How Scharnhorst was Sunk: Battle of the North Cape 1943
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- In December 1943, in the darkest years of the Second World War at Christmas time, one of the Kriegsmarine's few lethal remaining surface warships was sent on the hunt to win a propaganda victory for the German war effort. Arctic convoy JW55B was headed for Murmansk but was being stalked by Scharnhorst, 5 destroyers and 6 U-Boats. The Germans closed in for the kill - but they didn't know they were steaming straight into a trap. Admiral Bruce Fraser had brought the might of the British Royal Navy to bear including the guns of his flagship HMS Duke of York. Together with the cruiser HMS Belfast, Norfolk, Jamaica and others the German warship would be engaged and destroyed after years of wreaking havoc in the Atlantic. This is the remarkable true story of the battleship Scharnhorst, her sister Gneisenau and the remarkable events that led to the legendary ship's sinking.
Please note: this film is not intended to glorify the Third Reich nor any of its genocidal political motivations but rather to serve as a tribute to the sailors of all nationalities who lost their lives at sea in those dark years 1939-1945. All imagery and material used in this film is within a purely historical and immersive context.
This film was written by Joseph Lavender and edited by Michael Brady.
Animated by Jack Gibson.
3D models by Thomas Beerens via Sketchfab.
Music via Epidemic Sound.
Archival footage including original German propoganda films digitised by 3dhistory.de: 3dhistory.de/wordpress/histor...
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0:00 Intro
2:52 Building Scharnhorst
10:42 First Engagements and Early Career 1940-1942
20:30 In the Fjords 1943
31:08 The Final Operation: Ostfront
42:20 First Encounter
53:55 Second Encounter
1:01:00 Final Stand
1:12:34 The End
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You've created yet another masterpiece of a video about a tragic sinking. Sir Mike, thank you so much and team for telling us this story. 👍🏽😁
Agreed, this episode is awesome! Learned so much today. Thanks OD team!!
Tragic?
Ever since I read about Operation Cerberus - "Unternehmen Zerberus", I became very interested in the Scharnhorst class battleships. This was a great episode by Mike.
@@shawnkennedy855 The term is used in reference to the lives lost...
@@SolidAvenger1290 indeed it was 😁 👍🏽
the sheer amount of German archive footage in this video is what blows my mind away. I have never seen so much film and video of the Scharnhorst class and it is wonderful. Well done Mike and the team!
Look up for the movie „Schlachtschiff in Fahrt“ here on CZcams. There you will find those and more images of Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Hipper.
They're all from getty images. But I agree, great archive footage.
Yep, it's not seen that often.
And the sequence and editing is really well done.
Some of the German archive footage are from the propaganda film, Schlachtschiff in Fahrt (Battleships on Patrol). You can find that here on CZcams.
It's amazing how in the middle of a storm Duke of York was able to hit Sharnhorst on her first salvo. That was excellent gunnery, some of the best in the war and that's being modest.
Like the USS West Virginia vs IJN Yamashiro at Surigao Straight. POW! First salvo.
@@marckyle5895 those are very different scenario that was a clear night, in a narrow straight against a enemy going in a straight line, that had already been greatly diminished by torpedo boat and Destroyer attacks.
@@marckyle5895 oh of course some American has to come along and go look at us we did something too, even when it is totally incomparable.
The initial salvo from DoY was all the more remarkable, because the heavy swells of arctic seas demand careful gunnery timing. The ship has to be level or the shells will fall long or short.
Duke of York was firing using an improved gunnery computer including Coriolis calculation, with stable vertical, very similar to what Washington used to put down Kirishima in November of '42, which also hit on the first salvo - wreck analysis shows at least 24 16" hits of 72 shells fired, and part of the ship is metal confetti after the magazine detonated on the way down. The US and UK worked very closely on this when Willis Lee was still based ashore, and the biggest difference between the two was that the US Mk 8, "Super-heavy," shell would have indeed penetrated the armor of Scharnhorst (and if the fuse failed, penetrated in one belt and out the other belt on Kirishima, penetration figures were very close to the Japanese 18.1" rifles), and the 16" 45 caliber weapon had tighter dispersion, with the British 14" still having teething issues, leading to Kirishima going down in 7 minutes, including a pause for Lee to assess the damage.
