German warship Scharnhorst sunk off Norway, 1,932 people killed 70 years ago this hour (12/26/1943)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'Sinking the Scharnhorst Documentary on the Sinking of the Great German Battleship Scharnhorst'

(Sunday, December 26, 1943, 7:45 p.m. CEST; during World War II) — The German battleship Scharnhorst was sunk tonight by British naval forces during the Battle of the North Cape off Norway; only 36 of its crew of 1,968 survived.