Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (12 November 1755 – 28 June 1813) was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801. As the first Chief of the Prussian General Staff, he was noted for his military theories, his reforms of the Prussian arm

Battle of the North Cape and the sinking of the Scharnhorst. 70 years ago this week, on 26 December 1943, the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst was brought to battle and sunk by the Royal Navy. Scharnhorst had been a thorn in the side of the allies since

The Scharnhorst sank in the south Atlantic on December 8, 1914, with more than 800 crew members onboard.The cruiser was one of four German ships lost during the Battle of the Falkland Islands ...