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	Maximilian von Spee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However Spee was wary of the Allies' strength, especially the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Royal Australian Navy — in fact he described the latter's flagship, the battlecruiser HMAS Australia, as being superior to his entire force by itself.
		In the ensuing Battle of the Falkland Islands, Spee's flagship, SMS Scharnhorst, together with SMS Gneisenau, SMS Nürnberg and SMS Leipzig were all lost, together with some 2,200 German sailors, including Admiral von Spee and his two sons.
		Coincidentally, the Admiral Graf Spee was sunk by the Royal Navy in 1939, off the coast of Uruguay only a few hundred miles from where von Spee and his squadron had met their end on the same month a quater century earlier.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maximilian_von_Spee (341 words)

	Graf Spee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The SMS Graf Spee (not to be confused with the much more famous warship Admiral Graf Spee) was a German Mackensen class battle cruiser that was never finished.
		She was laid down on November 30, 1915, on the Schichau yards in Danzig and had a length of 223 meters (732 ft) with a size of 35,000 tons.
		They were both named after Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Graf_Spee (127 words)

	Admiral Graf Spee - Operational History
		Admiral Graf Spee was engaged in a battle off the coast of Uruguay with a small British naval group consisting of the heavy cruiser HMS Exeter and the light cruisers HMS Ajax and HMNZS Achilles.
		Admiral Graf Spee was hit amidships and set on fire when subjected to heavy salvos from the light cruisers, but she laid another smoke screen and turned 130° to port to avoid torpedoes from Ajax loosed off at a range of 4,5 nautical miles.
		At 1915 Admiral Graf Spee fired a few salvos at a range of 13 nautical miles to reinforce the message, by which time it was already clear that she would probably be running into a neutral River Plate port to effect repairs.
	www.deutschland-class.dk /admiral_graf_spee/admiral_graf_spee_operation_hist.html (1807 words)

	battle of falkland islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Unknown to Spee however, a British squadron, including two fast, modern battle cruisers, HMS Invincible and HMS Inflexible, were at that same time coaling at Port Stanley, sent by First Sea Lord Admiral Fisher to avenge the British defeat at Coronel.
		Spee began his attack on 8 December 1914, intending to subsequently refuel north at the estuary of the River Plate.
		Four German cruisers were sunk, with Spee's flagship Scharnhorst sinking rapidly first, followed by Gneisenau, Nurnberg and Leipzig.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Battle_of_Falkland_Islands (516 words)

	First World War.com - Who's Who - Maximilian von Spee
		Maximilian von Spee (1861-1914), who was born in Copenhagen, joined the Imperial German Navy in 1878.
		At the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914 off the coast of Chile, Spee sunk two British cruisers under the command of Sir Christopher Cradock, outclassing the British in terms of both gunnery and seamanship.
		At the Battle of the Falkland Islands, on 8 December 1914, Spee attempted a raid upon British wireless and coaling facilities at Port Stanley.
	www.firstworldwar.com /bio/spee.htm (280 words)

	Admiral Graf Spee Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Admiral Graf Spee was a pocket battleship (Panzerschiff, later reclassified as heavy cruiser) launched by Germany in 1934 and named after the World War I Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee who died in the first Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8 December 1914.
		Before Admiral Graf Spee was given her official name, she was refered to as Panzerschiff C and Ersatz Braunschweig, as she would be replacing the old battlewhip Braunschweig in the fleet inventory.
		Admiral Graf Spee sailed from Wilhelmshaven, Germany, on 21 August 1939, her mission to act as a raider in the South Atlantic.
	www.artbytexans.com /encyclopedia/Admiral_Graf_Spee (1229 words)

	Maximilian von Spee -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1887–88 he commanded the (A republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960) Cameroon ports, a German colony in (The second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean) Africa.
		From the outbreak of the (A war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918) First World War his command concentrated on destroying Allied commercial and troop shipping, with considerable success.
		Consequently Spee's squadron moved towards (A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama) South America.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/maximilian_von_spee.htm (221 words)

	First World War.com - Battles - The Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914
		Unbeknownst to Spee however, a British squadron, including two fast, modern battle cruisers, Invincible and Inflexible, were at that same time coaling at Port Stanley, sent by First Sea Lord Admiral Fisher to reverse the British defeat at Coronel.
		In short, the British cruisers were significantly more powerful than Spee's - and Invincible and Inflexible were accompanied at Port Stanley by six other cruisers, all under the command of Vice Admiral Sturdee.
		Spee began his attack on 8 December 1914, intending to subsequently refuel north at the Plate Estuary.
	www.firstworldwar.com /battles/falklandislands.htm (477 words)

