The next spring, Scharnhorst moved to Berlin. 1 (2018): 38. Follow the logo below, and you too can contribute toThe Bridge: Enjoy what you just read? [4] Bruce Gudmundsson, The Education of the Enlightened Soldier, MCU Journal Vol. This caused flooding in the bow and damaged electrical systems in the forward gun turret. Year should not be greater than current year. [62], On 22 December Dnitz ordered Bey to be ready to go to sea on a three-hour notice. [31], Ltjens then decided to move to a new area, as the surviving members of the dispersed convoy had sent distress signals. The wreck was positively identified by an ROV on 10 September, which located armament consistent with that of Scharnhorst. We encourage you to research and examine these records to determine their accuracy. Scharnhorst detected the cruisers with her aft radar and opened fire with her main battery guns before turning away to disengage a second time. Charles Edward White. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were the covering force for the assaults on Narvik and Trondheim; the two ships left Wilhelmshaven on the morning of 7 April. cemeteries found in Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. She managed to add 5,000m (5,500yd) to the distance between her and Duke of York, while straddling the ship with several salvos. [26] After approximately an hour of shooting, the German battleships sent Glorious to the bottom. The destroyers Scorpion and HNoMSStord launched a total of eight torpedoes at 18:50, four of which hit. In early February, minesweepers swept a route through the English Channel undetected by the British. [17] Henry Kissinger, A World Restored: Metternich, Castlereagh, and the Problems of Peace, 1812-1822 (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1973), 49. [59], With the rapidly deteriorating military situation for the German Army on the Eastern Front, it became increasingly important to interrupt the flow of supplies from the Western Allies to the Soviet Union. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. ", At 18:42, Duke of York ceased fire, having fired 52 salvos and having scored at least 13 hits, but Scharnhorst was pulling away. The next day, the British trawler HMTJuniper was discovered and sunk, along with the oil tanker Oil Pioneer. ). If you know of things missing or have corrections, please log in and submit them. Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine. On 8 March, however, poor weather grounded the British bombers, and so Scharnhorst and four destroyers were able to make the journey to Norway. The second 227kg bomb fell forward of the rear main battery turret and penetrated the first two decks. The ship reached Brest later that day and went into dry dock for repairs, which took 4 months. After receiving only fragmentary education, the teenage boy was provided with a tutor and prepared to enter the military academy of Count Wilhelm in the neighboring principality of Schaumburg-Lippe. Damage-control teams managed to correct the list with counter-flooding, and although draft increased by 1m (3.3ft), Scharnhorst was able to leave for Brest at 19:30. Scharnhorst believed in military historys crucial role in the education of military professionals, for it could provide them with an opportunity to study wars complex conditions. No one knew how well he would perform in a real war, however. At 16:50, Duke of York opened fire at a range of 11,000m (12,000yd); Scharnhorst quickly returned the fire. The ship was built at the Kriegsmarinewerft dockyard in Wilhelmshaven; she was laid down on 15 June 1935 and launched a year and four months later on 3 October 1936. 9, No. [14] Trevor N. Dupuy, A Genius For War: The German Army And General Staff, 18071945 (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1977),24. They had 8 children: Henry F Scharnhorst, Wilhelmina or Minnie Gnuse (born Scharnhorst)and 6 other children. Prussia was still in the midst of its decade of neutrality, when after the Peace of Basel in 1795 it observed from a safer distance the continuing Revolutionary Wars and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Germans intercepted British radio traffic that indicated the Royal Navy was at sea, which prompted Scharnhorst to make for Stavanger. Berlins cultural and military elite did not welcome him warmly. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Friedrich Buchardt - Member of the Einsatzgruppen death squads, who started off grading people on their Germanness and then progressed to outright genocide. For the latter requires judgement, which is developed through repeated study of military incidents, and a great amount of past facts that we have to keep in mind. To use this feature, use a newer browser. An officer with extraordinary talents and intellect, and an even more remarkable fate, Scharnhorst forever changed the path of the Prussian Army, molded the idea of the Prusso-German General Staff, and forged some of the most influential concepts in the realm of military theory and practice. Friedrich Wilhelm also failed to embrace Scharnhorsts bold ideas for military reform. Email addresses. Six 53.3cm (21in) above-water torpedo tubes, taken from the light cruisers Nrnberg and Leipzig, were installed in 