sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst
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The sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst was a World War II naval engagement in December 1943 in which the Royal Navy destroyed one of Germany’s most powerful warships off the coast of Norway, resulting in heavy loss of life among its crew.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II engagement
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of the North Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Germany
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | over 1,700 German sailors killed ⓘ |
| cause | surface gunfire and torpedo attacks by British and Norwegian ships ⓘ |
| combatant |
Kriegsmarine
NERFINISHED
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Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Erich Bey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfAttackingForce |
Norway (exiled forces)
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfShipSunk | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 26 December 1943 ⓘ |
| involvedShip |
British battleship HMS Duke of York
NERFINISHED
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British cruiser HMS Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ British cruiser HMS Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ British cruiser HMS Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ British destroyer HMS Musketeer NERFINISHED ⓘ British destroyer HMS Saumarez NERFINISHED ⓘ British destroyer HMS Savage NERFINISHED ⓘ British destroyer HMS Scorpion NERFINISHED ⓘ German battleship Scharnhorst NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian destroyer HNoMS Stord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTheatre | Arctic naval warfare of World War II ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
demonstrated effectiveness of radar in naval gunnery
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one of the last major battleship actions in European waters during World War II ⓘ |
| objective | intercept Arctic convoy JW 55B ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Bruce Fraser
NERFINISHED
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Robert Burnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Scharnhorst sunk ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of the North Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place |
Barents Sea
NERFINISHED
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off the North Cape of Norway ⓘ |
| precededBy | German sortie from Altenfjord, Norway ⓘ |
| relatedConvoy |
JW 55B
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RA 55A ⓘ |
| result | decisive British victory ⓘ |
| shipTypeSunk | Scharnhorst-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
elimination of a major German surface threat to Arctic convoys
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secured Allied Arctic convoy route to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| survivors | 36 German sailors rescued ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
destroyer torpedo attacks
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night engagement ⓘ radar-directed gunfire ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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