Which German battle cruiser was sunk in the battle of the North Cape in December 1942?
Battle of the North Cape fired her eight torpedoes as she was about from "Scharnhorst", while also firing her guns. After the battle Admiral Fraser sent the following message to the Admiralty: "... Please convey to the C-in-C Norwegian Navy. "Stord" played a very daring role in the fight and I am very proud of her...". In an interview in The "Evening News" on 5 February 1944 the commanding officer of HMS "Duke of York", Captain Guy Russell, said: "... the Norwegian destroyer "Stord" carried out the most daring attack of the whole action...". Battle of the North Cape The Battle of the North Cape
Battle of the North Cape Battle of the North Cape The Battle of the North Cape was a Second World War naval battle which occurred on 26 December 1943, as part of the Arctic Campaign. The German battleship , on an operation to attack Arctic Convoys of war matériel from the Western Allies to the USSR, was brought to battle and sunk by Royal Navy (RN) forces—the battleship plus several cruisers and destroyers—off Norway's North Cape. The battle was the last between big-gun capital ships in the war between Britain and Germany. The British victory confirmed the massive strategic advantage held by the British, at