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WWII: Graf Spee's eagle to be turned into a bronze dove of peace
The bronze eagle was retrieved from the Graf Spee in 2006 Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Friday announced that the bronze eagle retrieved from the wreckage of the German World War II ...
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No dove of peace after all for battleship Graf Spee's eagle
The imposing bronze eagle with spread wings and a swastika between its claws, 2.8 meters long by 2 meters high and weighing 350 kilos, was recovered in 2006 in the Rio de la Plata by private divers.
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Uruguay’s president scuttles plan to turn giant Nazi eagle into a peace dove after criticism
(JTA) — Uruguay’s president has withdrawn a proposal to transform a swastika-emblazoned 800-pound bronze eagle from a sunken Nazi ship into an artistic display of peace, following criticism ...