To use a very British way of putting it, Duke of York performed as expected. :)
The brother of my grandfather went down with the Scharnhorst. Obergefreiter Anton Hofmann. He was a young man of 19 years. I still have photos and letters from him and the last package with american cigarettes and british chocolate that arrived 4 months after Scharnhorst went down. Sailors of the Kriegsmarine traded stuff like that among each other. He was immensely proud to sail on her and wrote about his time and duties on board. She was very modern and such a sleak and beautiful ship. This documentary of yours is wonderful. There aren't many quality documentaries about Scharnhorst around. Not even in german. So thank you very much. Just know that this really means something to a random westphalian on the internet.
Fascinating. I can imagine it being a bittersweet experience to receive the package, especially after hearing the news. Man served with dignity, but people seem to still want to take another bite out of you, especially if you don't seem guilty as they think you should. No surprise, all the vitriol and condemnation of these men, they wouldn't dare say that of your family to your face. It is too real, far easier to speak that way when you're detached.
@@reallythough3998 The story goes that my great grandmother fainted when she received the package. It was like a message from the dead. That's why they kept the package as it was.
Exactly, in most cases german soldiers and sailors were just young boys conscripted by the system to fight for their country just like the british or american boys.
But the whole topic is very complex. This becomes apparent in my own family. His brother, my grandfather, was SS Untersturmführer and actually took part in the "cleansing" of poland and the baltics. So you have an innocent soldier and an actual war criminal in the same family. He was forced by his superiors and didn't talk about it with anyone. It traumatized him and he only spoke about it in the last years of his life. But in the eyes of the world he is just as bad of a person as Joseph Mengele. I just knew him as "Opa". An average, very polite but somewhat emotionally detached old man.
I think it’s surprising how little animosity there was between the actual sailors. My great uncle was in the navy as a bosun and they rescued German sailors who had been on the Anton Schmitt, as far as I know. He was always a bit testy about taking about it but I know it was off the coast of Norway and they pulled as many sailors out as they could but it was very cold and not very easy to save people. He would just clam up and say that they tried. I think it didn’t matter to them who was supposedly running your country, you were just a fellow sailor in trouble.
Even though the terrorists as they call them at the time the troops and the Navy went down the sea and we always have respect for them
@@fionaparkinson3821 That's true for both sides. Sailors are united in their suffering on the seas. They know how unforgiving the ocean is, so they help if they can.
This story will always have some significance for me. Years ago I found a book about a destroyer from WW1 at a used book sale. Turned out it was signed. From the captain of one of the destroyers accompanying Scharnhorst on that day. And to top it all.. it was dated, as a christmas present from the captain to one of his machinists. Signed Christmas Eve 1943. The day before they went out and Scharnhorst was sunk. So that book had been there that fateful day. Eerie.
The Duke of York had it's radar restored when a lieutenant who was an electrician climbed her mast in the howling gale and ice and repaired it.
With the ship rolling up to 40° below him. One account has him holding the 2 ends of the broken cable together in his gloved hand, in order to keep the connection, although that may be an exaggeration.
Astonishing , shame that herculean feat wasn't included in the video .
Balls of steel.
Just another day for us sparks
@@bennewnham4497 Blue steel, at that- pretty brass monkeys up there!
What an incredible amount of work you and your team are doing on these. This is _movie_ length, and while a lot of CZcams content struggles to hold people's attention for more than 10 minutes, this was just amazing from start to finish. A riveting true tale, and a stark reminder of the horrors of war.
Lol not many people watched this all the way through.
I Totally Agree!! I have literally just found this channel and this was the 1st of their postings i watched. Amazing footage, the amount of info is impressive and his facts all correct. This was the 1st of his content i watched and i subscribed straight away. I can not wait to watch the rest of his postings. My only criticism wound be that the narrator kept Pronouncing the Tirpitz as the Tierpitz and calling the Kriegsmarine the Kriegsmariner.... I know this may sound a little petty to to point out,. but seeing all the effort and hard work has been put in to create such an entertaining, factually correct and professionally produced video/Channel. I just found myself continually loudly correcting the narrator every time he said each..... ..... Ha Ha Ha!!!
You summed it up brilliantly, Dakiraun. Respect!
