The Graf Spee's Eagle sees light of day after 66 years.
By A J Summersgill History News | Published: February 10, 2006 at 8:32 pm
The enormous bronze eagle adorning the German Battleship Admiral Graf Spee has been lifted from the sunken vessel by a team of divers working off the coast of Montevideo.
The Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled in December 1939 by her Captain having taken shelter in Montevideo harbour as a result of battle damage sustained in an encounter with Royal Navy cruisers.
Read the full story of the recovery of the eagle here.
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