Maximilian von Spee, Danish-German admiral (born 1861)

Maximilian von Spee

German naval officer (1861–1914)

Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubert Reichsgraf von Spee was a German naval officer in the Imperial German Navy, who commanded the East Asia Squadron during World War I. Spee entered the navy in 1878 and served in a variety of roles and locations, including on a colonial gunboat in…