Commodore Henry Harwood’s Force G
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Commodore Henry Harwood’s Force G was a Royal Navy cruiser squadron that engaged and helped defeat the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee during the early stages of World War II.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy task force
ⓘ
naval squadron ⓘ |
| baseAreaOfOperations | South Atlantic Station ⓘ |
| commander | Henry Harwood ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequenceOfEngagement | scuttling of Admiral Graf Spee at Montevideo ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfKeyEngagement | 13 December 1939 ⓘ |
| engagement | Battle of the River Plate ⓘ |
| engagementLocation | off the River Plate estuary ⓘ |
| flagship | HMS Ajax ⓘ |
| includedShip |
HMS Achilles
ⓘ
HMS Ajax ⓘ HMS Exeter ⓘ |
| navalBranch | Royal Navy cruiser squadron ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | forced Admiral Graf Spee to seek refuge in Montevideo ⓘ |
| notableTactic | dividing forces to split enemy fire ⓘ |
| opponent |
Admiral Graf Spee
ⓘ
surface form:
German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
|
| opponentCountry | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| rankOfCommander | Commodore ⓘ |
| resultInBattleOfTheRiverPlate |
strategic victory for the Allies
ⓘ
tactical damage to Admiral Graf Spee ⓘ |
| role |
hunting German commerce raiders
ⓘ
protection of Allied merchant shipping ⓘ |
| shipTypeInForce |
heavy cruiser
ⓘ
light cruiser ⓘ |
| theater |
South American waters
ⓘ
South Atlantic ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early stages of World War II ⓘ |
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