1942. [39] One of the 227kg bombs hit the deck just forward of the starboard 15cm twin turret next to the conning tower. [15] During the brief engagement, Rawalpindi managed to score a hit on Scharnhorst, which caused minor splinter damage. Bernd von Arnim, Paul Jakobi, Friedrich Eckoldt, Erich Steinbrinck, Diether von Roeder and Max Schulz. Scharnhorst steamed to Gotenhafen in late October for a new rudder, the design of which was based on the lessons learned from the torpedoing of Prinz Eugen and Ltzow earlier in the year. Several days later, the main body of the convoy was located, and Scharnhorst sank another seven ships totaling 27,277 tons. Hon deltog i slaget vid Barents hav 1942 och i slaget vid Nordkap 1943. Age: 43 years old. The British carried out a series of attacks that were all unsuccessful; Scharnhorst's anti-aircraft guns were red-hot by the end of the action, and one 20mm gun had burst from the strain. Praise for Death in Focus [45] The torpedo boats were led by Kapitn Erich Bey, aboard the destroyer Z29. At 19:45, the ship went down by the bow, with her propellers still slowly turning. These people do not know what one should dare in war. Count Wilhelm zu Schaumburg-Lippe was himself one of the eighteenth centurys advanced military thinkers and educators. Scharnhorst was appointed to helm the Institute in the Military Science for Young Infantry and Cavalry Officers in Berlin, perhaps better known as the Kriegsakademie. Boiler and turbine troubles kept the ship in Germany for the remainder of 1942. Plans to replace these weapons with six 38cm (15in) SK C/34 guns in twin turrets were never carried out. [4], She was armed with a main battery of nine 28cm (11.1in) L/54.5 guns arranged in three triple gun turrets: two turrets were placed forward in a superfiring arrangement (Anton and Bruno), and one aft (Caesar). An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. A rather peculiar capital ship, Scharnhorst in World of Warships is officially a battleship, but frequently plays more like a battlecruiser. Scharnhorst was, first and foremost, a military educator seeking to instruct and inspire the average officer who might never rise to the professions top or grow to become a shrewd strategic thinker, but still strived to give his best. [7][77] The ship sank in approximately 290m (950ft) of water. Father of Hinrich Scharnhorst; Jochen Scharnhorst; Becke Margarethe Gloistein and Engelbert Scharnhorst. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Ltjens ordered Hoffmann to rejoin the flagship immediately. Without Gerhard von Scharnhorst, it is unlikely there would be a Carl von Clausewitz. By a streak of good luck, Carl von Clausewitz belonged to Scharnhorsts first class at the Kriegsakademie. Four Allied capital ships, the British Hood, Nelson and Rodney, and the French Dunkerque, followed in pursuit. [72], In September 2000, a joint expedition to find the sunken battleship conducted by the BBC, NRK, and the Royal Norwegian Navy began. Friedrich Scharnhorst in Neustadt, reviews by real people. The Germans reached Wilhelmshaven on 27 November, and on the trip both battleships incurred significant damage from heavy seas and winds. [21], At 17:45, the German battleships spotted the British aircraft carrier Glorious and two escorting destroyers, Ardent and Acasta, at a range of some 40,000m (44,000yd; 25mi). Captain Otto Ciliax , Captain of the German battleship 'Scharnhorst', carries out an inspection of the crew, circa 1939. The original straight stem was replaced with a raised "Atlantic bow." 1-8 (Vienna: Boelau Verlag, 2002-2014). Scharnhorst, from a portrait by Friedrich Bury (Britannica). Another 300t (300 long tons; 330 short tons) tons of water flooded ten watertight spaces in four main compartments. Yet Napoleons general staff remained an organization built around his personal needs, without continuity and authority of its own. [46] By 06:30, they had passed Cherbourg, at which point they were joined by a flotilla of torpedo boats. [4], At her commissioning, Scharnhorst was commanded by Kapitn zur See (KzS) Otto Ciliax. As Gudmundsson writes: In dEstorffs view, the ability of a leader to succeed in the small war was dependent on their ability to make, in a very short period of time, an accurate estimate of the tactical possibilities of a particular piece of ground, a faculty that he, like so many of his contemporaries, called by the French coup doeil (or strike of the eye). The convoy was spotted again two days later, and it was determined that the course was definitively toward the Soviet Union. Please enter a valid Memorial ID. In these complicated times, Elena emerges as a strong new heroine who learns quickly that when nothing is certain, she can rely only on herself. Temporary repairs allowed Scharnhorst to return to 22 knots (41km/h; 25mph). Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. They were detected in the Skagerrak and the heavy units of the British Home Fleet deployed to cover the passage between Iceland and the Faroes. [63], Scharnhorst and her five destroyers left port at around 19:00 and were in the open sea four hours later. