Maximilian von Spee
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Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubert Reichsgraf von Spee was a German naval officer in the Imperial German Navy, who commanded the East Asia Squadron during World War I. Spee entered the navy in 1878 and
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Spee's flagship, the armored cruiser SMS Scharnhorst
The German squadron leaving Valparaíso on 3 November after the battle
Oil painting of Scharnhorst capsizing during the battle, painted by Thomas Somerscales
Battle of Coronel
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The Battle of Coronel was a First World War naval battle that led to an Imperial German Navy victory over the Royal Navy on 1 November 1914, off the coast of central Chile near the city of Coronel. Th
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…Pacific to the coast of South America. There on 1 November, he defeated the British 4th Cruiser Squadron under Rear Admiral Christopher Cradock in the Battle of Coronel, sinking two of Cradock's cruisers and forcing his other two ships to retreat. A month later, Spee decided to attack the British naval base in the…
Die Seeschlacht bei Coronel, Hans Bohrdt
Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock