We encourage you to research and examine these records to determine their accuracy. and trans. 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. No one knew how well he would perform in a real war, however. [54], On 25 November 1943 Scharnhorst carried out a two-hour full-power trial achieving 29.6 knots (54.8km/h; 34.1mph) and it was noted that her draught had increased by over 0.5 metres (1.6ft) from her 1940 trials where she had attained 31.14 knots (57.67km/h; 35.84mph). Jrme Bonaparte wird Knig des neu gegrndeten Knigreichs Westphalen . He was tragically killed by Prussian soldiers in battle. Husband of Margrete Scharnhorst When the officer in the General Staff has received a good education in times of peace, in times of war he will quickly become useful in many roles. 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. 1799/1800 (11./12. [35] Throughout the operation, Scharnhorst had difficulties with the superheater tubes in her boilers. In 1783, when a new artillery school was established in Hanover, Scharnhorst was appointed an instructor there. At the end, you will find the essay On Experience and Theory written in 1804. Try again later. Scharnhorst returned to Germany, and was repaired at the Deutsche Werke in Kiel. The British failed to penetrate the Luftwaffe fighter shield, and all six Swordfish were destroyed. 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. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. [8] Carl von Clausewitz, On the Life and Character of Scharnhorst. in Historical and Political Writings, ed. [45] The torpedo boats were led by Kapitn Erich Bey, aboard the destroyer Z29. The wreck was positively identified by an ROV on 10 September, which located armament consistent with that of Scharnhorst. Burnett chose to keep his distance and shadow Scharnhorst with radar while Fraser made his way to the scene in Duke of York. I hope that any of you who are ever called upon to lead a ship into action against an opponent many times superior, will command your ship as gallantly as the Scharnhorst was commanded today. He is a male registered to vote in Ingham County, Michigan. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. [32] Scharnhorst managed to sink only one ship during the encounter, the 6000 ton tanker Lustrous. [59], With the rapidly deteriorating military situation for the German Army on the Eastern Front, it became increasingly important to interrupt the flow of supplies from the Western Allies to the Soviet Union. Friedrich Hugo Scharnhorst . Gerhard Wilhelm Scharnhorst was born on month day 1768, at birth place, to Johann Friedrich Scharnhorst and Catharina Elisabeth Scharnhorst (born Lueders). ). 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. Another 300t (300 long tons; 330 short tons) tons of water flooded ten watertight spaces in four main compartments. At 19:45, the ship went down by the bow, with her propellers still slowly turning. 9, No. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Scharnhorst's forward turret was put out of action by severe flooding. Napoleon Bonaparte errichtet das Herzogtum Warschau . [5] Michael Schoy, General Gerhard von Scharnhorst, 4. Admiral Marschall detached Admiral Hipper and the four destroyers to refuel in Trondheim, while he would steam to the Harstad area. Simultaneously, Scharnhorst created the Military Society (Militrische Gesellschaft), where many of the ideas and personalities would emerge that later transformed the Prussian Army and ultimately led it to its victory over Napoleon. [13] Mechanical problems with her starboard turbines developed after running at full speed, which forced the ships to reduce speed to 25 knots (46km/h; 29mph). Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Work was completed by September, and the ship conducted further training in the Baltic. And it might have been less innovative than previously assumed: Count William gave his cadets a great deal of practice in solving well-defined problems in a creative, systematic, and methodical way but few, if any, tasks that fostered their ability to act quickly and decisively in novel, ambiguous circumstances.[4] Beyond his ideas, Count Williams personality had, perhaps, the greatest influence over Scharnhorst. Reports of heavy activity in British airfields near the coast prompted the force to return to port, however. Friedrich Scharnhorst (1834 - 1892) How do we create a person's profile? The convoy was spotted again two days later, and it was determined that the course was definitively toward the Soviet Union. Yelp is a fun and easy way to find, recommend and talk about what's great and not so great in Neustadt and beyond. Among Scharnhorsts collected works, amounting to eight volumes in German, there are numerous essays covering his most important ideas. Please help spread the word to new readers by sharing it on social media. Florence was born on February 21 1895, in Illinois, USA. His principal staff officer, Louis Alexandre Berthier, was an experienced and hard-working subordinate able to translate the emperors wishes into stellar orders. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. based on information from your browser. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Friedrichmarried Hannah F Scharnhorst (born Schnelle)on month day1859, at age 27 at marriage place, Illinois. Napoleon expected that a series of fast defeats and costly battles would knock either Russia or Prussia out of the war, but they did not falter. The next spring, Scharnhorst moved to Berlin. [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. [72], In September 2000, a joint expedition to find the sunken battleship conducted by the BBC, NRK, and the Royal Norwegian Navy began. Hon deltog i slaget vid Barents hav 1942 och i slaget vid Nordkap 1943. ADS VIEW EMAIL ADDRESSES . [57] The Germans were concerned with developments in Allied radar-directed fire control, which allowed British battleships to fire with great accuracy in the darkness; German radar capabilities lagged behind those of their opponents. As a result, she went back to the dockyard for extensive modification of the bow. Temporary repairs allowed Scharnhorst to return to 22 knots (41km/h; 25mph). A Genius For War: The German Army And General Staff, 18071945. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau operated together for much of the early portion of World War II, including sorties into the Atlantic to raid British merchant shipping. You can always change this later in your Account settings. [51], The ship struck another mine off Terschelling on the starboard side at 22:34. She was the lead ship of her class, which included her sister ship Gneisenau. Friedrich Scharnhorst (1900 - Unknown) How do we create a person's profile? The fourth hit the ship in the bow. [61] During a conference with Hitler on 1920 December, Groadmiral Karl Dnitz decided to employ Scharnhorst against the next Allied convoy that presented itself. Yet Napoleons general staff remained an organization built around his personal needs, without continuity and authority of its own. The third 454kg bomb hit aft of the rear 28cm turret, about 3m (9.8ft) from the side of the ship. 