Ich war auch 8 Jahre bei der Marine. Ein Mann mit Ehre und Verantwortung. Ich würde gerne sein Grab besuchen um ihm Respekt zu zollen. Und immer eine Hand Wasser unterm Kiel. Respekt !!!!
Me apasiona la historia del Graf Spee, no entendí un pomo de alemán, pero me me encantó el video. Muchas imágenes que para mí eran inéditas. Excelente documento, gracias
(Portuguese Version) O capitão Hans Wilhelm Langsdorff, na verdade sentiu que o navio: Admiral Graf Spee, não tinha mais condições de combate e que a sua embarcação, devido as graves avarias sofridas em seu casco, em seus canhões e na sala de refino de óleo, o impossibilitava de retornar ao combate em alto mar, mas ele sabia que dadas as circunstâncias, seria um alvo fácil para os três navios Ingleses, se por acaso ele tenta-se guerrear. Como um grande capitão, ele salvou sua tripulação e por orgulho e lealdade aos nazistas e a seu Fuher, explodiu a própria embarcação para não ser humilhado e afundado pela frota inglesa, coisa que certamente aconteceria. (English Version) Captain Hans Wilhelm Langsdorff actually felt that the ship: Admiral Graf Spee, was no longer able to fight and that his vessel, due to serious damage to its hull, its cannons and the oil refining room, the made it impossible to return to combat on the high seas, but he knew that under the circumstances, he would be an easy target for the three English ships, should he try to make war. As a great captain, he saved his crew and out of pride and loyalty to the Nazis and his Fuher, he blew up his own vessel so as not to be humiliated and sunk by the English fleet, which he certainly would. (Spanish Version) El capitán Hans Wilhelm Langsdorff en realidad sintió que el barco, el almirante Graf Spee, ya no podía luchar y que su barco, debido a los graves daños en el casco, los cañones y la sala de refinación de petróleo, hacía imposible volver al combate en en alta mar, pero sabía que, dadas las circunstancias, sería un blanco fácil para los tres barcos ingleses si intentaba hacer la guerra. Como gran capitán, salvó a su tripulación y por orgullo y lealtad a los nazis y su Fuher, hizo estallar su propio barco para no ser humillado y hundido por la flota inglesa, lo que sin duda haría.
The firing footage of the controller at 2:20 mark, it’s very famous. I’ve always wondered what the controller is saying. He says something….”Feuer!” But can anyone tell me what he says before?
Langsdorff was a class act. Don't think he cared for Hitler at all. If the builders would have put better armour on the Graf Spee they would have destroyed the British at the River Plate. My dad fought in the U.S. Navy on a destroyer in the Atlantic and a PT Boat in the Pacific. But he respected Langsdorff for saving his men and also probably a lot of British sailors because if he came out and fought it would have been epic.
They didn't put 'better armor' on it because she was never intended to be a battleship, "pocket" or otherwise. She was a super-heavy cruiser, with six 11" [280mm] guns instead of eight or nine 8" guns. Weight was around 16,000 tons, but despite the 'treaty limitation' of 10,000 tons for cruisers, no major naval power was building cruisers that went to sea at that displacement. There were some cruisers afloat that still displaced seven to ten thousand tons, but everything built right before the war was 14,000 tons or so.
Well, apparently Langsdorf fell for the disinformation spread by the Brit's that heavy elements of the Royal Navy, including a battleship that was in drydock somewhere, had made it to South American waters while Graf Spee was in Montevideo. I think she was only up against her original foes, Achilles and Ajax, with the aging cruiser Cumberland replacing Exeter, which Graf Spee had put out of action. But with Graf Spee's diesel fuel conditioning damaged she wouldn't have been able to outrun even one of the Royal Navy's old, slow capital ships.
Great Captain / Great Man.
I can’t understand it but I love seeing the graf spee in action
Anyway , it's a shortened version of the original tv-film , with shortened sound and moderator-speech ! You're welcome
Ich war auch 8 Jahre bei der Marine.
Ein Mann mit Ehre und Verantwortung.
Ich würde gerne sein Grab besuchen um ihm Respekt zu zollen.
