Sunday, March 22, 2015

Calls to sell Nazi eagle from stern of Graf Spee in Uruguay

 Nazi eagle

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The Uruguay Government is currently in possession of a bronze Nazi eagle recovered from the wreckage of the Nazi battleship, the Graf Spee, located just off its coast.

The Graf Spee was Nazi Germany’s flagship battleship and was one of the most modern, and well-equipped ships of World War II.

After coming into a conflict with three British and New Zealand Navy ships in 1939, the Graf Spee’s captain decided to sink his own ship to prevent the Allies accessing the ship and its contents. Today the battle is known as the Battle of River Plate.

Many of the German crew evacuated to Uruguay, and many Germans settled there in the years after the war.

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 22, 2015 at 5:17 PM

    I would purchase it if only I could. It's a beauty.
    Hollywoodism will probably put a bid in as the director
    types love Nazism. A guy who installed safes in many
    director's homes, mostly in the master bedroom, said almost
    every closet had a SS uniform. You got to love it. Hypocrisy.

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