Scharnhorst Photographs | World War II Database

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Adolf Hitler (left of photograph), Werner von Blomberg (looking away), and Erich Raeder (fourth from left) at Scharnhorst's launching ceremony, Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 3 Oct 1936	Close-up of Gneisenau's forward 283-millimeter gun turrets, 1939-1940; Scharnhorst seen in background

German battleship Scharnhorst in port, Germany, circa early 1939	German battleship Scharnhorst underway, 1939.

German battleships Scharnhorst (left) and Gneisenau (right), circa 1939	Scharnhorst at sea, circa 1939, photo 1 of 2

Scharnhorst at sea, circa 1939, photo 2 of 2	Scharnhorst in Wilhelmshaven Harbor, Germany, circa 1939

Ceremony on Scharnhorst's afterdeck, possibly during the commissioning ceremony of 7 Jan 1939	Scharnhorst (left of photograph) and Gneisenau (right) in port, Germany, circa late spring or early summer 1939

Scharnhorst in port with her crew manning the rail, Germany, circa late 1939	Scharnhorst and U-47 at Kiel, Germany, 23 Oct 1939

Captain Kurt Hoffman addressing Scharnhorst's officers, winter 1939-1940	Close-up of Scharnhorst's control tower, viewed from aft of the tower, Kiel or Wilhelmshaven, Germany, winter 1939-1940

Close-up of Scharnhorst's funnel, winter 1939-1940; note crewmen possibly working on a minesweeping paravane	German sailor aboard Scharnhorst, winter 1939-1940

Scharnhorst firing her forward guns during exercises, winter 1939-1940	Scharnhorst underway as viewed from the superstructure, winter 1939-1940

Scharnhorst's foredeck, Kiel, Germany, winter 1939-1940	Christmas holiday aboard Scharnhorst, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, Dec 1939