When I was a kid back in the 60s we were watching that old movie Sink the Bismark. Mom, who was from England, casually remarked during one scene that her uncle and cousin were trapped below decks when their ship sunk. Now I asked her about this but she never talked about it again. Since then each time I see a video such as this one I think about her comment and I get rather depressed. The horror and fear of knowing you have no hope in survival. Sorry just had to vent a bit.
I forgive you: it's a horrifying prospect under any circumstances, and the elephant in the room in every tale of a ship's sinking.
HMS Hood exploded when a shell from Bismarck punched under her belt armour and both halves sank within minutes. Just four men survived.
@@davidelliott5843 actually three, in fact mom said that a friend of hers was the daughter of one of those men.
@@davidelliott5843 In my studied opinion the Bismark's 15 inch guns punched straight through Hood's belt. The range was 16000 yards and the Bismark penetration tables show sh could do it. British claims that it was penetrated elsewhere (deck of under the hull) rest on estimate that Hoods belt arm was oblique at the time due to a turn.
@@mikethompson2650 Your mum weren’t from the Portsmouth area ?
This was s very moving story.
I like how you treated the Germans with such sympathy and regard.
My parents had a German friend who was a sailor on the Scharnhorst. He was home on leave.
"O hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea."
Tragic that only 36 men out of almost 2000 on the Scharnhorst survived
Mike, in your ceaseless quest to bring us more naval related content, I do believe you’ve hit the jackpot. I am an avid fan of many of the WW 1 and 2 naval and ground combat channels, as well as everything combat related.
Your delve into the combat aspect with this video is absolutely fantastic, and I am convinced that you could bring to life pretty much any topic of your choosing in a top flight manner. Thank you much 🍻!
I second what you said everything I listened to from this channel has been absolutely Stellar!
I think one of the biggest things I've come to realize from this story is how incredibly resilient some of these battleships are It's insane It's like a final boss in a video game .... I can't imagine the resiliency of some of the large ships in the US Navy for example now that would have learned lots from this kind of warfare... It would be interesting to see what modern weapons can do to modern ships though !
@@TheCynicalOptimist88 The punishment Musashi took before she went down was frightful.
My uncle was on BELFAST and would never talk about this action. Thank you for filling in some gaps in our family history.
My great uncle was a gunner on the Belfast. The stories he told were always about funny things that happened and never about combat either.
I can't help it - these two ships are some of the most beautiful battleships ever built. They look so elegant.
The fact that 20 year olds were the ones operating these absolutely insane machines is honestly unbelievable, I mean, most 20 year olds now are playing cod or something else, possibly in college, but these guys were blasting shells nearly, a ton in weight, at another ship
my brother in law plays video games, still has Lego on display, thin fella, strong wind might blow him away, mid 20's I'm guessing...
he's also 3rd in command (I'm guessing) of a major Australian warship
some things change, many stay the same
Yes, I agree. Incredible how these young people performed. Today, they can just about make it to the shopping centre.
I'm absolutely fascinated about WW2. I like watching documentaries about battle ships and tanks. Recently , I visited HMS Belfast on the Temze. It was amazing walking through the ship from top to the bottom, visiting the boyler room, and the engine room. ❤
I would really not want to be aboard ships like HMS Hood or Tirpitz..
There’s nothing fascinating about war. War is bad for everyone
Mike, today was my 60th birthday. I have always been fascinated by the stories of the SCHARNHORST and BISMARCK. So this a perfect birthday gift.
Mike and the team: My God, you have taken things not only to the next level - you are on your way to the stars! The video was long, but you kept me on my toes during the entire length of it. It could just as well be a aired on television or shown for educational purposes. Congratulations to an excellent job!
I started this video in my car to listen to it while driving to the grocery store. I realized quickly that it’s over an hour long (YAY!) and now I’m home I’m watching it with my cat in my lap and a cup of tea. Let’s go!
