Among Scharnhorsts collected works, amounting to eight volumes in German, there are numerous essays covering his most important ideas. The honor went to the famed hussar commander Gebhard Leberecht von Blcher; Scharnhorst, as his chief of staff, still served with distinction. The Halifax heavy bombers of No. Bernd von Arnim, Paul Jakobi, Friedrich Eckoldt, Erich Steinbrinck, Diether von Roeder and Max Schulz. The Germans intercepted British radio traffic that indicated the Royal Navy was at sea, which prompted Scharnhorst to make for Stavanger. 9, No. In his biography of Clausewitz, Peter Paret offers a summary of Scharnhorsts life and ideas: Peter Paret, Clausewitz and the State:The Man, His Theories, and His Times (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1985 ), 56-77. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. We have set your language to On 22 February, the pair spotted an empty convoy sailing west, which dispersed at the appearance of the battleships. In 1808, the commission announced sweeping measures, including: appointments based on meritocracy and a phasing-out of the nobilitys privileged access over the officer corps; a new emphasis on education and training; and abandonment of the most severe corporal punishments. Johann was born on July 23 1748, in Bordenau, Hannover, Preussen, Germany. A Genius For War: The German Army And General Staff, 18071945. In the classroom, Scharnhorst emphasized the need for young military professionals to develop their abilities, based on solid education and independent thinking, to face complex and unexpected problems. Fuel shortages prevented major operations for the next six months, during which Scharnhorst was able to conduct only short training maneuvers. [10] Carl von Clausewitz, On War, edited and translated by Michael Howard and Peter Paret (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1989), 141. Partial power was eventually restored to the starboard turbine, which allowed speed to be increased to 14 knots (26km/h; 16mph). [23][24] Six minutes after opening fire, Scharnhorst scored a hit at a range of 25,600m (28,000yd; 15.9mi). We encourage you to research and examine these records to determine their accuracy. Admiral Lutjens was the commander-in-chief of the operation, he would go on to command the cruise of Bismarck and Prinz . Friedrich Scharnhorst (1734 - 1803) How do we create a person's profile? Five minutes after opening fire, one of Duke of York's 14in (35.6cm) shells struck Scharnhorst abreast of her forward gun turret. His new commander was another extraordinary man, Emmerich von Estorff. The German warships were protected by poor visibility, however, and the three ships safely reached port later that day. [71], "Gentlemen, the battle against the Scharnhorst has ended in victory for us. 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). Reorganisation by Carl Rchling (Wikimedia). Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. [18] Scharnhorst's radar malfunctioned, which prevented her from being able to effectively engage Renown during the battle. Family members linked to this person will appear here. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. On the morning of 25 July, one of the escorting destroyers shot down a British patrol plane. [15] During the brief engagement, Rawalpindi managed to score a hit on Scharnhorst, which caused minor splinter damage. [18] Paret, Clausewitz and the State, 235. It too failed to detonate, and passed through the side of the hull, which was not protected by the main armor belt. At 17:03, Scharnhorst opened fire, and three minutes later a salvo of her 28cm guns hit Rawalpindi's bridge, killing the captain Edward Coverly Kennedy, and the majority of the officers. [7][77] The ship sank in approximately 290m (950ft) of water. This account has been disabled. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. At 18:32 Scharnhorst (as the closer ship) opened fire with her main armament on Glorious, at a range of 26,000m (28,000yd; 16mi). Friedrich Armand Strubberg: Carl Scharnhorst. Plans to replace these weapons with six 38cm (15in) SK C/34 guns in twin turrets were never carried out. [12] Krmper was the Prussian Armys term for retired or former soldier. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. The second 227kg bomb fell forward of the rear main battery turret and penetrated the first two decks. There is a problem with your email/password. The forward and rear gun turrets were temporarily disabled, along with half of her anti-aircraft battery. . Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. The curriculum at the military academy, as Bruce Gudmundsson writes in his article on Scharnhorsts education, thus centered on defense and siegecraft. 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. The so-called "Channel Dash", codenamed Operation Cerberus, would avoid the increasingly effective Allied radar and patrol aircraft in the Atlantic. Boiler and turbine troubles kept the ship in Germany for the remainder of 1942. Friedrich Hugo Scharnhorst . Failed to report flower. We encourage you to research and examine these records to determine their accuracy. At 17:30, shells struck the forward 15cm gun turrets and destroyed them both. [15] Later, in the 1813-1814 Campaign, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Boyen, Grolman, and Clausewitz would be deployed as chiefs of staff for various armies and corps and prove the systems viability. Many of these hits had badly damaged the ship's secondary armament, which left her open to destroyer attacks, which Fraser ordered. