mikenov on Twitter: RT @MilHistNow: On this day in 1939, Allied cruisers Exeter, Ajax and Achilles outfight the German pocket battleship Graf Spee at the mouth…

On this day in 1939, Allied cruisers Exeter, Ajax and Achilles outfight the German pocket battleship Graf Spee at the mouth of Uruguay’s River Plate. The defeated vessel seeks shelter in the neutral port of Montevideo. Days later Graf Spee’s captain scuttles the ship. pic.twitter.com/aDWfXuRNnO