 14, "[a] belligerent war-ship may not prolong its stay in a neutral port beyond the permissible time except on account of damage." In December of 1939, excepting the commanding officer and those KIA, the remainder of the crew of the Graf Spee were in Uruguay. Commenting for this story is now closed.If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page! by Bokkop » 18 Feb 2013, 22:52, Post

The battleship left the port and was blown up in the River Plate after its crew was transferred to a German merchant vessel, which transported them across the broad estuary to Buenos Aires. Hans Langsdorff, in the River Plate 17 December 1939 to keep it from falling into British hands. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the Axis nations and related topics hosted by the Axis History Factbook in cooperation with Christian Ankerstjerne’s Panzerworld and Christoph Awender's WW2 day by day. I think more than just a few made it back to Germany.
The Graf Spee was more heavily gunned than any cruiser and had a top speed of 25 knots and an endurance of 12,500 miles (20,000 km). The Graf Spee was hit more than 30 times by shells fired from the British vessels, rendering it practically unable to function.

by ohrdruf » 24 May 2004, 02:14, Post Did any settle there after the war?

The Uruguayan government, which at that point in World War Two was still maintaining its neutrality, invoked international practice and asked the Graf Spee to leave the port after four days, on Dec. 17, upon which Langsdorff decided to scuttle her. After sinking several merchant ships in the Atlantic, the Graf Spee was sighted on Dec. 13, 1939, by lijn34 » 13 Jan 2004, 22:56, Post The German dead were buried in a Montevideo cemetery and the wounded - five of whom were seriously injured - were treated at local hospitals. There would have been no particular need for them to Latinize their names in Argentina, which already had a fair sized population of ethnic Germans. Are you sure that many of them went to San Juan? There are newspaper reports and also letters indicating that the largest single group went to Isla Martin Garcia. They were accepted as shipwrecked. by Sam H. » 16 Jan 2004, 19:11, Post

In December of 1939, excepting the commanding officer and those KIA, the remainder of the crew of the Graf Spee were in Uruguay.

The battleship was sunk by its commander, Capt. If memory serves, at least 2 of them ended up on Atlantis.

It was Paul Ascher, the head of Lütjens staff, that was from the Graf Spee. by Andy H » 24 May 2004, 01:48, Post

Does anyone know where the crew from the Graf Spee was held in Argentina between December 1939 and April 1940 when they were officially interned in San Juan? A well-known personality in Uruguay's German community, he died late Friday after a lengthy illness, according to his grandson, Tobias Friedrich.

Militaries of the World and their Ships, Histories and Weapons. I live in Argentina. Under Article 12, "belligerent war-ships are not permitted to remain in the ports, roadsteads or territorial waters of the said Power for more than twenty-four hours." Did they spend the next 5 years there? aprox. Kriegsmarine surface ships and Kriegsmarine in general, ↳   Life in the Third Reich & Weimar Republic, ↳   Kriegsmarine surface ships and Kriegsmarine in general, ↳   Luftwaffe air units and Luftwaffe in general, ↳   German Strategy & General German Military Discussion, ↳   NSDAP, other party organizations & Government, ↳   The Ron Klages Panzer & other vehicles Section, ↳   Panzer & other vehicles - Photo threads, ↳   Axis Documents, Feldpost numbers, Postcards & Other Paper Items, ↳   The United Kingdom & its Empire and Commonwealth 1919-45, ↳   The Allies and the Neutral States in general, ↳   German Colonies and Overseas Expeditions, ↳   The end of the Ottoman Empire 1908-1923, ↳   Translation help: Breaking the Sound Barrier, http://historisches-marinearchiv.de/pro ... gebnis.php. This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our, Alaska Class: Battlecruiser or Large Cruiser Semi-debate.

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