Massive Kriegsmarine eagle found in the sea
News from late last year , i did not see it mentioned so here it is ,
It was part of the stern of the Graf Spee, which was once one of the most modern battleships in the world.
Weighing 700 pounds and with a wingspan of nearly 9 feet,
BBC News - What should Uruguay do with its Nazi eagle?
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I think this has been posted already, but love seeing that eagle!!!
You're gonna need a bigger hat.......
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
currently under wraps in a Uruguayan navy warehouse
Just hope they do not do anything stupid like denazify it. Belongs in a museum, or my basement.by Australia
Seems as they don't know what to do with it at this time.
BBC News - What should Uruguay do with its Nazi eagle?
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
well one thing is certain i think , someone is going to make some money
Mmmm its a very big belt buckle!!!
Ben
donate it to the Royal Navy.they will look after it properly.
Hello, it seems they want to cast it in a massive statue.
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