Yet the noose was closing as allied task forces scoured the oceans for the elusive german raider. Admiral graf spee anchored off montevideo, uruguay, circa 16 dec 1939. I can imagine graf paired with a gallant could be quite fun when both were working together and competently skippered. Since the graf spees arado float plane was out of service, langsdorff chose to speed the graf spee toward his new target. It was distributed worldwide by rank film distributors ltd. What has been referred to as the second battle of the river platte, may be coming to an end. The ship had a design displacement of 14,890 t 14,650 long tons. The graf spee s career was short but productive, accounting for nine ships totaling 50,000 tons.
Armed with six 28 cm 11 in guns in two triple gun turrets, admiral graf spee and her sisters were designed to outgun any cruiser fast enough to catch them. Pursuit of the graf spee aka the battle of the river. The ship had a design displacement of 14,890 tons and a full load displacement of 16,280 tons, though the ship was officially stated to be within the 10,000 tons limit of the treaty of versailles. In the evening a large explosion was seen on board the graf spee. April olrich in pursuit of the graf spee 1956 peter finch and bernard lee in pursuit of. 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. He entered the german navy in 1878, and in 188788 he commanded the port in german cameroon. Your query is the second one i have had within the past two weeks, the earlier described a bell the same as your mark drusdows bell, but was only 7 inches high. The royal navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the convoy routes open to keep the british isles supplied. The german cruiser admiral graf spee, launched in 1934, that saw action in world war ii the sinking of graf spee the above ship was dramatised in the 1956 film the battle of the river plate hms flamingo, later renamed graf spee, a former royal navy black swan class sloop used as a bundesmarine training ship. As has been said, the panzershiffes were just supergunned heavy cruisers, and no heavy cruiser outside of the newest toughest japanese cas could be expected to. Whats the difference between hsf graf spee and the regular.
Stories, photographs, technical details, drawings, models, discussion forum and much more. World war ii dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives. Pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip open, tigers. A good old fashioned excellent british war movie, fantastic to watch on a sunday afternoon with your feet up and some beer in the fridge on the offchance you get. In 2010, we posted about a legal battle over the salvaging of the german pocket battleship admiral graf spee which was scuttled in the river plate in 1939. After sinking several merchant ships in the atlantic, the graf spee was sighted on dec. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 british officers john gregson, anthony quayle chase the german pocket battleship graf spee to uruguay, where its captain peter finch scuttles it. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 michael powell, emeric. Ahoy macs web log ships bell from the graf spee or. The graf spee was a pocket battleship that attacked merchant ships in the south atlantic and off madagascar in 1939.
The graf spees career was short but productive, accounting for nine ships totaling 50,000 tons. The battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee graf spee. The nazis took them off from all the vessels just before the war began, and as the graf spee left europe on august 21, 1939, 12 days before the war broke out, she still had it. The battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee. The hull broke in two pieces just in front of barbette b. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 yify download movie torrent.
One great danger was the surface raiders, huge cruisers called pocket. The group that finds the heavily armed pocket battleship admiral graf spee near. On 20091939, admiral graf spee was released to carry out its orders. The tremendous story of the victory over the graf spee set during the early years of world war ii, the war in the atlantic. The graf spee continued in this manner sinking nine enemy merchant vessels before middecember.
How britain tricked a german battleship into sinking. Admiral graf spee was 610 feet long overall and had a beam of 71 feet and a maximum draft of 24. If you equip the standard camo, it also looks exactly the same way. It was trapped by the royal navy and scuttled in the river plate in 1939. I am curious which will be a better buy for the modeler who wants a little more than oob. After the ship was scuttled it started to sink deeper and deeper into the mud until it finaly disappeared below the water surface. The incredible true story of the german pocket battleship graf spee, hounded to a desperate doom by the british navy during the early days of the second world war, presented in the highest dvd quality mpg video format of 9. Delivered in 1933, graf spee was armed with six 11 in guns in two triple gun turrets, eight 5. The battle of the river plate is a 1956 british war film in technicolor and vistavision by the. Nov 28, 2009 i have never heard of any destroyer named graf spee in any navy. The life and death of a raider mass market paperback. It was allowed to keep six old battleships of the deutschland and lothringen class, six small cruisers, 12 dds and 12 torpedo boats.
Sometimes described as a pocket battleship, her armament heavier than that of a cruiser, i have seen the ship described as a panzershiff, panzer ship could the letters ps stand for panzer ship. Your query is the second one i have had within the past two weeks, the earlier described a bell the same as your mark drusdows. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass panzerschiff armored ship, nicknamed a pocket battleship by the british, which served with the kriegsmarine of nazi germany during world war ii. One great danger was the surface raiders, huge cruisers called. Pope has written what is probably the definitive account of the pursuit and sinking of the graf spee. Life and death of the german heavy cruiser admiral. Pursuit of the graf spee battle of the river plate dvd mp4. The center of the conflict is a fourton bronze eagle holding a nazi swastika in its talons, which was once mounted on the stern of the ship. Nov 20, 2014 unless the graf spee has some kind of special underwater protection that i dont know about or french torpedoes have issues with reliability or warhead size, that ship is doomed. Spee entered the navy in 1878 and served in a variety of roles and locations, including on a colonial gunboat in german west africa in the 1880s, the east africa squadron in the late.
It lies more than 2000 metres above sea level and approximately 500 metres above the hatzlacke lake. Admiral graf spee german armored ship, 1936 view of the after part of the ships superstructure, port side, taken while she was in montevideo harbor, uruguay in middecember 1939, following the battle of the river plate. This is the only warship, of which i am aware, that carried that name. Pursuit of the graf spee subtitles english 2 subtitles. The cost of the trumpeter kit plus the wem pe set will be slightly less than the academy premium kit. On december th she thought she had another merchant vessel on the horizon. In the fall of 1939, the german heavy cruiser referred to as a pocket battleship graf spee seems to have command of the atlantic. Now graf spee was launched on june 30 in 1934, commissioned january 6 in 1936, to be scuttled on december 17 1939. In 1939, admiral graf spee had been sent to cruise in the south atlantic to be in position to begin commerce raiding once the war began in september. Admiral graf spee was 186 meters 610 ft long overall and had a beam of 21. A closeup of the outburned fighting tower of admiral graf spee. The german navys, premium t6 cruiser, graf spee, creates a niche and fits its beautifully. How britain tricked a german battleship into sinking itself. Pursuit of the graf spee in the united states is a 1956 british war film in technicolor and vistavision by the writerdirectorproducer team of michael powell and emeric pressburger.
Buy the battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee dvd widescreen at. Graf spee, german pocket battleship of 10,000 tons launched in 1936. Langsdorff also wanted to conduct searchlight drills that night, as he considered nighttime combat likely, followed in. There was an armored ship sometimes also called a large cruiser or pocket battleship in the german navy called the graf spee.
John gregson, anthony quayle, bernard lee, anthony bushell, william squire, andrew cruickshank, ian hunter, jack gwillim, lionel murton, peter illing, emeric pressburger, michael powell, the battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee graf. Discover 28 highresolution movie posters of the battle of the river plate action, adventure, drama, history, war on movieposterdb. An outgunned force of 3 british cruisers engaged the graf spee in. According to article 190 of the treaty, the battleships could be. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 cast and crew moviefone. Just three miles out of montevideo harbour, the graf spee stopped. The graf spee sank during a 1939 battle with three british royal navy ships, the hms ajax, hms achilles, and hms exeter, just outside the port of uruguays capital city montevideo. The ship itself is 100% identical in regards to stats to the normal spee.
