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Tairoa Sunk during South Atlantic Return

Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1939

Hans Langsdorff3 December 1939

South Atlantic · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Graf Spee sinks the British merchant Tairoa one day after Doric Star while moving back toward South American trade routes.

Names involved

Hans Langsdorff

Provenance

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