Battle of the River Plate

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_the_River_Plate

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:marine
gptkbp:aftermath	scuttling of Admiral Graf Spee
gptkbp:casualties	72 killed (British) 72 killed (German)
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Germany gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Hans_Langsdorff gptkb:Henry_Harwood
gptkbp:date	13 December 1939
gptkbp:followedBy	scuttling of Admiral Graf Spee in Montevideo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battle of the River Plate
gptkbp:involvedCountry	gptkb:Germany gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:location	gptkb:South_Atlantic_Ocean near River Plate estuary
gptkbp:mediaType	gptkb:The_Battle_of_the_River_Plate_(1956_film)
gptkbp:notableEvent	Graf Spee sought refuge in Montevideo, Uruguay
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:HMS_Achilles gptkb:HMS_Exeter gptkb:Admiral_Graf_Spee gptkb:HMS_Ajax
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy	commerce raiding by Admiral Graf Spee
gptkbp:result	British victory
gptkbp:significance	first major naval battle of World War II
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:British_Admiralty_during_World_War_II gptkb:Río_de_la_Plata gptkb:HMS_Norfolk gptkb:Admiral_Graf_Spee gptkb:Altmark_Incident gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Navy gptkb:light_cruiser gptkb:World_War_II_destroyers gptkb:Deutschland-class_cruiser
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5