Admiral graf spee german armored ship, 1936 view of the after part of the ships superstructure, port side, taken while she was in montevideo harbor, uruguay in middecember 1939, following the battle of the river plate. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. How britain tricked a german battleship into sinking itself. When the great ship first reached the bottom, much of her superstructure was above water. Nov, 2010 pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip sweep the horizon. The group that finds the heavily armed pocket battleship admiral graf spee near. How britain tricked a german battleship into sinking.
The pursuit of the graf spee news the harvard crimson. The graf spees career was short but productive, accounting for nine ships totaling 50,000 tons. Documentarystyle account of ww ii chase of a german battleship by a british force all the way to south. On 20091939, admiral graf spee was released to carry out its orders. Pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip open, tigers. In the opening years of world war ii the royal navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the atlantic convoy routes open and the british isles supplied. The film stars john gregson, anthony quayle, and peter finch. This is the 1975 welldone restoration of the 1946 original version, pursuit of the graf spee, which is also available region 2. Pursuit of the graf spee in the united states is a 1956 british war film in technicolor and vistavision by the writerdirectorproducer team of michael powell and emeric pressburger. With john gregson, anthony quayle, ian hunter, jack gwillim. Nazi germany world war ii navy battleship warship graf spee. Kurt diggens survived the war and died 01032007, old age, 94, in bonn, germany. Heavy cruiser salem as the german pocket battleship admiral graf spee group cast members united states navy especial thanks as the united states navy uruguayan navy especial thanks as the uruguayan navy. Panzerschiff admiral graf spee in december 1939 after world war i the versailles treaty limited the construction of new warships in germany.
Download pursuit of the graf spee apple ii my abandonware. Sep 16, 2011 pursuit of the graf spee is a strategic game that allows the players to recreate the historic search for the german pocket battleship, graf spee, in late 1939. Jun 08, 2016 pursuit of the graf spee is one of best movie released on 26 june 2015 starring john gregson, anthony quayle, ian hunter, jack gwillim, bernard lee. You will have very bad games a lot of mediocre games and some insane games in her. The ship had a design displacement of 14,890 t 14,650 long tons. The pocket battleships were a class of three german heavy cruisers adapted to push the tonnage limits imposed by the versailles treaty and mount 11 naval guns with sufficient range to outgun anything they could not outrun. Life and death of the german heavy cruiser admiral. This is an account of british naval action in the south atlantic, december 1939, early in the war with germany.
It was distributed worldwide by rank film distributors ltd. I can imagine graf paired with a gallant could be quite fun when both were working together and competently skippered. The battle of the river plate hens tooth video 1956 color 1. My bad world of warships gameplay admiral graf spee german cruiser warship. Documentarystyle account of ww ii chase of a german battleship by a british force all the way to south america. The german pocket battleship admiral graf spee, ship number three of that class and the largest of the pocket battleships, was sent into the atlantic upon the outbreak of. She was designed by the german navy prior to wwii to be a fast and powerful light battleship. Over the next ten weeks, langsdorff and admiral graf spee were extremely successful, stopping and sinking nine british merchant ships, totaling over 50,000 tons.
According to article 190 of the treaty, the battleships could be. The admiral graf spee had a different and unusual conclusion to her battle days. Most notably, her main battery is comprised of 283mm guns. The pursuit of the graf spee at the keith memorial. Pursuit of the graf spee aka the battle of the river plate. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from graf spee at the discogs marketplace. The graf spees captain scuttled the ship before committing suicide, and it has remained in waters less than 25 feet 7. British officers john gregson, anthony quayle chase the german pocket battleship graf spee to uruguay, where its captain peter finch scuttles it. The emblem is made in bronze, it is about 2 meter high, it meassures about 2,8 meter from wingtip to wingtip and weights about 500 kg. It was distributed worldwide by rank film distributors ltd the films storyline concerns the battle of the river. Arresting narration should surely be credited to emeric pressburger, in the opening of the last film by the archers, with michael powell, the pursuit of the graf spee, 1957, a.
The pursuit of graf spee is a time limited event with 3 stages and a short story focusing on the ship admiral graf spee. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee 1956. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 cast and crew moviefone. Finland video box title taistelulaivan viimeiset paivat. Unfortunately for this unique german pocket battleship, admiral graf spees final victim, the doric star, was able to radio an alert to the royal navy before being taken and sunk. The graf spee, on the other hand, is hit by 2 x 8inch and 18 x 6inch projectiles which cause considerable damage upperworks although the ships main guns and propulsion plant remain intact. Admiral graf spee is a premium tier vi german cruiser that straddles the line with battleships in several ways. If you havent played pursuit of the graf spee or want to try this strategy video game, download it now for free. The nazis took them off from all the vessels just before the war began, and as the graf spee left europe on august 21, 1939, 12 days before the war broke out, she still had it.