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1989. Father of Hinrich Scharnhorst; Jochen Scharnhorst; Becke Margarethe Gloistein and Engelbert Scharnhorst. 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. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Career overview - years in numbers [61] During a conference with Hitler on 1920 December, Groadmiral Karl Dnitz decided to employ Scharnhorst against the next Allied convoy that presented itself. 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. The destroyers Scorpion and HNoMSStord launched a total of eight torpedoes at 18:50, four of which hit. [2] Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Private und dienstliche Schriften, ed. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. and trans. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Work was conducted in a floating dry dock and lasted until July 1942. 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. These three hits caused significant flooding and an 8degree list to starboard. The modifications were completed by November 1939, by which time the ship was finally fully operational. 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. Extensive damage from shellfire and torpedoes is evident; the bow was blown off, presumably from a magazine explosion in the forward turrets, and lies in a tangled mass of steel some distance from the rest of the hull. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Shell splinters started a fire in the ammunition magazine, which forced the Germans to flood both forward magazines to prevent an explosion. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. The ship reached Brest later that day and went into dry dock for repairs, which took 4 months. They entered the Channel an hour later; the three ships sped at 27 knots (50km/h; 31mph), hugging the French coast along the voyage. While furthering his own education, "learning by teaching" is Michael Schoy's phrase, he gained a reputation as a pioneering military educator. While his position as a mentor to Clausewitz is of no small significance, Scharnhorst deserves recognition for his ideas, and they should be studied in their own right. Becke Margarethe Gloistein (geb. It consisted of three measuresabandoning all restrictions on the purchase of nobles land to liberalize land ownership and agriculture; opening all occupations to persons of all classes, in effect ending the closed guilds and thus creating a competitive labor market; and abolishing hereditary servitude in the form of serfdom. 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. Count Wilhelm zu Schaumburg-Lippe was himself one of the eighteenth centurys advanced military thinkers and educators. Family inheritance and improvement in social status allowed Scharnhorsts parents to dream big for their son, though. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. At 05:18, the British battlecruiser shifted fire to Scharnhorst, which maneuvered to avoid the falling shells. Florence was born on February 21 1895, in Illinois, USA. Richard married Florence Scharnhorst (born 'Scharnhorst') . [32] Scharnhorst managed to sink only one ship during the encounter, the 6000 ton tanker Lustrous. There was an error deleting this problem. She currently teaches at Air Universitys Graduate School of Professional Military Education and Air Command and Staff College and is working on her second book, a study of Carl von Clausewitzs Last Campaign (1830-1831). [19], Scharnhorst and Gneisenau had reached a point north-west of Lofoten, Norway, by 12:00 on 9 April. Both were driven off by anti-aircraft fire and fighters. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Estorff recognized Scharnhorsts talents and appointed the young officer as an instructor at the regimental school he had created in 1770. Scharnhorst took on a list of one degree and was down by the bows by a meter. Dorothy was born in 1800, in Hannover, Hanover, Prussia, Germany. [53] There she met Ltzow and the battleship Tirpitz. 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. Ltjens' orders prohibited him from engaging Allied capital ships, and so the attack was called off. [17], She was then assigned to the forces participating in Operation Weserbung, the invasion of Denmark and Norway. In just three months, from a population of less than five million, Prussia had a force of approximately 130,000 troops ready for deployment, and by fall boasted some 270,000.[18]. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. These rescue operations were interrupted by the appearance of the cruiser Newcastle. 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. 