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	Maximilian von Spee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maximilian_von_Spee (301 words)

	Battle of the Falkland Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 Stanley.
		Spee began his attack on 8 December 1914, intending to subsequently refuel north at the estuary of the River Plate.
		Von Spee's decision to head of Stanley was in part to capture its communication center.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Falkland_Islands (890 words)

	Battle of Coronel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During the battle, a Royal Navy squadron commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock was met and defeated by the superior German Kaiserliche Marine forces led by Vice-Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee.
		Spee left the German colony at Tsingtao in China, once Japan entered the war on Britain's side.
		This was promptly dispatched to destroy Spee's force: which it subsequently did, at the Battle of the Falkland Islands.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Battle_of_Coronel (880 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)

	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)

	Hans Langsdorff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.
		Hans Langsdorff was buried in the German section of the Cementerio de la Chacarita in Buenos Aires, Argentina and was honoured by both sides in the battle for his honourable conduct.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Hans_Langsdorff (809 words)

	Maximilian von Spee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Count (Graf) Maximilian von Spee was a German naval officer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark on 22 June 1861, who joined the Imperial German Navy in 1878.
		At the Battle of Coronel, off the coast of Chile, on 1 November 1914, Spee's force engaged and sank Sir Christopher Cradock's force of two cruisers, HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth, when the German force outclassed the British one in both gunnery and seamanship.
		In the ensuing Battle of the Falkland Islands, Spee's flagship, Scharnhorst, together with Gneisenau, Nürnberg, and Leipzig were all lost, together with some 2,200 German sailors including Admiral von Spee and his two sons.
	www.theezine.net /m/maximilian-von-spee.html (238 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)

	Admiral Graf Spee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.theezine.net /a/admiral-graf-spee.html (177 words)

	Spee, Maximilian, Graf von -- 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.
		The poet and prose writer Verner von Heidenstam led the literary reaction to the naturalist movement in Sweden, calling for a renaissance of the literature of fantasy, beauty, and national themes.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9069043?tocId=9069043 (788 words)

	Admiral von Spee - The Coronel Memorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Maximilian von Spee was born in Copenhagen on 22 June 1861, and joined the Imperial German Navy in 1878 at the age of 13.
		In 1914, Spee’s squadron were the height of efficiency, proud winner of the Imperial German Navy gunnery prize for two consecutive years.
		Heavily outgunned, six German ships including Spee's own flagship, SMS Scharnhorst were sunk, with some 2,200 sailors drowned, amongst them von Spee and his two sons.
	www.coronel.org.uk /spee.php (212 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Spee Maximilian Graf von
		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)

	Articles - German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.bronzebass.com /articles/German_battleship_Admiral_Graf_Spee (1050 words)

	Battle of the Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.
		The British battlecruisers were therefore significantly more powerful than Spee's - and Invincible and Inflexible were accompanied at Port Stanley by five other cruisers, under the command of Vice Admiral Sturdee.
		Spee's cruisers, the Gneisenau and Nürnberg, approached Port Stanley first.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Battle-of-the-Falkland-Islands.htm (792 words)

	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 /browseproducts/Graf-Spee.html (418 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
		Maximilianus had existed in ancient times, but modern use of the name Maximilan can be dated to 1459, when Emperor Frederick V (1415-1493) named his son Maximilian, fondly using the name as a combination (Maximus Aemilianus) of his two favorite Roman generals: Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator (?-203 BC) and Scipio Aemilianus Africanus (185-129 BC).
		Maximilian Felix Ernst Harden (Felix Ernst Witkowski) (1861-1927)
		Maximilian Joseph, Graf von Montgelas de Garnerin (1759-1838)
	www.geocities.com /edgarbook/names/m/maximilian.html (114 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Spee Maximilian Graf von
		World War I: Graf Maximilian von Spee, German admiral
		On November 1, 1914, a German cruiser squadron under Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee destroyed a British squadron off Coronel, Chile (Battle of...
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	Maximilian von Spee
		Maximilian von Spee was born in Copenhagen in 1861.
		He joined the Imperial German Navy and by 1908 had risen to Chief of Staff of the North Sea Command.
		and 2,200 sailors, including Maximilian von Spee and his two sons, were killed.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /FWWspee.htm (173 words)

	(( Shipwreck Central )) -Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Based in Tsingtao, China, von Spee’s ships included the armored cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, and the light cruisers Emden, Leipzig and Nürnberg.
		When the war broke out, von Spee ordered the squadron to sea, realizing quickly that allied forces outnumbered and outgunned his ships, particularly after Japan entered the war on Britain’s side on August 23rd.
		Of all of von Spee’s squadron, only Dresden escaped the carnage, outrunning the pursuing British by sailing through bad weather that provided cover.
	www.shipwreckcentral.com /swc_dres_print.htm (1359 words)

	Coronel
		It is a major coaling station and a shipping point for lumber and the coal from nearby mines.
		In a naval engagement off Coronel on Nov. 1, 1914, during World War I, German Admiral Graf von Spee defeated a British squadron under Sir Christopher Cradock, a triumph offset later by the battle of the Falklands.
		Spee, Maximilian, Graf von - Spee, Maximilian, Graf von, 1861–1914, German admiral.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0813629.html (114 words)

	Great War at Sea: Cruiser Warfare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Superbly trained crews of long-service professionals made Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee's small fleet the envy of the China station.
		But when war broke out, this tiny force found itself far from home and threatened by the powerful Japanese navy, many times the size of the German squadron.
		Spee decided to force his way home around the world.
	www.boardgames.com /grwaratsecrw.html (169 words)

	Order of Battle - Coronel - 1 November 1914 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee, C-in-C East Asiatic Squadron, Tsingstau
		Formerly on station on the West Coast of Mexico, joined von Spee on ~12th October 1914 at Easter Island.
		SMS Lepzig was to have been relieved by SMS Karlsruhe, Captain Kohler (SMS Karlruhe sank 4th November 1914 in mid-Atlantic from an internal explosion caused by unstable cordite; but this was not known at the Admiralty for another 3 months)
	www.navweaps.com /index_oob/OOB_WWI/OOB_WWI_Coronel.htm (173 words)

	MSN Encarta - Spee, Maximilian, Graf von
		Spee, Maximilian, Graf von (1861-1914), German naval officer, born in Copenhagen.
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	Pocket battleship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The third and last of the pocket battleships, Admiral Graf Spee is...
		Fujimi 1:700 German Pocket Battleship Admiral Graf Spee WW2 (42128) Prowling the South Atlantic early in WW2 the pocket battleship Graf Spee was spotted by...
		In October 1939, with the powerful German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee at large on the trade routes of the world, an answer had to be found,...
	www.lookgames.net /pocket-battleship.html (1332 words)

	1914
		November 1 - World War I: Battle of Coronel fought - A Royal Navy squadron commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock is met and defeated by the superior German forces led by Vice-Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee.
		May 2 - John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, husband of Princess Louise of the United Kingdom, aunt of King George V
		June 21 - Bertha von Suttner, winner of 1905 Nobel Peace Prize (b.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1914.html (1429 words)

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