On This Day, Dec. 17: German cruiser Graf Spee scuttled after Battle of River Plate

Monday, December 17, 2018 - 03:20 in Earth & Climate

On Dec. 17, 1939, the Nazi warship Graf Spee was scuttled off the coast of Uruguay as British vessels pursued it after the Battle of the River Plate.

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