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Events on Wednesday 13 December 1939 1
1939Battle of the River PlateBritish cruisers engage the Admiral Graf SpeeThree British cruisers attacked the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee off the coast of Uruguay. The damaged Graf Spee took refuge in Montevideo and was scuttled on 17 December. It was the first major naval battle of the war.