Maximilian Von Spee
Boxer Rebellion
World War I
- Battle of Papeete
- Battle of Coronel
- Battle of the Falkland Islands †
Vice Admiral Maximilian Reichsgraf von Spee (22 June 1861 – 8 December 1914) was a German admiral remembered for his activities during the First World War in which he was killed in action.
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