We use cookies for various purposes including analytics. Upper lips dont get much stiffer, as captain bell john gregson bravely agrees to proceed to the falklands, under orders from harwood anthony quayle in michael powell and emeric pressburgers the pursuit of the graf spee, 1957. In the fall of 1939, the german heavy cruiser referred to as a pocket battleship graf spee seems to have command of the atlantic. The german pocket battleship admiral graf spee, ship number three of that class and the largest of the pocket battleships, was sent into the atlantic upon the outbreak of. Check out our budget to know how your donations help keep us growing. She was designed by the german navy prior to wwii to be a fast and powerful light battleship. Panzerschiff admiral graf spees forward 11inch triplegun turret, circa 1939. Mar 26, 2010 whilst the damage graf spee inflicted on exeter is well known it would appear that some of exeters 8 caused considerable damage in return. This isnt the only item written about the sinking of the graf spee. At the start of world war i he commanded a squadron in east asia. The pocket battleships were a class of three german heavy cruisers adapted to push the tonnage limits imposed by the versailles treaty and mount 11 naval guns with sufficient range to outgun anything they could not outrun.
This is a rarity from the michael powellemeric pressburger collaboration that delighted fans in david nivenkim hunters wwii romance, stairway to heaven, and thief of bagdad, so you are in for a special treat, an exciting dramatization of a littleknown desperate hunt for the german raider, graf spee. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass heavy cruiser. The lead antagonist of the first naval battle of wwii and the main part one of my favorite stories of the war, a story filled with honor, integrity, intrigue and sacrifice. Download pursuit of the graf spee 1956 yify hd torrent. Captain hans langsdorff strictly adhered to the rules of mercantile warfare at the time and saved all of the crew members of these ships. Tone class hms warrior 1860 irn potemkin hipper class kms prinz eugen yamato. After sinking several merchant ships in the atlantic, the graf spee was sighted on dec. Spee entered the navy in 1878 and served in a variety of roles and locations, including on a colonial gunboat in german. Jun 14, 2017 graf spee has the best hydro in the tier plus heal so it is viable for detecting torp and dd for the team equipped with rdf, but the armor is not like the clevelands. During the war her role was that of a commerce raider in the south atlantic.
Download pursuit of the graf spee yify movies torrent. Damage received in the battle of the river plate is clearly seen on the port side of the admiral graf spee, the burned out remains of the arado ar196 aircraft are still on the catapult. This film is part of the periscope film llc archive, one of the largest. Jul 14, 2018 the kms graf spee, a deutschland class heavy cruiser of the kriegsmarine is todays subject. The scuttling of the german pocket battleship graf spee is shown, off the coast of uruguay in december of 1939. Arresting narration should surely be credited to emeric pressburger, in the opening of the last film by the archers, with michael powell, the pursuit of the graf spee, 1957, a. The kms graf spee, a deutschland class heavy cruiser of the kriegsmarine is todays subject. Life and death of the german heavy cruiser admiral.
Pursuit of the graf spee in the united states is a 1956 british war film in technicolor and vistavision by the writerdirectorproducer team of michael powell and emeric pressburger. Panzerschiff graf spee 1956 kompleter film youtube. Salvage team in threeyear plan to raise the graf spee. The hull broke in two pieces just in front of barbette b. What you need to know about the battle of the river plate. On december th she thought she had another merchant vessel on the horizon. The film s storyline concerns the battle of the river plate, an early world war ii naval battle in 1939 between a royal navy force of three cruisers and the german pocket battleship admiral graf spee. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass panzerschiff armored ship, nicknamed a pocket battleship by the british, which served with the kriegsmarine of.
The 2 b frets are railings, while the other fret is a relief etched eagle crest for the stern. The film stars john gregson, anthony quayle, and peter finch. The battle of river plate was fought on december 1939 between the german pocket battleship admiral graf spee and the allied naval task force. Take home the famed german pocket battleship graf spee, a skilled commander for her helm, and a sprinkling of doubloons. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 stream and watch online. From september through december 1939 admiral graf spee sank nine merchant ships in the south atlantic and indian ocean, the first on 30 september 1939. Admiral graf spee is a premium tier vi german cruiser that straddles the line with battleships in several ways. Pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip open, tigers. This is also the explanation as to why the crew of admiral graf spee are seen wearing us navy pattern helmets rather than german coal scuttles whilst the. British navy sinks german ship graf spee in first naval. The graf spee sailing into montevideo the graf spee harboured in montevideo much to the surprise of the british naval attaches office. She was designed and built during a time when germany was still under the limitations of the treaty of versailles signed after world war 1.