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Friedrich Scharnhorst (35136105)? But most people haven't heard of Operation Berlin, the time 2 German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau successfully broke out and raided the convoy lanes and influenced Bismarck's fateful mission. The modifications were completed by November 1939, by which time the ship was finally fully operational. Family members linked to this person will appear here. I hope that any of you who are ever called upon to lead a ship into action against an opponent many times superior, will command your ship as gallantly as the Scharnhorst was commanded today. In early April, Scharnhorst, Tirpitz, and nine destroyers conducted a training mission to Bear Island in the Arctic Ocean. [67] By 12:00, Scharnhorst was to the northeast of the convoy, but Belfast had reestablished radar contact; it took the cruisers twenty minutes to close the range and begin firing. [50], While the ship was immobilized, Admiral Ciliax transferred to Z29. [64], An hour after making the turn, Bey deployed his destroyers in a line screening Scharnhorst, which remained 10nmi (19km; 12mi) behind. Scharnhorst fired a salvo from turret Caesar before turning and increasing speed to disengage from the cruisers. Races entered: 1: Wins: 0: Podiums: 0: At 07:03, Scharnhorst was some 40 nautical miles (74 kilometres; 46 miles) southwest of Bear Island when she made a turn that would put her in position to attack the convoy at 10:00. Johann HeinrichDietrich Friedrich Scharnhorst (1812 - 1889) Photos: 5 Records: 45 Born in Eilvese, Kreis Hannover, Deutschalnd on 19 NOV 1812 to Johann Heinrich Scharnhorst and Dorothee Jrgens. Shortly after 08:30 on 8 February, lookouts spotted convoy HX 106, escorted by the battleship Ramillies. [65] At 08:40, Belfast picked up Scharnhorst on her radar. They would, perhaps, never dare an audacious thought because no similar case from history, crowned with success, gives them the necessary confidence. He ruled as an enlightened Prince over his tiny-but-independent principality of some 20,000 people, north of Hanover. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. A Genius For War: The German Army And General Staff, 18071945. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. The design also enabled the ship to be up-gunned with six 15-inch guns, which never took place. Three of the bombs were 454kg (1,001lb) armor-piercing bombs, and the other two were 227kg (500lb) high-explosive bombs. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Friedrich Fritz Fred Scharnhorst I found on Findagrave.com. In 1800, he accepted Friedrich Wilhelm IIIs offer of elevation to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and ennoblement. Trevor N. Dupuy. At 13:15, Bey decided to return to base, and at 13:43, he dismissed the destroyers and instructed them to return to port. These three hits caused significant flooding and an 8degree list to starboard. The water was quickly drained from turret Bruno's magazine. GREAT NEWS! The flooding caused a 5degree list, increased the stern draft by almost a meter, and forced Scharnhorst to reduce speed to 20 knots (37km/h; 23mph). Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. [3] Her standard crew numbered 56 officers and 1,613 enlisted men, augmented during the war to 60 officers and 1,780 men. Her anti-aircraft armament consisted of fourteen 10.5cm L/65 and sixteen 3.7cm (1.5in) SK C/30 L/83, and initially ten 2cm (0.79in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns. Richard John Scharnhorst was born on month day 1895, at birth place, Illinois. Der Frieden von Tilsit beendet den Vierten Koalitionskrieg . A raked funnel cap was also installed during the reconstruction, along with an enlarged aircraft hangar; the main mast was also moved further aft. Abenteuer eines deutschen Knaben in Amerika Erstdruck: Hannover 1863 Vollstandige Neuausgab. [5] It would be this generous behavior Scharnhorst would replicate later when interacting with students and subordinates. Scharnhorst crew. In the first decade of Napoleons rise, the question about the origins of French lethality preoccupied military writers. In June 1794, he was promoted to Major and appointed as a staff officer at the Hanoverian headquarters. For the defense of his tiny country, Count Wilhelm relied mostly on his and his officers ability to resist foreign invasion and seizure of the states fortresses. While Scharnhorst was en route under heavy escort on 21 June, the British launched two air attacks, six Swordfish torpedo bombers in the first and nine Beaufort bombers in the second. When the king finally switched sides in the spring of 1813, Scharnhorst swiftly unfolded the plans for mass mobilization prepared by his circle. They entered the Channel an hour later; the three ships sped at 27 knots (50km/h; 31mph), hugging the French coast along the voyage. [71], At around 18:00, another 14in shell struck the ship on the starboard side, passed through the thin upper belt armor, and exploded in the number 1 boiler room. [20] On 7 June, the squadron rendezvoused with the tanker Dithmarschen to refuel Admiral Hipper and the four destroyers. [60] By December 1943, the German Army was forced into continuous retreat. 