The History Guy remembers a German commerce raider and British prisoners of war during the opening stages of World War II. The Phoney War, the Admiral Graf Spee and the Altmark Incident are history that deserves to be remembered. The History Guy uses media that are in the public domain. As photographs of actual events are sometimes not available, photographs of similar objects and events are used for illustration. Recorded interview with William Melville-Evans by the Imperial War Museum: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80011949 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHistoryGuyYT/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheHistoryGuy The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered is the place to find short snippets of forgotten history from five to fifteen minutes long. If you like history too, this is the channel for you. Subscribe for more forgotten history: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4sEmXUuWIFlxRIFBRV6VXQ?sub_confirmation=1. Awesome The History Guy merchandise is available at: https://teespring.com/stores/the-history-guy The episode is intended for educational purposes. All events are portrayed in historical context. Photographs and film from the Second World War are included, but there are no scenes of graphic violence. #thehistoryguy #wwii #militaryhistory