2015-4 as an independent and autonomous entity within MDHHS. The power outage disabled the emergency shut-off switches to the boilers and turbines, which could not be turned off until power was restored. Friedrich Scharnhorst (1809 - 1871) How do we create a person's profile? On 13 June, Ark Royal launched fifteen Skua dive bombers; German fighters intercepted the attackers and shot eight of them down. By 18:26 the range had fallen to 24,100m (26,400yd; 15.0mi), and Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were firing full salvos at the carrier. Bismarck had been sunk on 27 May. It passed through the upper and middle decks before exploding on the main armored deck, which contained the blast. Shell splinters rained on Duke of York and disabled the fire-control radar. Hoffmann served as the ship's captain until 1942. Nothing in Scharnhorsts early life suggested that he would become a great military reformer and a Prussian war hero. [57] Fraser in the powerful battleship Duke of York, along with the cruiser Jamaica and four destroyers, moved to a position southwest of Scharnhorst to block a possible escape attempt. [26] After approximately an hour of shooting, the German battleships sent Glorious to the bottom. As a result, she went back to the dockyard for extensive modification of the bow. Husband of Margrete Scharnhorst [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. Repair work lasted until July, which caused the ship to be unavailable during Operation Rheinbung, the sortie by the new battleship Bismarck in May 1941. The explosive shock caused serious damage; turret Bruno was jammed, as were the twin and single 15cm mounts on the port side. Friedrich Philipp Scharnhorst (1666 - Unknown) How do we create a person's profile? If you know of things missing or have corrections, please log in and submit them. [64] The battleship was hit twice by 20.3cm (8in) shells; the first failed to explode and caused negligible damage, but the second struck the forward rangefinders and destroyed the radar antenna. Distilling seemingly timeless principles of war and claiming that they constituted the secret of the Corsicans astounding victories, Dietrich Heinrich von Blow, Mathieu Dumas, and Antoine-Henri Jomini became best-selling authors. [50] The engine room crews managed to restart the first turbine at 15:49, nearly twenty minutes after the mine explosion. Napoleons glorious victory in the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt shattered the old Frederician state. At the end, you will find the essay On Experience and Theory written in 1804. 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. 866-428-0005. The conning tower was protected with 350mm on the sides. The next spring, Scharnhorst moved to Berlin. [73] One torpedo exploded abreast of turret Bruno, which caused it to jam. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Weve updated the security on the site. Also known as: Mr Friedrich G Sauer, Mr Friedrich Sauer. [11] Scharnhorst was commissioned into the fleet on 9 January for sea trials,[12] which revealed a dangerous tendency to ship considerable amounts of water in heavy seas. [40][41][42], Two of the 454kg bombs hit amidships between the 15cm and 10.5cm gun turrets; both failed to explode and instead penetrated the ship completely. Try again later. The Hudsons dropped thirty-six 227lb (103kg) armor-piercing bombs, which all missed. Work was completed by September, and the ship conducted further training in the Baltic. Two men were killed and fifteen were injured in the attack. The other seven made it past the air defenses and attacked Scharnhorst, but only scored one hit, and the bomb failed to detonate. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. [31], Following the completion of repairs, Scharnhorst underwent trials in the Baltic before returning to Kiel in December 1940. Memorial ID. The next day, Scharnhorst left Stavanger for Kiel, where repairs were carried out, lasting some six months. English Napoleon Bonaparte errichtet das Herzogtum Warschau . [34] He instead turned toward the mid-Atlantic, where Scharnhorst sank the Greek cargo ship Marathon. By 3 February, the two battleships had evaded the last British cruiser patrol, and had broken into the open Atlantic. When the French Revolution shook Europe in 1789 and the subsequent First Revolutionary War (1792-1795) thrust the continent into twenty-three years of bloodshed, Scharnhorst had the fame of a great expert. Instead, Austria and other smaller German states joined the fight in the fall of 1813 and defeated Napoleon in 1814. Jrme Bonaparte wird Knig des neu gegrndeten Knigreichs Westphalen . [20] Clausewitz provides a clear description of his mentors approach: Diffuseness was therefore never in evidence in his written work, for he kept correcting and revising his text until his exceptionally precise mind was entirely satisfied and not one word seemed out of place.