0 cemeteries found in Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Fuel shortages prevented major operations for the next six months, during which Scharnhorst was able to conduct only short training maneuvers. It caused significant damage to the ship's propulsion system and slowed the ship to 8 knots (15km/h; 9.2mph). The conning tower was protected with 350mm on the sides. [20], The two ships left Wilhelmshaven on 4 June to return to Norway. Gneisenau's Seetakt radar picked up a radar contact at 04:30, which prompted the crews of both vessels to go to combat stations. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. [18] Scharnhorst's radar malfunctioned, which prevented her from being able to effectively engage Renown during the battle. Partial power was eventually restored to the starboard turbine, which allowed speed to be increased to 14 knots (26km/h; 16mph). Blamed for the disaster at Jena-Auerstedt Prussias aging military brass was pushed out of the service in a swift and shocking move. The third 454kg bomb hit aft of the rear 28cm turret, about 3m (9.8ft) from the side of the ship. Her secondary armament consisted of twelve 15cm (5.9in) L/55 guns, eight of which were placed in two-gun turrets and the remaining four were carried in individual turrets. [31] Severe storms caused damage to Gneisenau but Scharnhorst was undamaged. [2] Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Private und dienstliche Schriften, ed. It either had to openly switch sides, fight France with everything it had and utterly defeat Napoleon, or face national disintegration. The cruiser opened fire three minutes later, followed by Norfolk two minutes after. Friedrich Scharnhorst (1809 - 1871) How do we create a person's profile? Try again later. In his first year, Lieutenant Clausewitz almost failed the course, for his formal education was rather spotty as he had left school before the age of twelve to participate as a boy-soldier in the First Revolutionary War. The Enlightened Soldier: Scharnhorst and the Militarische Gesellschaft in Berlin, 1801-1805. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Memorial ID. 866-428-0005. [13] They were joined by the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper. In the 1807 Peace of Tilsit, Napoleon reduced Prussias territory and population by more than half and limited the size of its army to 42,000 men from originally 200,000 troops. [9], Scharnhorst was ordered as Ersatz Elsass as a replacement for the old pre-dreadnought Elsass, under the contract name "D."[4] The Kriegsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven was awarded the contract, where the keel was laid on 16 July 1935. [75] British ships began searching for survivors, but were soon ordered away after just a few were pulled out of the water even though voices could still be heard calling for help from the darkness. [48][49], Scharnhorst did not make the voyage unscathed, however; at 15:31 she struck an air-dropped magnetic mine in the mouth of the Scheldt, abreast of the forward superfiring turret. The economical but dense writing was typical for Scharnhorst. [73] One torpedo exploded abreast of turret Bruno, which caused it to jam. As a famed officer enjoying offers from other German states, Scharnhorst began negotiations with Prussia for a transfer. At 05:18, the British battlecruiser shifted fire to Scharnhorst, which maneuvered to avoid the falling shells. He is a male registered to vote in Ingham County, Michigan. Clausewitz, as Donald Stoker states, thoroughly imbibed the history-based analytical method of Scharnhorst.[19]. [45] The British failed to detect their departure, as the submarine that had been tasked with observing the port had withdrawn to recharge its batteries. She was the lead ship of her class, which included her sister ship Gneisenau. Family inheritance and improvement in social status allowed Scharnhorsts parents to dream big for their son, though. Friedrich Hugo Scharnhorst . Friedrich Scharnhorst 27 December 1902-7 April 1991 (Age 88) Buchholz (Aller), Soltau-Fallingbostel, Niedersachsen, Germany The Life Summary of Friedrich Friedrich Scharnhorst was born on 27 December 1902. Hoffmann served as the ship's captain until 1942. Later that day, at around 14:30, the three ships came under attack by a force of British bombers, which failed to make any hits. At this time of year, there was only 45minutes of full daylight and six hours of twilight, which significantly limited Bey's operational freedom. Shell splinters rained on Duke of York and disabled the fire-control radar. Repairs were quickly completed, and on 22 January 1941, the two ships, under the command of Admiral Gnther Ltjens, left port for the North Atlantic. The ship had an armored deck that was 20 to 40mm (0.79 to 1.57in) thick on the flat portion, increasing to 105mm (4.1in) on downward-sloping sides that connected to the bottom of the belt. Scharnhorst returned to Germany, and was repaired at the Deutsche Werke in Kiel. His principal staff officer, Louis Alexandre Berthier, was an experienced and hard-working subordinate able to translate the emperors wishes into stellar orders. The second 28cm round struck the ship's "X" barbette and disabled the turret. At 03:19, Bey received instructions from the Fleet Command that Scharnhorst was to conduct the attack alone if heavy seas