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Rangefinder and Anchor Graf Spee Montevideo

In the harbor of Montevideo you can find the rangefinder and anchor of the Graf Spee which was sunk by it's commander, Langsdorff, near Montevideo on 17 December 1939 after the Battle of Rio de la Plata (13 December 1939).

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