CAPTURED ENEMY EQUIPMENT

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    The CHC had a few pieces of captured enemy equipment and the following picture file shows you some of the German Naval Sets, including a U-Boat radio receiver. We also had a couple of Russian W/T equipments which were seized from the Iraqi forces during the first Gulf War of 1991. Amongst this collection were parts of the radar set which were taken from the wreck of the German pocket-battleship Graf Spee {below} sunk in the shallow waters of the estuary to the River Plate. All the equipment mentioned above have now been placed in the care of the NMRN.

Graf Spee

Graf Spee being dismantled in the River Plate

Japanese WW2 Gear at the back inside the glass fronted casing.