I do the same in the shower and while making/drinking coffee. Then, I switch to German lessons in the car on the way to work 😂
i cant get my cat to watch any history documentaries. lucky you
I very rarely coment on CZcams but your remarkable telling of this story deeply moved me. My Uncle served in the Atlantic convoys and growing up he would at times tell me of his experiences on those journeys taking vital supplies. I grew up knowing him as my hero. He has sadly been past over 30 years now but watching this brought him back and for the first time I truly felt I understood the true heroics those servingbmen did every second on both sides in conflicts created outwith their control. I give my respect and thanks to you for such a wonderful journey and my thanks and respect to all that serve then and now to keep us safe. In memory of my Uncle Frank my hero
Rest In Peace to all the crew who went down with Scharnhorst. Also the playing of "Eternal Father, Strong To Save" is very touching and appropriate
@@haerfgvbag7050 Read the description of the video. The sailors who died on the Scharnhorst were part of the Kriegsmarine (The German Navy), not the Nazi party, which was a political party. Please stop getting your facts messed up.
@@lukethomas.125 Agreed. Of all the German armed forces, the Kriegsmarine was probably the most lenient when it came to the anti-Semitic policies. In fact, when Kristallnacht occurred in November 1938, three Admirals - two of which were Personnel Director Gunther Lutjens (the same Lutjens who was KIA on Bismarck) and Commander Submarines Karl Donitz - protested in writing to Raeder about the anti-Jewish pogroms. During Lutjens' time as Personnel Director for the Kriegsmarine, he did absolutely NOTHING to make sure the Kriegsmarine was following the protocols of the Nuremberg Laws; several mid-grade officers (Captains and Commanders) were part-Jewish and fell under the anti-Semitic policies. Instead, Raeder and the Kriegsmarine went to bat for them and they were allowed to stay in.
@@ijnfleetadmiral Very well said. An amazing story in itself
A lovely Hymn.
Just found out something a little disturbing... A traditional Royal Navy Hymn for over 150 years written by an Englishman... Now Copyrighted by "The American Navy Band"... if they dare enforce that copyright...
@@babalonkie that’s treachery. They have no right to claim ownership or copyright music that’s clearly not theirs
I had an old handmade 1:100 scale RC Scharnhorst at home, it weighed over 70 kilograms, it was such a beautiful ship, I needed money and regret selling it. I hope I can buy it back one day. An old man took years to build it, I bought it after he passed away. If I'm not able to buy it back I might try and build a replica Scharnhorst myself. I could watch that ship for hours.
I didn't realize around 2 thousand souls were lost in the sinking of the Scharnhorst, at least those that were trapped inside had a very beautiful grave, the Scharnhorst was such a beautiful ship.
Thanks for telling the story, the quality of this documentary is exceptionally good!
I doubt any of them had that thought as the ship was burning and exploding out from under them, with icy water was rushing in lol
Mike, I love that you’re delving more into naval combat! Absolutely awesome work, keep it up
you can only talk about lavishly appointed interior spaces and how air travel killed liners for so long...
This is extremely well done sir. You definitely made Drachinifel proud. This is better work than anything Hollywood comes up with.
Mike, this was some masterful cinematography. The way you blended the last note of the Navy Hymn into the groan as Scharnhorst went down was particularly good.
That ending got me.
I don’t care what people say, the Scharnhorst is and always has been such a beautiful looking ship. I will visit one of the memorials dedicated to the battle where she sunk when i go to the north cape soon.
I think that this, along with Ludovic Kennedy's BBC documentary back in the seventies, is the most respectful and precise rendering of that fateful battle. Not a mean achievement! Thank you Mike, another great vid!
Kennedy was surprisingly objective considering the fact that the Scharnhorst had sunk his father with the Rawalpindi.
He was the son of Rawalpindi's captain, Edward Kennedy.
@@bonetiredtoo Yes, as he told me in that very good documentary😉!
I could listen to Mike Brady’s beautiful voice for hours and hours…it’s like “story time” when I was little! Except I’m a 60 yo man and the stories are about ships! Pure heaven!
You've outdone yourself again Mike. As someone who's a massive need when it comes to WW2 Naval combat, and the Kreigsmarine in particular, this was a very captivating hour+, well done.
Speaking as a member of a family with some background in advertising and broadcasting, you've done a great job with this one. Presenting the human side of such affairs is a nice touch as well. It's important for people to realize that the grunts who fight and die are usually just ordinary folks caught up in a conflict that they didn't ask for.
Ok, whoever the editor(s) are who are working with Oceanliner Designs are amazing ... these are spectacular. Well done!
What a masterpiece of a film. So happy to witness the development from your brilliant 20 minute documentaries to something with a magnitude such as this one, and executed phenomenally like always, Mike!! What an interesting story! Can’t wait to see the next one!!