	Maximilian, count von Spee -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		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).
		The German novelist and dramatist Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger was representative of the German literary movement known as Sturm und Drang.
		Prussian field marshal and chief of staff Helmuth von Moltke was known among his colleagues as “the Golden Man,” and so he seemed to be with his brilliant military leadership, his skill as a writer, and his reputation for honesty and decency.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9069043 (806 words)

	AllRefer.com - Spee, Maximilian, Graf von (German History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Spee, Maximilian, Graf von[mAk´´sEmE´lyAn grAf fun shpA] Pronunciation Key, 1861–1914, German admiral.
		In Nov., 1914, he met and defeated the English commander Admiral Cradock off Coronel; however, he was defeated by Sir Frederick Sturdee near the Falkland Islands (Dec., 1914) and went down with his vessel.
		It sank many British cargo ships in the South Atlantic early in World War II before it was finally damaged heavily by three British cruisers in Dec., 1939, and scuttled by its crew.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Spee-Max.html (220 words)

	Battle of the Falkland Islands biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Each of the British battlecruisers were fitted with eight 12-inch guns, whereas Spee's SMS Scharnhorst and SMS Gneisenau each had 8.2-inch guns.
		Realising his danger too late — and having missed the golden opportunity to shell Sturdee's fleet while in port — Spee and his squadron dashed for the open sea, but at 10am were pursued by the British.
		Four German cruisers were sunk, with Spee's flagship Scharnhorst sinking rapidly first, followed by Gneisenau, Nürnberg and Leipzig.
	www.biography.ms /Battle_of_the_Falkland_Islands.html (512 words)

	Battle of Coronel Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography
		Spee left the German colony at Tsingtao in China, once Japan entered the war on Britain's side.
		Spee's own fleet had suffered little damage, only three sailors wounded, and sailed thereafter to Valparaíso to a rapturous welcome from the local German population.
		This was promptly dispatched to destroy Spee's force: which it subsequently did, at the Battle of the Falkland Islands.
	lokalkolorit.de /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Coronel (1070 words)

	sports history - German battleship Admiral Graf Spee
		Admiral Graf Spee was a pocket battleship (Panzerschiff, later changed to heavy cruiser) launched by Germany in 1934 and named after the World War I Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee.
		Although Admiral Graf Spee is often called Graf Spee for short, it must not be confused with the uncompleted World War I German battle cruiser SMS Graf Spee.
		Admiral Graf Spee sailed from Wilhelmshaven, Germany in August 1939, her mission to act as a raider in the South Atlantic.
	www.sportsfactbook.com /history/Admiral_Graf_Spee (645 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Spee Maximilian Graf von (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In the South Pacific a squadron of German cruisers under the command of Admiral Maximilian von Spee did considerable damage to installations at the...
		Admiral Graf Spee, German “pocket battleship” of World War II.
		The Admiral Graf Spee was launched at Wilhelmshaven on June 30, 1934.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Spee_Maximilian_Graf_von.html (110 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Admiral Graf Spee, often called Graf Spee for short, was a pocket battleship launched by Germany in 1934 and named after the World War I Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee.
		In 1939 the Graf Spee sank a number of merchant ships in the south Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, with the first on September 30.
		The Allies formed seven hunting groups in the Atlantic and one in the Indian Ocean to look for her, totalling three battleships, four aircraft carriers, and 16 cruisers.
	www.askmytutor.co.uk /a/ad/admiral_graf_spee.html (157 words)

	Hans Langsdorff - Biocrawler definition:Hans Langsdorff - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Langsdorff was born on the island of Rügen in 1894, the eldest son of a family with legal and religious traditions rather than a naval tradition.
		In 1898 the family moved to Düsseldorf, where they were neighbours of the family of Count (Graf) Maximilian von Spee, who was to become a German naval hero (while losing his entire command) in the battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914.
		In 1936 and 1937, while on board the new Admiral Graf Spee while on the staff of Admiral Bohen, Langsdorff participated in the German support of the Nationalist side in the Spanish Civil War.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Hans_Langsdorff (839 words)

	Graf Spee - Graf Spee
		The Admiral Graf Spee was a pocket battleship launched by Germany in 1934 and named after the World War I Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee.
		Although the Admiral Graf Spee is often called Graf Spee for short, it must not be confused with the uncompleted World War I German battle cruiser Graf Spee.
		In 1939 the Admiral Graf Spee sank a number of merchant ships in the south Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, with the first on September 30.
	www.scalecraft.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=951 (318 words)

