1943 ⟶ German Battleship Scharnhorst Sunk
German battleship Scharnhorst is sunk off North Cape (in the...
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1943
1944
1945
🚢 German Battleship Scharnhorst Sunk
German battleship Scharnhorst is sunk off North Cape (in the Arctic) by a British force led by the battleship HMS Duke of York.⟶
Naval BattleBattle of North CapeRoyal NavyGerman NavyBattleshipArctic
🚢 HMS Charybdis Sunk by German Torpedo Boats
Cruiser HMS Charybdis sunk, and destroyer HMS Limbourne damaged, by German torpedo boats off the North coast of Brittany with large loss of life. Bodies of 21 sailors and marines washed up on the Island of Guernsey. Buried with full military honours by the German Occupation authorities, allowing around 5,000 Islanders to attend and lay some 900 wreaths.⟶
HMS CharybdisNaval BattleGerman NavyEnglish ChannelNaval WarfareUKLoss of Life
💥 German Battleship Tirpitz Sunk in Norway
After numerous bombings while anchored in a fjord at Tromsø, Norway, the German battleship Tirpitz is sunk.⟶
NorwayTirpitzBattleshipSinkingNaval WarfareGermanyAir AttackNovember 1944Strategic Target
🚢 Japanese Battleship Yamato Sunk
The Japanese battleship Yamato is sunk in the waters north of Okinawa as the Japanese make their last major naval operation.⟶
Pacific TheaterJapanese NavyYamatoNaval BattleOkinawaKamikazeLast Stand1945Military Defeat