DEFENCE / WAR: Naval officers give accounts of recent sinkin of the Scharnhorst (1944)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit MISSING SLATE INFORMATION: ’HOW WE SANK THE SCHARNHORST’ Admiral Fraser and some of the officers and men under his command give their own accounts of recent action. Full Description: SCOTLAND: Scapa Flow: LV Duke of York at anchor. LV Group of men on deck: Admiral and Commanders who commanded ships. SV Frazer speaking. CU Frazer speaking. SV Capt. Bain of . Norfolk who introduces himself. SV Commander Meyrick - posing silent for off stage. SCU Meyrick speaks (With hand in coat.) SV Capt. of destroyer Muskateer Commander Fisher silent for off stage. SCU Fisher talking. CU Yeoman of Signals Hartel who introduces himself. SV Vice Admiral Burnett. SCU Burnett speaking. SOUND EFFECTS. SV Fraser speaking. “As the Duke of York was converging on the Scharnhorst which was closely followed by our cruisers and as the gloomy Arctic twilight turned into blackness I went
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