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In this documentary, we uncover the full operational history of the German battleship Scharnhorst—from her design roots in the Versailles Treaty era to her icy grave at the North Cape.

Known for her speed and heavy armor, the Scharnhorst was a feared commerce raider. She holds a unique place in naval history for achieving one of the longest-range naval gunnery hits ever recorded and for being the only battleship (along with her sister Gneisenau) to sink a fleet aircraft carrier, HMS Glorious, entirely with gunfire.

We analyze the daring "Channel Dash" (Operation Cerberus), her cat-and-mouse games in the Atlantic, and the critical intelligence failure in December 1943. What exactly went wrong during the Battle of North Cape? How did the HMS Duke of York manage to trap this "blind" giant? And why, out of a crew of nearly 2,000, did only 36 sailors survive?