Sinking of Scharnhorst

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British officer served aboard HMS Savage, 23rd Destroyer Flotilla account of sinking of Scharnhorst during Battle of North Cape in Arctic, 26/12/1943

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REEL 1 Account of sinking of Scharnhorst during Battle of North Cape in Arctic, 26/12/1943: duties in Arctic; working into postion for torpedo attack; chasing Scharnhorst after she broke away from action; closing with Scharnhorst; firing torpedoes at Scharnhorst.

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Category: Sound
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: BBC (Production company)
BBC (recorder)
Dennis, John Alexander Jeffreys (interviewee/speaker)
Production date: 1944-01-05
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items 1, 3
Catalogue number: 2452

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