Map showing the movements of ships during the Battle of the River Plate
Graf Spee Sinking
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Battle of the River Plate
When HMS Achilles opened fire on the German 'pocket battleship' Admiral Graf Spee on 13 December 1939, it became the first New Zealand unit to engage the enemy in the Second World War Read the full article
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The British cruisers Achilles, Ajax and Exeter engage the German ‘pocket battleship’ Admiral Graf