Nurnberg is a dd killer with the right captain and hydro but for it to work, it has to get into very close range. Released 1956, pursuit of the graf spee stars johngregson, anthonyquayle, peterfinch, ianhunter the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 59 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Dont confuse this leviathan of legend for a battleship, though. The graf spee continued in this manner sinking nine enemy merchant vessels before middecember.
Graf spee, german pocket battleship of 10,000 tons launched in 1936. As cumberland had 8 x 8 compared with exeter 6 x 8 i presume the all up weight of shell between graf spee and cumberland would be roughly equal. Graf spee article about graf spee by the free dictionary. Streamcloud panzerschiff graf spee 1956 deutsch stream. The hunt for the german pocket battleship graf spee. Yify torrent download yify yts movies and yts subtitles. It was distributed worldwide by rank film distributors ltd. The german battleship graf spee in flames after being scuttled in the river plate estuary off montevideo, uruguay. Pursuit of the graf spee aka the battle of the river plate. The admiral graf spee had a different and unusual conclusion to her battle days. Kms admiral graf spee pocket battleship armored cruiser. One of germanys deadliest weapons was the pocket battleship graf spee, where captain langsdorffpeter finch welcomes aboard. For any collector serious about naval history, graf spee is a crown piece of any collection and a mustbuy.
Sinking of the graf spee, the california state university. A closeup of the outburned fighting tower of admiral graf spee. Download all yts pursuit of the graf spee movies torrents for free in 720p, 1080p, 4k and 3d quality. Stories, photographs, technical details, drawings, models, discussion forum and much more. Since the graf spee s arado float plane was out of service, langsdorff chose to speed the graf spee toward his new target. The rangefinding tower of the nazi battleship admiral graf spee sits by itself at left, on the floor of uruguays plate river, as seen in this computer. Admiral graf spee was a deutschland class panzerschiff armored ship, nicknamed a pocket battleship by the british, which served with the kriegsmarine of nazi germany during world war ii. In the first three months of world war ii, she was responsible for sinking 9 ships. Battle of the river plate in which we serve we dive at. I did work on the graf spee over a period of ten weeks. Download pursuit of the graf spee download megashare9. There is a small etched part next to the eagle to simulate the presence of a swastika in the eagles talons. The official yify torrent movies website, download yify movies and yts subtitles in 720p, 1080p and 3d quality for all movie lovers. Graf spee comes with 3 photoetch frets, 2 labeled graf spee b and the other labeled simply graf spee.
One of the two catapult planes carried by the german pocket battleship graf spee, its engine, wings, and tail shot off during the running battle with royal navy ships, in the harbor at montevideo. In the background are the battleship hms resolution and the battlecruiser hms hood. The treaty stipulated new warship designs with a displacement not to exceed 10,000 tons. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee photos. By continuing to use pastebin, you agree to our use of cookies as described in the cookies policy. Pursuit of the graf spee yify torrent yify movies, download pursuit of the graf spee yify, yts subtitles movie about in the fall of 1939, the german heavy cruiser referred to as a pocket battleship graf spee seems to have command of the atlantic. Graf spee and nuremberg for rank general discussion world.
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The battle of the river plate 1956 is a world war ii action, adventure movie starring john gregson and anthony quayle. The two sisterships of her class, deutschland and admiral scheer, were reclassified as heavy cruisers in 1940. You need to play a total of 5 battles to post in this section. The ship the admiral graf spee was a symbol of german naval might early in the war. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 british officers john gregson, anthony quayle chase the german pocket battleship graf spee to uruguay, where its captain peter finch scuttles it. The hunt for the german pocket battleship graf spee pope, dudley on. The admiral graf spee was a preworld war 2 vessel of the deutschlandclass of german warships. The graf spee had been forced into montevideo after the british success at the battle of the river plate in december 1939 the first major naval action of world war two. The graf spee was more heavily gunned than any cruiser and had a top speed of 25 knots and an endurance of 12,500 miles 20,000 km. Sms graf spee, incomplete mackensen class battlecruiser of world war i, scrapped in 1923. This cruiser arrives in world of warships and the trio of littlewhitemouse, lert and nozoupforyou take a closer look at this odd vessel and uncover her secrets. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee. In the opening years of world war ii the royal navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the atlantic convoy routes open and the british isles supplied. The german navys commerce raiding pocket battleship came to grief at the hands of her own crew after the battle of the river plate.
Smallest size with best quality and fast downloads at. Jan 22, 2004 once raised and restored, the graf spee is expected to become a major tourist attraction in montevideo, where reminders of the battle which made it famous still abound. After the ship was scuttled it started to sink deeper and deeper into the mud until it finaly disappeared below the water surface. The german cruiser admiral graf spee, launched in 1934, that saw action in world war ii. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee photos view all photos 1 movie info.
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