# Von Spee — Brown on Resolution character guide

> Von Spee in Brown on Resolution by C. S. Forester.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** von Spee

**First appearance:** 0005-vi

## Snapshot

The German admiral whose elusive East Asia Squadron haunts the early Pacific war, slipping past Charybdis by a single day.

## Who they are

Admiral von Spee commands the German East Asia Squadron, and his whereabouts obsess the Admiralty as Charybdis searches the Carolines and Marshalls for him. He is a ghost the British cannot pin down, detaching Ziethen for Australasian raiding while he moves toward his fate at the Falklands. His strategic decisions scatter the German raiders across the Pacific and set the stage for the isolated confrontation on Resolution.

## Relationships

### [Richard Saville-Samarez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brown_on_resolution_se/characters/richard_saville_samarez)

_rivalry_

Richard and Von Spee are enemies in a military or naval conflict, representing opposing forces.

### [Charybdis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brown_on_resolution_se/characters/charybdis)

_rivalry_

Charybdis and Von Spee are adversaries in battle, likely naval opponents with a history of conflict.

### [Albert Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brown_on_resolution_se/characters/albert_brown)

_rivalry_

Albert and Von Spee are direct antagonists, with Albert opposing Von Spee's military actions.

## In the story

### [The Hunt for von Spee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brown_on_resolution_se/chapters/x)

Admiral von Spee is the primary target of the British hunt, commanding a squadron of powerful cruisers including Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brown_on_resolution_se/chapters/xvii)

German admiral whose squadron is the target of the new British strategy involving battle cruisers; Schmidt sends warnings to him.

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brown_on_resolution_se/chapters/xx)

German admiral commanding the squadron that includes Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and Ziethen; his last known position was Valparaiso.

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