Fritz Hintze sounds like my kinda guy! Love that he slept in regularly and took a nap only hours later!!
He also aided and abetted the largest genocide in human history! Real swell guy! Hope he gets plenty of naps in Hell. Also, Hitler was rather famous for sleeping late, guess you're a big fan of him too?
It would be really cool to see more warship related videos! Excited to see what you will make next mike!
I agree 100%. This cat makes really good stuff on this subject.
Imho, far better than most that are Devoted to warship vids.
Mike!?
Bring it on!
😆😎
What a splendid episode. The Battle of the North Cape was a harrowing one indeed and I think you told the tale with style.
Subscribed to see what comes next. I'd like to know more about Renown's running fight with the heavy German units earlier that year.
Thanks for posting!
My Grandad served on The Duke of York as an Anti Aircraft gunner . He sadly died more than thirty years ago whilst I was living with him. Never forgotten him . Always in my thoughts. Always wore a shirt and Tie.
When I'm freezing my ass off at Work. I always think of him in the freezing cold and it gives me the strength to do my duty!
They make few men like this anymore!
Rest in peace all those that served 🙏
It’s been fantastic to watch you go from a video on a side profile animation to a full blown documentary that easily bests films you have to pay for! Having you tell myself and your other patrons about the journey has been an incredible experience and I cannot wait to see what you and your team produce next!
Thanks for that and I’m glad you’re enjoying the ride 😎
Me too l'm hooked to WW2 documentaries.. since I was 12... and now in my 70ties...l still love to see New archives..
Your story telling is as always MIke, absolutely amazing. I truly love the way you tell this, without taking sides (which a true historian would do). The respect you show those who perished (on both sides) is absolutely above reproach.
Well done.
It's a great sunday when you kick in youtube, and My friend Mike Brady is top of the list with a kickass video!
I'm only a few minutes in to this, and already I am simply bowled over by these stunning realisations of North Cape on that savage, brutally cold encounter. Just wow, Mike.
This is such a great video! Not only are the narration & visuals fantastic, but there's also the perfect amount of backstory on the people & events - i.e. not SO waffly that you lose interest but enough that you feel you've had all the word nourishment that you need!
Great thanks! Just the balance I was aiming for 😅
I love how you capture the soul of the ship an not just her tragic end in all of your videos 👏👏👏bravo good sir bravo 👏👏👏
This is the most detailed documentary on the Scharnhors that I've seen. Thank for all of your hard work. Enjoyed 👍🏻👍🏻💯
Perfectly related, Mr. Brady, you made this action truly come to life. My hat is off to you, sir. 😯
The _HMS Saumarez,_ who closed to a ridiculously short range alongside her peers against the _Scharnhorst_ also did the same against _Haguro_ a bit later in the war...but that time without allied heavy units. The encounter was once again pygmies versus a giant, and once again the much larger opponent was laid to rest.
Another fine presentation Mike! The narrative script was crisp and factual and the animation and graphics were easily up to your very high standards. Thank you!
Another longform video well researched, and very well presented. A story of brave men on both sides in what must have been frightening conditions for all. Thank you Mike, and your team. Your efforts are appreciated, educational, and also very entertaining.
My Grandad served on Belfast during the war, and Belfast was in its own during this battle. After engaging with Norfolk and Sheffield, she stalked the Scharnhorst, using radar (where my Grandad was stationed) to keep track and relay the information to Scapa Flow. During the last fight, she and Jamaica fired and launched torpedoes to finish the Scharnhorst off (one was claimed to hit). HMS Belfast had a very interesting war which involved the arctic convoys and firing bombardment shells on D-Day (what were intended to be the first shells fired by the bombardment group but a trigger-happy ship beat them to it). I am very lucky to have HMS Belfast available to see as a museum ship, and I have her tattooed on me in honour of my Grandad.
Wasn't it Warspite that was the first to open up?
That's pathetic.
Excellent video production with superb narration, this story had me on the edge of my seat for an hour and 18 minutes. I've read of this encounter before but this was by far the best version. Even though the Allied forces won this battle, the loss of so many young sailors on the Scharnhorst is still palpable and causes me to feel sadness so many years later. Thank you!
Hey Mike!
