Battle of the North Cape
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The Battle of the North Cape was a Second World War naval battle on 26 December 1943, part of the Arctic campaign. The German battleship Scharnhorst sailed to implement Operation Ostfront, an attack o
German battleship Scharnhorst, c. 1939
British battleship Duke of York
British heavy cruiser Norfolk
A close up view of the damage received by HMS Saumarez from an 11-inch shell fired by Scharnhorst during the battle
Erich Bey
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Konteradmiral Erich Bey was a German admiral during World War II. He served as commander of the Kriegsmarine destroyer forces and commanded the battleship Scharnhorst in the Battle of the North Cape o
Battle of the North Cape
…Captain Fritz Hintze) with the Narvik-class destroyers Z29, Z30, Z33, Z34 and Z38 left Norway's Altafjord under the overall command of Konteradmiral Erich Bey. Scharnhorst set course for the convoy's reported position as a south-westerly gale developed. Fraser received confirmation from the Admiralty in the…
Bundesarchiv Bild 134 C1959, Erich Bey