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FIRST PICTURES OF THE SINKING OF BRITISH SHIPS BY THE "GRAF SPEE".Before she reached her end by being scuttled at Montevideo, the "Graf Spee" claimed a number of innocent British merchant ships as victims in the South Atlantic. These pictures were taken by a "Graf Spee" seaman are the first to reach England. They show the torpedoing of some of the ships and capture of their crews. PHOTO SHOWS:- The explosion as the British steamer ”Ashlea" was blown up by a torpedo from the "Graf Spee". 28 January 1940

FIRST PICTURES OF THE SINKING OF BRITISH SHIPS BY THE "GRAF SPEE".Before she reached her end by being scuttled at Montevideo, the "Graf Spee" claimed a number of innocent British merchant ships as victims in the South Atlantic. These pictures were taken by a "Graf Spee" seaman are the first to reach England. They show the torpedoing of some of the ships and capture of their crews. PHOTO SHOWS:- The explosion as the British steamer ”Ashlea" was blown up by a torpedo from the "Graf Spee". 28 January 1940 Stock Photo
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Smith Archive / Alamy Stock Photo

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2Y70R7W

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4269 x 3424 px | 36.1 x 29 cm | 14.2 x 11.4 inches | 300dpi

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28 January 1940

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Smith Archive

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