Graf spee turned this battle into a major british victory, and. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 company credits imdb. Pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip sweep the. The battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee. An outgunned force of 3 british cruisers engaged the graf spee in. Upper lips dont get much stiffer, as captain bell john gregson bravely agrees to proceed to the falklands, under orders from harwood anthony quayle in michael powell and emeric pressburgers the pursuit of the graf spee, 1957. The graf spee s career was short but productive, accounting for nine ships totaling 50,000 tons. Buy the battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee from amazons movies store.
After sinking several merchant ships in the atlantic, the graf spee was sighted on dec. With an alpha damage of 8,400 per shell and a 20 second reload time, the guns perform exceptionally well against lightlyarmored enemy units. Pursuit of the graf spee the 1957 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The graf spee was a pocket battleship that attacked merchant ships in the south atlantic and off madagascar in 1939. During the war her role was that of a commerce raider in the south atlantic. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The battle of the river plate was the first naval battle in the second world war and the first one of the battle of the atlantic in south american waters. Panzerschiff graf spee 1956 kompleter film youtube. It was allowed to keep six old battleships of the deutschland and lothringen class, six small cruisers, 12 dds and 12 torpedo boats. The penultimate powellpressburger collaboration, the pursuit of the graf spee as it is known to us audiences is a workmanlike filmization of an actual ww ii naval battle between great britain. The battle of the river plate is a 1956 british war film in technicolor and vistavision by the.
Pursuit of the graf spee street date november 9, 2010 24. Admiral graf spee anchored off montevideo, uruguay, circa 16 dec 1939. Like her two other sister ships, the graf spee conducted several nonintervention patrols off the coast of spain during the spanish civil war 19361939. John gregson heads the cast as captain bell, skipper of the exeter, one of several vessels engaged in pursuit of the indestructable geman battleship graf spee. Battle of the river plate commemorative booklet royal new. 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. Graf spee, german pocket battleship of 10,000 tons launched in 1936. The german heavy cruiser admiral graf spee had sailed into the south atlantic two weeks before the war began, and had been commerce raiding after receiving appropriate authorisation on 26 september 1939. Pursuit of the graf spee aka the battle of the river.
Graf spee turned this battle into a major british victory, and provided a huge morale. The commander of the nearest british hunting party, commodore henry harwood, correctly surmised that the graf spee would make for the river plate a major shipping. Yet the noose was closing as allied task forces scoured the oceans for the elusive german raider. May 12, 2012 it is the early years of world war ii and the royal navy must fight a desperate battle to stop germanys best battleship, the admiral graf spee, from sailing to the south atlantic. Your query is the second one i have had within the past two weeks, the earlier described a bell the same as your mark drusdows. Captain langsdorff decides to make for the neutral port of montevideo to carry out temporary repairs. Upper lips dont get much stiffer, as captain bell john gregson bravely agrees to proceed to the falklands, under orders from harwood anthony quayle in michael powell and emeric pressburgers the pursuit of the graf spee, 1957 view the tcmdb entry for pursuit of the graf spee 1957.
Admiral graf spee was 186 meters 610 ft long overall and had a beam of 21. This movie directed by michael powell, emeric pressburger whom known as an famous movie director and have directed many interesting movies with great story telling. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee. British navy sinks german ship graf spee in first naval battle of wwii. German pocket battleship graf spee settles almost to the waterline outside the. Soon after the outbreak of world war ii, the german pocket battleship admiral graf spee, one of the fastest and most. The third and final panzerschiff of the deutschland class, the admiral graf spee, was commissioned in january 1936, and after the appropriate trial period, served as flagship of the german fleet. The battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee graf spee bluray, reg. Supplied by axis cargo ships or tankers, they primarily attacked and sank merchant shipping, and they could and. Pope has written what is probably the definitive account of the pursuit and sinking of the graf spee. Graf spee kreuzer world of warships official forum. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 british officers john gregson, anthony quayle chase the german pocket battleship graf spee to uruguay, where its captain peter finch scuttles it. Admiral graf spee panzerschiff schwerer kreuzer 19361939 deutschland class ship info history operational history technical data photos 1. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass panzerschiff armored ship, nicknamed a pocket battleship by the british, which served with the kriegsmarine of nazi germany during world war ii.
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