interfered with the destroyers' ability to fight. The forward and rear gun turrets were temporarily disabled, along with half of her anti-aircraft battery. Birth: 18 Nov 1880: Death: 7 Jul 1887 (aged 6) Warren County, Missouri, USA . While waiting outside the port, Admiral Ciliax returned to the ship. [53], Scharnhorst, Tirpitz, and nine destroyers embarked from Altafjord on an offensive on 6 September known as Operation Zitronella; the ships were tasked with bombarding the island of Spitzbergen. Five minutes after opening fire, one of Duke of York's 14in (35.6cm) shells struck Scharnhorst abreast of her forward gun turret. Nothing in Scharnhorsts early life suggested that he would become a great military reformer and a Prussian war hero. The explosion tore a large gash in the side of the hull and allowed 1,220t (1,200 long tons; 1,340 short tons) of water into the ship, flooding 30 watertight spaces within five main watertight compartments. In 1800, he accepted Friedrich Wilhelm III's offer of elevation to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and ennoblement. According to Clausewitz, Scharnhorst was one of the first to realize that most of the key technological and tactical changes were present before the French Revolution; it was the political upheaval that multiplied their destructive capacities. The so-called "Channel Dash", codenamed Operation Cerberus, would avoid the increasingly effective Allied radar and patrol aircraft in the Atlantic. Erich Bey, by now promoted to Konteradmiral, was given command of the task force. These are necessary if we wish, in all cases that occur, thanks to resemblance in circumstances, to be able to judge to some degree the success of an enterprise and avoid the mistakes experience could discoverif we wish to consult all the special circumstances and among the numerous possibilities to choose the most beneficial ones. Weve updated the security on the site. In early January 1943, the ship was back in service, and after trials, left Germany on 7 January in company with Prinz Eugen and five destroyers. [31], On 15 March, the two battleships, with the two tankers in company, encountered a dispersed convoy in the mid-Atlantic. This 38,100 t ship was named after the Prussian general and army reformer Gerhard von Scharnhorst . With this series, The Strategy Bridge strives to fill this gap. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. A system error has occurred. [21] The purpose of the sortie was to interrupt Allied efforts to resupply the Norwegians and to relieve the pressure on German troops fighting in Norway. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. The explosion killed or injured 34 men and prompted the crew to flood the magazines for turret Caesar as a precaution against a magazine explosion. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1977. The number of 2cm guns was eventually increased to thirty-eight. In his instructions to Bey, Dnitz advised him to break off the engagement if presented with superior forces, but to remain aggressive. [74] Fraser then ordered Jamaica and Belfast to move into range and finish the crippled ship off with torpedoes. A repair ship completed work on the vessel in two weeks. At 09:21, Belfast's lookouts spotted Scharnhorst at a range of 11,000m (12,000yd). Forced to take refuge in the furthest corner of his state, the city of Kningberg in East Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm finally embraced a far-reaching reform agenda. Ltjens again forbade an attack, but he shadowed the convoy and directed U-boats to attack. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. As Scharnhorsts life and legacy remain less known than Clausewitzs, the following passages also offer a brief introduction. However, infection subsequently developed, and, on June 28 in Prague, he unexpectedly died. Richard married Florence Scharnhorst (born 'Scharnhorst') . [5] Michael Schoy, General Gerhard von Scharnhorst, 4. In English John T. Kuehn offers a concise discussion of Scharnhorsts reforms, see John T. Kuehn, Napoleonic Warfare: The Operational Art of the Great Campaigns (Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2015), 174-176. Failed to delete memorial. [57] The Germans were concerned with developments in Allied radar-directed fire control, which allowed British battleships to fire with great accuracy in the darkness; German radar capabilities lagged behind those of their opponents. The Education of the Enlightened Soldier. MCU Journal Vol. There was an error deleting this problem. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. We encourage you to research and examine these records to determine their accuracy. The mine briefly knocked out the power system and temporarily disabled the rudders. There is a problem with your email/password. The first went through each deck and exited the ship through the double bottom, while the other was deflected by the torpedo bulkhead and penetrated the hull beneath the side belt armor. Admiral Lutjens was the commander-in-chief of the operation, he would go on to command the cruise of Bismarck and Prinz . [7] Schoy, General Gerhard von Scharnhorst, 6. Resend Activation Email. 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