German pocket battleship Graf Spee sinking War WW2 ship being sunk Scuppered itself following the battle of River Plate

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German pocket battleship Graf Spee sinking War WW2 ship being sunk Scuppered itself following the battle of River Plate in Uruguay 1940s

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