The sinking of the Scharnhorst

Witness History: Archive 2011 - A podcast by BBC World Service

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She was one of Germany's greatest battleships during World War II.But on Boxing Day 1943 she was sunk in the freezing waters of the Arctic. Norman Scarth is a Witness listener who was on board a British ship and watched her go down.Photo: Norman Scarth the young sailor.