Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubert Reichsgraf von Spee

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Vizeadmiral Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubert Reichsgraf von Spee (22 July, 1861 – 8 December, 1914) was an officer of the Imperial German Navy, best known for leading his German East Asia Squadron to triumph at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914 and to its destruction at the Battle of the Falkland Islands five weeks later.

Early Life & Career

Flag Rank

Von Spee was promoted to the rank of Vizeadmiral on 15 November, 1913.[1]

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