	Maximilian von Spee biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		pl:Maximilian von Spee de:Maximilian Graf von Spee Count (Graf) Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubert von Spee (22 June 1861 – 8 December 1914) was a German naval officer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, who joined the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) in 1878.
		In 1934 the Germans named the new "pocket battleship" - heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee after him.
		Coincidentally, Graf Spee sank in the same area his ship did.
	www.biography.ms /Maximilian_von_Spee.html (296 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Coronel and the Falklands: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The defeat that Rear-Admiral Cradock suffered at Coronel at the hands of Maximilian Graf von Spee was recognised as a severe and humiliating blow to British naval prestige since the 18th century.
		The story of Admiral Graf von spee's east Asiatic squadron from its initial success to its ultimate demise is one of WW1's most compeling sagas.
		Von Spee's final demise is well documented by Bennet in this book.The Falklands battle draws on a wealth of eye witness and naval reports regarding this last major naval battle fought without the use of mines, torpedoes or aircraft.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1841580457 (530 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: German battleship Admiral Graf Spee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland class heavy cruiser which served with the Kriegsmarine of Germany during World War II.
		Originally classified as an armored ship (Panzerschiff), she was later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, and was referred to as a pocket battleship by the British.
		Admiral Graf Spee was launched by Germany in 1934 and named after the World War I Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee who died in the first Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8 December 1914.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=German_battleship_Admiral_Graf_Spee (1248 words)

	Admiral Graf Spee - Gallery - The Launch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Gräfin Huberta von Spee, daughter of the late Vice-Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee, arrives to Marinewerft Wilhelmshaven to baptism the new Panzerschiff "C" at the launch on 30.
		The act of christening performed by Gräfin Huberta von Spee, shattering the obligatory bottle of champagne against the hull.
		The hull of Admiral Graf Spee has now been launched.
	www.deutschland-class.dk /admiral_graf_spee/gallery/gallgrafspeelaunch.html (146 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - SMS Scharnhorst (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The armored cruisers Scharnhorst (named for the Napoleonic-era Prussian General Gerhard von Scharnhorst) and Gneisenau were the most powerful ships in the German Imperial Navy's East Asiatic Squadron stationed at Tsingtao, China.
		Coronel was a Pyrrhic victory for Spee, who had expended 42 percent of his ships' 8-inch ammunition—Scharnhorst had fired 422 shells and had only 350 remaining—and the nearest supply was in Germany.
		With inferior speed, range, and weight of shell, Spee's ships had little or no chance against Admiral Sir Frederick Doveton Sturdee's battlecruisers HMS Invincible and Inflexible.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_081500_smsscharnhor.htm (383 words)

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	worldroots.com /brigitte/royal/plantagenet/friedrichvonspeedesc1626-2.htm (757 words)

	Doveton Sturdee biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He entered the Royal Navy in 1871 and rose to become Chief of War Staff at the Admiralty on the outbreak of World War I.
		In December 1914, he decisively defeated the German squadron under Graf Maximilian von Spee at the Battle of the Falkland Islands, for which he was made a baronet.
		Sturdee commanded a squadron at the Battle of Jutland in 1916, became an admiral in 1917, and was made Admiral of the Fleet in 1921.
	doveton-sturdee.biography.ms (78 words)

	Admiral Graf Spee
		Captain Haun was originally captain of Karlsruhe which he delivered to relieve her of duty, he was then supposed to have swapped ships with Dresden's captain and return her home but the war changed this.
		The squadron consisted of the armoured cruisers SMS Scharnhorst (flag) and Gneisenau and the light cruisers Emden, Leipzig and Nürnberg.
		Karl von Muller of the Emden asked that his ship be sent to the Indian Ocean as a lone raider, the other cruisers remaining together.
	www.worldwar1.co.uk /GrafSpee.html (827 words)

	Maximilian Joseph, count von Montgelas de Garnerin -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The son of a Savoyard nobleman, Montgelas entered the service of Charles II Augustus, duke of Zweibrücken, and was from 1795 closely attached to the latter's successor, Maximilian IV Joseph, who, on becoming elector of Bavaria in 1799, installed him as prime minister.
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		Poet and novelist Joseph von Eichendorff is considered one of the great writers of the German Romantic movement.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9053538 (787 words)

	November 1
		Death of Heinrich Wilhelm von Gerstenberg in Altona, Germany.
		Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee defeats the British 4 Cruiser Squadron near the coast of Chile.
		German general, Von Hindenburg with chief of staff Ludendorff is appointed commander in chief of Austrian-German forces on the eastern front.
	courseweb.stthomas.edu /paschons/language_http/calendar/Nov1.html (810 words)

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