The Battle of North Cape, 1943: The Icy Death of Battleship Scharnhorst

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🌍 Check out MOVA Globes and support the channel! Get 10% off 6” and 8.5” MOVA Globes with code HISTORY10 at https://bit.ly/houseofhistoryMOVA It was a frigid December night in the Arctic Sea. Aboard the Scharnhorst, the forecast of harsh weather had everyone on edge. Battling fierce winds and towering waves, the German battleship pressed on, its crew risking detection with every radio transmission. Despite the severe conditions, they sailed northward, determined to intercept an Allied convoy. Unbeknownst to the crew aboard Scharnhorst, British intelligence had decrypted their communications, and Admiral Bruce Fraser’s forces were converging. As dawn broke, Scharnhorst advanced, unaware that British cruisers, equipped with radar, were positioning themselves between the German battleship and the convoy. The storm raged, and the battle was about to begin… Consider supporting HoH: ►Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HouseofHistory ►Become a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvbQ_ZRQ0EH6qVYQ9ApXCw/join ►Leave a tip: https://www.paypal.me/HouseofHistory Socials: ►Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/rMUQQQsZ ►My Twitter: https://twitter.com/Oscar_HoH Like the charts in the background? Visit https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=22 and use the code "HOUSEOFHISTORY" for 10% off! 🧾 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 📚 Sources: Written by House of History 🎵 Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound 🎶 My referral link: https://share.epidemicsound.com/njr7j0 🖼 Photos, paintings and imagery: Public Domain, Wikicommons 🧾Machinima: Total War, Creative Assembly #HouseofHistory #History