CAPTAIN LANGSDORFF SHOOTS HIMSELF
DETERMINED TO SHARE FATE OF SHIP (United Press Assn.—Elec Tel. Cooyright) (Received Dec. 21, 11 a.m.) NEW YORK, Dec. 20 The Buenos Aires correspondent of the United Press says that Captain Langsdorff, commander of the Admiral Graf Spee, which was scuttled by its crew after an encounter with British cruisers, committed suicide. He was found by his aide shot dead in the Immigrants’ Hotel. Captain Langsdorff left a letter stating that from the first moment he had decided to share the destiny of his ship, but postponed it until he was assured of the safety of the crew.
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20993, 21 December 1939, Page 7
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102CAPTAIN LANGSDORFF SHOOTS HIMSELF Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20993, 21 December 1939, Page 7
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