Captured German newsreel showing the sinking of Scharnhorst after dramatic sea battle.
Atlantic Ocean.
Various shots of the naval battle in Atlantic. Ships' guns firing, battleships sailing, submarines, torpedoes, fighter planes etc. Some very good footage of the battleships at sea during sea battle. Torpedoes are dropped into water. Some ships are seen burning and sinking. Planes fire at the ships, etc. Swastikas shown on decks of some of the ships. It is unclear which of the ships is Scharnhorst.
Note: German battle cruiser Scharnhorst was sunk on 26th of December 1943 in the Atlantic. Five ships took part in the action: Belfast, Norfolk, Sheffield, Duke of York and Jamaica.
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Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 73724
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 1933.04
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:04:24:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:15:46:00 / 01:20:10:00
- Canister:
- UN 801 A
- Sort Number:
- UN 0801 A
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creag an tuirc says
Of course there is no such thing as a German newsreel showing the sinking of the Scharnhorst. Scharnhorst was sunk in darkness, and all that was saved from her were 36 men in in the clothes they went and stood in.
Mats Laurin, Sweden laurin.mats@gmail.com