As someone fairly new to Maritime history in general, I'd really love to see a video on the Scrapping of ships.
I understand it's probably kind of a sad topic for those of you who feel special connections with these ships, but I suppose it's sort of part of the circle of life for most ships, and I'd really like to know more.
For instance, when a ship is sold for scrap:
-Who buys them?
-Where are they taken for scrapping?
-What does it really entail/how exactly do you scrap something as large as say, a four stacker ocean liner?? (Especially given that many shipyards had to create expanded areas to build ships that big in the first place.)
-And maybe a pick me up for the end of the video, what gets done with the materials after a ship is scrapped?
Thank you so much, have a lovely rest of your day, and I am off to enjoy yet another excellently produced, *documentary length* ship story you and your crew have created for us!
Cheers!
Good questions, I'd also like to see that.
Yes!! That's a wonderful suggestion 🙂
Another outstanding example of top tier content!!! Thank you Mike Brady!!! 👍✌️ from the U.S.A.!!! 🇺🇸 🇦🇺
This is one of the best videos I've seen on CZcams for a while. I love the depth of the analysis, the 3D models, and that you're covering a lesser-known but incredibly intense battle. There's far too many cheap Battle of Midway analysis videos and not enough masterpieces like this. You've earned my sub. Keep up the fantastic work!
Well, wasn't this just a treat this morning. Brilliant. Thank you again for all your hard work. Brilliantly produced, written and narrated.
Very well done and narrated video! The loss of each one, on all fronts and nations, is such an awful waste of life.
Topic covered in a most masterful detail. Has not been nearly enough attention devoted to this sad battle. Thank you !!
Love your work.
Mike, what can I say, mate........your best video yet. Outstanding! A pace leader on youtube. Absolutely wonderful!
I have binged your whole channel after finding it recently. The best channel on the subject out there. Love your videos, keep it up.
That was truly gripping, well done! Fantastic narration, excellent recreations, cool archival images, thank you for the brilliant dissection of a naval battle I never knew I needed to know about!
I can't even imagine the days, weeks, even months of work in creating this video. Grand! Well done, sir!
This is a terrific documentary. You should be proud of such exceptional work, thank you.
Yet another masterfully produced historical documentary. Mike,you deserve an award for your work.
Mr. Brady your research, knowledge & respectful commentary are deeply appreciated. Always look forward to your productions and salty sagas!
By far the most complete and informative account of this episode I have seen. I congratulate you on an epic piece of work
Well done, Mr Brady et al!
Truly stunning work on this.
Gripping narration and visual effects until the very end - kudos!
Better late than never. This has to be one of your finest episodes. Great job, thank you.
Incredible job with this Mike, you did a honor to those involved. Incredible amount of research is apparent! Keep up the great work, all the best today!
OMG I've been thinking of asking you to cover Scharnhorst because it was such a fascinating ship and story, and here you are, reading my thoughts across spacetime! Thank you for this amazing video!
You've really outdone yourself with this one Mike! Absolutely amazing!
This is by far the best war documentary on war ships i have ever watched, well explained to every detail i was truly focused. Well done and u have another subscriber for sure.
I'm binging on your videos this couple of days, I love these naval stories & the way you narate them, you make youtube better with this excellent content, kudos to you, cheers!
"The tale of a fateful ship," indeed . . . and one that I had never heard before today. Thank you.
Wonderfully told story Mike.... Thanks much for the effort and yet another great story. I know a lot of work goes in to properly discovering and events and chronology. Well done!
This is probably the best You Tube video ever made on the full battle history of a warship . Furthermore it is also beats any "professional " TV programme ever produced for national TV broadcast on a similar subject. Excellent work all round.
This is really a documentary worthy of a television, salute!🫡
Another marvellous video, Mike! Grand! Well done!
One of the survivors claimed that as the order was given to abandon ship, he heard someone singing amongst detonations and the wind song called "Auf einem Seemansgrab, da blühen keine Rosen" (There are no roses blooming on a sailor's grave)...
Such a poignant framework around this memory of one more wartime tragedy. Here we have evidence of mankind's talents, ingenuity, and cleverness; all for nothing. To see the power, glory, and dedication of so any human souls sink beneath the waves. Yes, there should be music....something beautiful and permanent.