The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee. Shortly after the start of world war ii, the german battleship graf spee wreaked havoc on allied merchant ships off the atlantic coast of south america, while british military intelligence searched for the vessels location and set up a plan to trapit in a neutral harbor. Cummins transmits a distress signal which is heard on the admiral graf spee, langsdorff opens fire with the 1. Admiral graf spee that reads stop wireless or i open fire. I have never heard of any destroyer named graf spee in any navy. This is the 1975 welldone restoration of the 1946 original version, pursuit of the graf spee, which is also available region 2. Pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip sweep the. The german cruiser admiral graf spee, launched in 1934, that saw action in world war ii. Arresting narration should surely be credited to emeric pressburger, in the opening of the last film by the archers, with michael powell, the pursuit of the graf spee, 1957. South america was a safe location for nazis after the war when around 9,000 fled to. Panzerschiff graf spee 1956 kompleter film youtube. Since the graf spee s arado float plane was out of service, langsdorff chose to speed the graf spee toward his new target.
Pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip sweep the horizon. Over the next ten weeks, langsdorff and admiral graf spee were extremely successful, stopping and sinking nine british merchant ships, totaling over 50,000 tons. You will have very bad games a lot of mediocre games and some insane games in her. The graf spee met the altmark on 6 december and put 144 prisoners on the supply ship, keeping only the captains and radio operators on the pocket battleship. Find similar and related movies for pursuit of the graf spee 1956 michael powell, emeric pressburger on allmovie.
Unless the graf spee has some kind of special underwater protection that i dont know about or french torpedoes have issues with reliability or warhead size, that ship is doomed. The sinking of graf spee the above ship was dramatised in the 1956. Panzerschiff admiral graf spee in december 1939 after world war i the versailles treaty limited the construction of new warships in germany. Arresting narration should surely be credited to emeric pressburger, in the opening of the last film by the archers, with michael powell, the pursuit of the graf spee, 1957, a. The battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee graf spee bluray, reg.
With john gregson, anthony quayle, peter finch, ian hunter. The film stars john gregson, anthony quayle, and peter finch. Pursuit of the graf spee aka the battle of the river plate. May 18, 2015 on the sunday, crew from the graf spee were seen leaving the ship and by midday an estimated 800 men had left. Pursuit of the graf spee the 1957 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. One of the most famous german battleships of the second world war, the graf spee was sunk on 17 december 1939 in the river plate outside montevideo in uruguay. Panzerschiff admiral graf spees forward 11inch triplegun turret, circa 1939. It was distributed worldwide by rank film distributors ltd the films storyline concerns the battle of the river. Whats the difference between hsf graf spee and the. Langsdorff also wanted to conduct searchlight drills that night, as he considered nighttime combat likely, followed in the morning by rangefinding exercises. On the sunday, crew from the graf spee were seen leaving the ship and by midday an estimated 800 men had left. Sms graf spee, incomplete mackensen class battlecruiser of world war i, scrapped in 1923. I need help with the graf spee general game discussion.
In the background are the battleship hms resolution and the battlecruiser hms hood. This is an account of british naval action in the south atlantic, december 1939, early in the war with germany. The pursuit of the graf spee aka the battle of the river plate 1957 docudrama on the demise of the german pocket battleship graf spee. It was released in the united states in a cut version as pursuit of the graf spee. Nov, 2010 pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip sweep the horizon. Grafsee grafsee literally count lake is a lake in northern italy. The german pocket battleship graf spee raided the sea lane to india, sinking englandbound freighters and seizing their crews. British officers john gregson, anthony quayle chase the german pocket battleship graf spee to uruguay, where its captain peter finch scuttles it. Overview of pursuit of the graf spee, 1957, directed by michael powell, with john gregson. Kurt diggens survived the war and died 01032007, old age, 94, in bonn, germany. Yes, i know the trumpeter kit include pe frets for the railings and the standard version academy has plastic railings. One of the first major events of the war took place in the south atlantic in december 1939.
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