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Title |
Hundimiento del Acorazado - Admiral Graf Spee |
Dates of Creation |
c.1940s, post-1939 |
Scope & Content |
Photographic postcard of the Hundimiento del Acorazado - Admiral Graf Spee. Front of postcard is a photograph of the sinking of the Admiral Graf Spee, a Deutschland-class "Panzerschiff" (armored ship). Reverse is undated, but has a Republica Argentina 10 cent stamp - no postmark is visible. Postcard is addressed to Hon. C.A. Woodrum Capitol Building Washington DC USE, with the following text written on correspondence side: We passed by four days in Buenos Aires - a fine city. Buddy The Admiral Graf Spee was named for Admiral Maximilian von Spee, commander of the East Asia Squadron during WWI. The vessel was completed in 1936, and sailed under the service of Nazi Germany during WWII. After an attack from British in December of 1939, orders were given to scuttle, or deliberately sink, the vessel off the coast of Uruguay. In 2004, a salvage team funded by Uruguay began work on raising the Admiral Graf Spee as the wreck was a hazard to navigation. |
Year Range from |
1939 |
Year Range to |
1950 |
Subjects |
Post cards Naval warfare Naval ships Navy Nazis German Travel Travel abroad |
Search Terms |
Admiral Graf Spee Graf Spee Uruguay Clifton Woodrum postcard WWII Nazi Navy scuttling |
People |
Woodrum, Clifton A. Woodrum, Clifton Woodrum, C.A. Woodrum, C. A. Woodrum C.A. Woodrum, Clifton Alexander |
Collection |
Woodrum Collection |
Imagefile |
067\20161551.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Object Name |
Postcard |
Object ID |
2016.15.51 |
Extent of Description |
1 postcard, 3.5 h x 5 w |