[21] Neither did Scharnhorst make use of the vivid metaphors for which his student became famous. [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. The wreck was positively identified by an ROV on 10 September, which located armament consistent with that of Scharnhorst. The explosion caused splinter damage and disabled the ammunition hoists for the 37mm anti-aircraft guns. These people do not know what one should dare in war. Geni requires JavaScript! He received a wound in the foot in the Battle of Grossgrschen on May 2, 1813, not serious enough to stop him from traveling on a diplomatic mission. The only book-length study of Scharnhorsts legacy in English, Charles Edward Whites The Enlightened Soldier: Scharnhorst and the Militrische Gesellschaft in Berlin, 1801-1805, offers sizable extracts out of his writings. [16] Between 18 February and 20 February, she participated in Operation Nordmark, a brief sortie into the North Sea as far as the Shetland Islands. Two days later, the German flotilla intercepted the British armed merchant cruiser Rawalpindi. In early 1943, Scharnhorst joined the Bismarck-class battleship Tirpitz in Norway to interdict Allied convoys to the Soviet Union. This 38,100 t ship was named after the Prussian general and army reformer Gerhard von Scharnhorst . Berlins cultural and military elite did not welcome him warmly. The British failed to penetrate the Luftwaffe fighter shield, and all six Swordfish were destroyed. Later on, the veteran soldiers were sent permanently home as reserves and called for annual training only, while the younger ones assumed regular service. 1 (1832): 214. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Heavy seas and the high speed with which the pair of battleships escaped caused them to ship large amounts of water forward. [7] He also began publishing journals, first Militair Bibliothek (1782-1784), then Bibliothek fr Officiere (1785), and finally the most famous, Neues Militrisches Journal (1797-1805), aiming at those interested in broadening their understanding of the military profession. Scharnhorst's forward turret was put out of action by severe flooding. [65] At 08:40, Belfast picked up Scharnhorst on her radar. With a clear aspiration of becoming an officer, in 1773, at age 17, Scharnhorst entered the school located in Fortress Wilhlemstein.[3]. 1807 in anderen Kalendern. Scharnhorst), Circa 1719 - Hannverschen, Bremen, Prussia, Mar 28 1752 - Eggestedt, Lesum Parish, Bremen, Prussia, Becke Margrethe Gloistein (born Scharnhorst), Eggestedt, Schwanewede, Osterholz, Lower Saxony, Germany, Death of Friedrich Ludewig Scharnhorst at Eggestedt. This browser does not support getting your location. 9, No. [5] Michael Schoy, General Gerhard von Scharnhorst, 4. The political overhaul also unleashed the energy and ambition of commanders able to apply these advancements to their fullest potential, none more so than Napoleon. On the contrary, a badly prepared oneespecially a badly prepared staff officerwas an insecure actor relying on his limited experience alone. Age: 43 years old. Scharnhorst's commander, KzS Hoffmann, however, closed to 23,000m (25,000yd) in an attempt to lure Ramillies away from the convoy so that Gneisenau could attack the convoy. Gneisenau was still being repaired following torpedo damage on 6 April and bomb damage on 910 April. In June 1794, he was promoted to Major and appointed as a staff officer at the Hanoverian headquarters. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Friedrich Scharnhorst (35136105)? [22] The Germans then launched their Arado 196 float planes to search for more Allied vessels. Vice-Admiral Friedrich Huffmeier , a former captain of the German battlecruiser 'Scharnhorst', presents a picture to Rear-Admiral Morgan. HMS Jamaica var en ltt kryssare av Fiji-klass i Royal Navy som frdigstlldes under andra vrldskriget.Hon var uppkallad efter den brittiska kolonin Jamaica.Fartyget tillbringade nstan hela sin krigskarrir i arktiska konvojer, med undantag fr en insats sderut fr landstigningarna i Nordafrika i november 1942. Scharnhorst was a prominent World War 2 capital ship, the lead of her class, cited as either a light battleship or a battlecruiser. Scharnhorst crew. Birth: 18 Nov 1880: Death: 7 Jul 1887 (aged 6) Warren County, Missouri, USA . Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? [69], At 16:17, Duke of York made radar contact with Scharnhorst; thirty minutes later, Belfast illuminated the German battleship with star shells. She was the lead ship of her class, which included her sister ship Gneisenau. In his instructions to Bey, Dnitz advised him to break off the engagement if presented with superior forces, but to remain aggressive. [1] But this is far from a comprehensive representation of an intellect that played such a crucial role in the modern philosophy of war. While serving as a squadron flagship, Scharnhorst carried an additional 10 officers and 61 enlisted men. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Three of the bombs were 454kg (1,001lb) armor-piercing bombs, and the other two were 227kg (500lb) high-explosive bombs. On Prince Augusts colorful life and achievements, Eve Haas and Herzeleide Henning, Prinz August von Preussen (Berlin: Schlapp Verlag, 1988). [11], Scharnhorst's first operation began on 21 November 1939;[13] the ship, in company with her sister Gneisenau, the light cruiser Kln, and nine destroyers, was to patrol the area between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. [32], On 6 February, the two ships refueled from the tanker Schlettstadt south of Cape Farewell. [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. The most famous act of the turbulent era, the Oktoberedikt from 1807, aimed at overhauling the ineffective and backward Prussian agrarian system and releasing the economic and patriotic energies of its subjects. Six 53.3cm (21in) above-water torpedo tubes, taken from the light cruisers Nrnberg and Leipzig, were installed in 1942. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Another 300t (300 long tons; 330 short tons) tons of water flooded ten watertight spaces in four main compartments. 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. Her main battery turrets had 360mm (14in) of armor on their faces and 200mm (7.9in) on their sides. The veteran commander often acted as an instructor to his officers; he inspired them, befriended them, and showed them kindness. The original straight stem was replaced with a raised "Atlantic bow." Friedrich Scharnhorst (1834 - 1892) How do we create a person's profile? Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. 1807. After Count Wilhelm died in 1777 and his military academy was disbanded, Scharnhorst returned to the Electorate of Hanover and applied for a position in his home army. [1] Charles Edward White, The Enlightened Soldier: Scharnhorst and the Militarische Gesellschaft in Berlin, 1801-1805 (Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1989). [66], Scharnhorst turned south and attempted to work around the cruisers, but the superior British radar prevented Bey from successfully carrying out the maneuver. The convoy was spotted again two days later, and it was determined that the course was definitively toward the Soviet Union. After several more torpedo hits, Scharnhorst settled further into the water and began to list to starboard. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. 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. Scharnhorst detected the cruisers with her aft radar and opened fire with her main battery guns before turning away to disengage a second time. The blast also damaged the fuel oil pumps and the bearings in the turbo-generators, which brought the ship to a halt. A third shell hit the deck next to turret Caesar and caused some flooding; shell splinters caused significant casualties. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Failed to delete memorial. Even in this moment of professional triumph, Scharnhorst had to swallow a bitter pill. [51] The shock damaged the rotating parts of all of the ship's gun turrets, and three of the 15cm turrets were seriously jammed. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Failed to remove flower. Try again later. [14] Trevor N. Dupuy, A Genius For War: The German Army And General Staff, 18071945 (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1977),24. Just like Clausewitz later, Scharnhorst wished more than anything to assume command. 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. [36], After repairs were completed in July, Scharnhorst went to La Pallice for trials on the 21st, where she easily steamed at 30 knots (56km/h; 35mph). As a famed officer enjoying offers from other German states, Scharnhorst began negotiations with Prussia for a transfer. The Germans reached Wilhelmshaven on 27 November, and on the trip both battleships incurred significant damage from heavy seas and winds. [27][28] Acasta also hit Scharnhorst's forward superfiring turret with her 4.7" QF guns, which did negligible damage. Scharnhorst sank two ships. He ruled as an enlightened Prince over his tiny-but-independent principality of some 20,000 people, north of Hanover. This methodical exploration, for its part, would strengthen their intellect and ability to be creative and act boldly when facing a real-life situation. An RAF patrol aircraft spotted the three ships that day, which prompted an air attack. Races entered: 1: Wins: 0: Podiums: 0: Please help spread the word to new readers by sharing it on social media. [4], Scharnhorst had an armor belt that was 350mm (13.8in) thick in the central portion, where it protected the ship's ammunition magazines and propulsion machinery spaces. The text could be also found in Scharnhorst, Ausgewhlte Schriften, 147-150. [31] Severe storms caused damage to Gneisenau but Scharnhorst was undamaged. [13] They were joined by the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper. [29] The ship's machinery was also significantly damaged by the flooding, and the starboard propeller shaft was destroyed. Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine. Add to your scrapbook. The intent of the operation was to draw out British units and ease the pressure on the heavy cruiser ("pocket battleship") Admiral Graf Spee, which was being pursued in the South Atlantic. View Full Report . Thanks for your help! Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Vice Admiral Otto Ciliax, Scharnhorst's first commander, was given command of the operation. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Oops, we were unable to send the email. We encourage you to research and examine these records to determine their accuracy. [50], While the ship was immobilized, Admiral Ciliax transferred to Z29. 35 Squadron RAF and No. Yet, he is primarily known as a teacher and mentor to the Wests most influential strategic thinker, Carl von Clausewitzespecially among those less versed in German language and history. 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