Und immer eine Hand Wasser unterm Kiel.
Respekt !!!!
Do you know what the fire controller says at 2:20 mark? I can only make out “Feuer” but I’m wondering what he says prior to that.
Me apasiona la historia del Graf Spee, no entendí un pomo de alemán, pero me me encantó el video. Muchas imágenes que para mí eran inéditas. Excelente documento, gracias
Lots of good film of these smart 'pocket battleships'. Lots of Admiral Graf Spee and good close ups of her sister Admiral Scheer.
Excelentes ingenieros y fabricantes alemanes
(Portuguese Version) O capitão Hans Wilhelm Langsdorff, na verdade sentiu que o navio: Admiral Graf Spee, não tinha mais condições de combate e que a sua embarcação, devido as graves avarias sofridas em seu casco, em seus canhões e na sala de refino de óleo, o impossibilitava de retornar ao combate em alto mar, mas ele sabia que dadas as circunstâncias, seria um alvo fácil para os três navios Ingleses, se por acaso ele tenta-se guerrear. Como um grande capitão, ele salvou sua tripulação e por orgulho e lealdade aos nazistas e a seu Fuher, explodiu a própria embarcação para não ser humilhado e afundado pela frota inglesa, coisa que certamente aconteceria. (English Version) Captain Hans Wilhelm Langsdorff actually felt that the ship: Admiral Graf Spee, was no longer able to fight and that his vessel, due to serious damage to its hull, its cannons and the oil refining room, the made it impossible to return to combat on the high seas, but he knew that under the circumstances, he would be an easy target for the three English ships, should he try to make war. As a great captain, he saved his crew and out of pride and loyalty to the Nazis and his Fuher, he blew up his own vessel so as not to be humiliated and sunk by the English fleet, which he certainly would. (Spanish Version) El capitán Hans Wilhelm Langsdorff en realidad sintió que el barco, el almirante Graf Spee, ya no podía luchar y que su barco, debido a los graves daños en el casco, los cañones y la sala de refinación de petróleo, hacía imposible volver al combate en en alta mar, pero sabía que, dadas las circunstancias, sería un blanco fácil para los tres barcos ingleses si intentaba hacer la guerra. Como gran capitán, salvó a su tripulación y por orgullo y lealtad a los nazis y su Fuher, hizo estallar su propio barco para no ser humillado y hundido por la flota inglesa, lo que sin duda haría.
Merci pour votre commentaire qui est juste !!! 👍
Glory and eternity are the heroes who fought on the heavy cruiser Graf Spee
Excellent Video - thank you.
Hallo! Es war das beste Schiff das wir hatten.
The firing footage of the controller at 2:20 mark, it’s very famous. I’ve always wondered what the controller is saying. He says something….”Feuer!” But can anyone tell me what he says before?
hermoso buque ,no se merecía ese fin
Langsdorff was a class act. Don't think he cared for Hitler at all. If the builders would have put better armour on the Graf Spee they would have destroyed the British at the River Plate. My dad fought in the U.S. Navy on a destroyer in the Atlantic and a PT Boat in the Pacific. But he respected Langsdorff for saving his men and also probably a lot of British sailors because if he came out and fought it would have been epic.
They didn't put 'better armor' on it because she was never intended to be a battleship, "pocket" or otherwise. She was a super-heavy cruiser, with six 11" [280mm] guns instead of eight or nine 8" guns. Weight was around 16,000 tons, but despite the 'treaty limitation' of 10,000 tons for cruisers, no major naval power was building cruisers that went to sea at that displacement. There were some cruisers afloat that still displaced seven to ten thousand tons, but everything built right before the war was 14,000 tons or so.
Well, apparently Langsdorf fell for the disinformation spread by the Brit's that heavy elements of the Royal Navy, including a battleship that was in drydock somewhere, had made it to South American waters while Graf Spee was in Montevideo. I think she was only up against her original foes, Achilles and Ajax, with the aging cruiser Cumberland replacing Exeter, which Graf Spee had put out of action. But with Graf Spee's diesel fuel conditioning damaged she wouldn't have been able to outrun even one of the Royal Navy's old, slow capital ships.
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