Daily Mail: Uruguay is set to sell bronze eagle recovered from wreck of the Graf Spee to raise money for its armed forces
* The German pocket battleship Graf Spee was scuttled off Montevideo in 1939
* The vessel had been damaged by three Royal Navy vessels during a sea battle
* The German ship limped into Montevideo for repairs after being hit 20 times
* A Uruguayan businessman funded the retrieval of the Nazi memorabillia
Uruguay is set to sell a bronze eagle grasping a Nazi swastika recovered from the pocket battleship Graf Spee which was scuttled off Montevideo in December 1939 to help fund its military.
The German ship, which was one of the most advanced in the world, had been attacking merchant shipping in the south Atlantic with relative impunity following the outbreak of hostilities in September 1939.
However, the vessel, which was ambushed by the Royal Navy, suffered major damage in the Battle of River Plate and was forced to seek refuge in the neutral port of Montevideo for repairs to make her sea worthy.
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WNU editor: I am curious on who will buy it.
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