Greetings from Wilhelmshaven. You used really great footage!
Schlachtschiff in Fahrt heißt der original Film aus dem viele Sequenzen stammen.
This is the best channel on CZcams, bar none. Great work by everyone involved
Another masterpiece. Exellent narration. Beautiful graphics. Thx.
I got to say your warship video are some of my favourite
The sinking of HMS Glorious was an inglorious loss. Not only did they not have a combat air patrol up , but all aircraft were stowed below decks , like a boxer in the ring with both hands shoved down his shorts . Apparently, somebody didn't know there was a war going on .
Schanhorst proved her reputation as a lucky ship in that final voyage, escaping three engagements intact . But luck is a harsh master and those two shells from Duke of York at a receding target was a true hail mary play , damaging schanhorst just enough to seal her fate .
Great video , thank you .
Yes you can't be lucky every time we all know luck runs out eventually
The captain of HMS Glorious was too busy trying to settle his personal vendetta to bother about the war. His conduct was unforgivable and cost the lives of hundreds of young men from Glorious as well as the crews of Ardent and Acasta. It annoys me that one man's utter incompetence can lead to the deaths of so many.
Brilliantly researched, narrated, visually presented and most notably, with great honor. So well done!
You're right, I wasn't aware of this epic battle or its players. Thank you. Very good graphics for not being a Lucas or Spielberg production. Your narration was spot on.
Amazing I love all of your long form video like this so this makes no exception
I stayed riveted the whole episode. Your work just gets better and better! Thank you for the excellent, informative, entertainment!
I've read about this battle in detail, and seen other videos too, but this is by far the best description of the events that I have encountered yet.
Incredible video, well done Mike! This is by far the best play by play retelling of the Scharnhorst story I've ever seen. Great footage, animation and perfect pacing. Looking forward to the next one!
Excellent presentation. A very moving finish, a reminder that war is more than just tactics and statistics.
Wow, this documentary is a true masterpiece! This is television-quality content.
Better than TV 👌🏻
Absolutely excellent programme Mike.There's something special about battleship engagements that you don't quite experience with aircraft-to-ship engagements.
Cheers mate.
The most beautiful battleships ever build. Gallantly and elegant lines with wonderful gun arrangement
This is a great channel.
And you are a great speaker. You keep us engaged at all times
All the best to everyone
Terrific presentation! Both entertaining as well as informative. Extremely well done!
For the lives lost...R.I.P.🌹
Not everyone can narrate a story. Whoever this is definitely can narrate perfectly. New Sub, so happy I found this channel! I love your videos and your great historical pictures.
Welcome aboard! :)
EXCELLENT video! Thank you for this in-depth recounting. Outstanding!
These longer videos must take so much effort and time to make, especially given the superb quality. Thank you so much for making these!
The German's sure could make some damb good looking ship's.
It's just a shame so much lives & resources were wasted going up against a fleet they had no chance of matching.
They went out to slaughter ordinary cargo ships not to fight warships.
Mike, you and your continue to absolutely it smash it home with each and every video.
Huge thanks to yourself and your team in keeping these stories alive
Mike's videos have got SO good. High production values. Well done Mike.
@OceanlinerDesigns Watch out, at 11:25, the ships closest to the camera has no rear gun barrels
"Norfolk"(really,Exeter with a third funnel) in this animation has a certain appeal to it :D
Norfolk had X turret removed to accommodate increasing heavy equipment mounted high on the ship.
Yes,AFTER Scharnhorst knocked out X turret^^..Also,she didnt have a stepped main deck :P@@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935
@@NashmanNash Yes, he didn’t do a proper Gneisenau graphic either.
Hi Mike, thank you once again for another wonderful video. All the best from Sydney
Brilliant documentary, many thanks
1:07:15 just one correction this is a common myth however it is not true. Duke of York could penertrate Sharnhorsts armour belt and at this distance it would have go through with ease. It penetrated the turrets which had thicker armour and the turtle back armour scheme waa an outdated armour scheme that would give no protection at this range against 14 inch guns. The reason they were mostly hitting the superstructure is the heavy seas, the fact most of the ship above the waterline especially in a storm is the superstructure and being point blank range they wouldn't hit low enough most of the time.
*_Immunity_* to _silly_ technical details is strong in this one, like boiling sea water.