A fierce battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open and the British Isles supplied commenced in the early stages of WWII. It was a risky move to leave German seas soon before war was declared. They were axis-supplied cargo ships or tankers that attacked and sunk merchant ships. That ship was the Admiral Graf Spee, and three poorly equipped Royal Navy cruisers with 6 and 8 inch guns bravely faced off against this fearsome 11 inch pocket battleship.
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A fierce battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open and the British Isles supplied commenced in the early stages of WWII. It was a risky move to leave German seas soon before war was declared. They were axis-supplied cargo ships or tankers that attacked and sunk merchant ships. That ship was the Admiral Graf Spee, and three poorly equipped Royal Navy cruisers with 6 and 8 inch guns bravely faced off against this fearsome 11 inch pocket battleship.
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