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
Bundesarchiv Bild 134 C1959, Erich Bey
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
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 on 26 December 1943, during which he went down with his ship. Bey joined the Kaiserliche Marine on 13 June 1916, served in its destroyer arm during…
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