Battle of the River Plate

1939 first naval battle of the Second World War
see also British invasions of the River Plate

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naval battle, American Theater, 

• Freebase entry^@
• NavWeaps article^@
• The Operations Room article^@

Location: -32.0, -47.0, ///truckload.geographies.airily, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML

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1939-12-13T00:00:00Z

Battle of the River Plate

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Frameless

Graves of sailors H.M.S. Achilles, Battle of the River Plate

Grave of Captain Hans Langsdorff, captain of the panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee.

HMSO Graf Spee battle map

HMSO Graf Spee battle map ja

HMSO Graf Spee map of River Plate

HMS Achilles (70)

HMS Achilles (HMNZS from 1941) (15333552416)

HMS Exeter River Plate

Hans Langsdorff

Harwood diagram anticipating Graf Spee movements December 1939

StateLibQld 1 165067 Achilles (ship)

War memorial

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	NavWeaps article@				Wikidata
link	The Operations Room article@				Wikidata
conflict	Battle of the River Plate	1939	naval battle		Wikidata
image	Graves of sailors H.M.S. Achilles, Battle of the River Plate	2019			Wikimedia
image	Grave of Captain Hans Langsdorff, captain of the panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee.	2018			Wikimedia
image	HMSO Graf Spee battle map	1945			Wikimedia
image	HMSO Graf Spee battle map ja	2021			Wikimedia
image	HMSO Graf Spee map of River Plate	1945			Wikimedia
image	HMS Achilles (70)	1939			Wikimedia
image	HMS Achilles (HMNZS from 1941) (15333552416)	2014			Wikimedia
image	HMS Exeter River Plate	1939			Wikimedia
image	Hans Langsdorff				Wikimedia
image	Harwood diagram anticipating Graf Spee movements December 1939	1939			Wikimedia
image	StateLibQld 1 165067 Achilles (ship)				Wikimedia
image	War memorial	2021			Wikimedia