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    The sinking of the Scharnhorst

    The sinking of the Scharnhorst

    FromWitness History: World War Two

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    The sinking of the Scharnhorst

    FromWitness History: World War Two

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    Length:
    9 minutes
    Released:
    Dec 26, 2011
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    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.
    Released:
    Dec 26, 2011
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    More than 50 first-hand accounts of significant moments in WW2. Looking back at almost six years of global conflict, from Hiroshima to the Holocaust.