Admiral Graf Spee Enters Montevideo after the Battle of the River Plate
British cruisers Exeter and Ajax and New Zealand cruiser Achilles intercept the pocket-battleship Admiral Graf Spee off Plate Estuary, South America. All ships are damaged: Exeter retires to Falkland Islands and is replaced by cruiser Cumberland. Admiral Graf Spee puts into Montevideo for emergency repairs. Pursuers wait outside Uruguayan territorial waters.
