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Also Known As Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubert, Graf von Spee
Born June 22, 1861 • Copenhagen • Denmark
Died December 8, 1914 (aged 53) • near Falkland Islands
Role In Battle of the Falkland Islands • World War I
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