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. He therefore decided to head for Brest in occupied France, which the ships reached on 22 March. Malaya turned on the two battleships and closed to 24,000m (26,000yd), well within the range of the Germans' guns, but Ltjens refused to be drawn into an engagement. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Scharnhorst lacked pedigree, and with his massive head and sturdy body looked nothing like the dashing aristocratic officers who still dominated the Prussian Army. [13], Following the completion of repairs, Scharnhorst went into the Baltic Sea for gunnery training. Friedrich calls Lansing, MILansing, MI Clausewitz, as Donald Stoker states, thoroughly imbibed the history-based analytical method of Scharnhorst.[19]. Six 53.3cm (21in) above-water torpedo tubes, taken from the light cruisers Nrnberg and Leipzig, were installed in 1942. They were joined by Admiral Hipper and four destroyers. Finally promoted to Artillery Captain at age thirty-sixa circumstance largely due to his non-aristocratic originsScharnhorst proved his mettle against French Revolutionary forces in the defense of Menen in present-day Belgium. Echoing his mentors approach to teaching in On War, Clausewitz wrote that theory is meant to educate the mind of the future commander, or, more accurately, to guide him in his self-education, not to accompany him to the battlefield; just as a wise teacher guides and stimulates a young mans intellectual development, but is careful not to lead him by the hand for the rest of his life.[10]. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Try again later. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. [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. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. [13], By 17:16, Rawalpindi was burning badly and in the process of sinking. The design also enabled the ship to be up-gunned with six 15-inch guns, which never took place. Scharnhorst detected the cruisers with her aft radar and opened fire with her main battery guns before turning away to disengage a second time. An officer with extraordinary talents and intellect, and an even more remarkable fate, Scharnhorst forever changed the path of the Prussian Army, molded the idea of the Prusso-German General Staff, and forged some of the most influential concepts in the realm of military theory and practice. At 09:21, Belfast's lookouts spotted Scharnhorst at a range of 11,000m (12,000yd). Repairs were quickly completed, and on 22 January 1941, the two ships, under the command of Admiral Gnther Ltjens, left port for the North Atlantic. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Charles Edward White. Header Image: Portrait of General Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst painted by the Circle of Friedrich Bury (Wikimedia). cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Through reminiscences of a hundred possible but unlikely disasters, they make the general they support anxious. The five Kaiser Friedrich III -class ships set the standard for later German pre-dreadnought battleships: they carried smaller main guns than their foreign contemporaries, but a heavier secondary battery. [48][49], Scharnhorst did not make the voyage unscathed, however; at 15:31 she struck an air-dropped magnetic mine in the mouth of the Scheldt, abreast of the forward superfiring turret. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1989. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Partial power was eventually restored to the starboard turbine, which allowed speed to be increased to 14 knots (26km/h; 16mph). 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. By 07:15, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau had used their superior speed to escape from the pursuing Renown. The Germans reached Wilhelmshaven on 27 November, and on the trip both battleships incurred significant damage from heavy seas and winds. In the Seven Years War (1757-1763), Count Wilhelm commanded the allied artillery of Prussia, Hanover, England, and Schaumburg-Lippe, and also played a significant role in the French defeat in the Battle of Minden in 1759. For the latter requires judgement, which is developed through repeated study of military incidents, and a great amount of past facts that we have to keep in mind. These three hits caused significant flooding and an 8degree list to starboard. The mine briefly knocked out the power system and temporarily disabled the rudders. cemeteries found in Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. [19], Scharnhorst and Gneisenau had reached a point north-west of Lofoten, Norway, by 12:00 on 9 April. After locating a large submerged object, the research team then used the Royal Norwegian Navy's underwater recovery vessel HNoMSTyr to examine the object visually. [27][28] Acasta also hit Scharnhorst's forward superfiring turret with her 4.7" QF guns, which did negligible damage. [2] We will offer the first English translations of some of these texts. Scharnhorst steamed to Gotenhafen in late October for a new rudder, the design of which was based on the lessons learned from the torpedoing of Prinz Eugen and Ltzow earlier in the year. Geni requires JavaScript! 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. Gneisenau was still being repaired following torpedo damage on 6 April and bomb damage on 910 April. Nothing in this case is more dangerous than ones own experience without the understanding with which military history provides us. [31] Severe storms caused damage to Gneisenau but Scharnhorst was undamaged. When the king finally switched sides in the spring of 1813, Scharnhorst swiftly unfolded the plans for mass mobilization prepared by his circle. Scharnhorst was, first and foremost, a military educator seeking to instruct and inspire the average officer who might never rise to the professions top or grow to become a shrewd strategic thinker, but still strived to give his best. [31], Ltjens then decided to move to a new area, as the surviving members of the dispersed convoy had sent distress signals. [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. [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 Luftwaffe had been seriously weakened by four long years of war, and increasing Allied anti-submarine capabilities were steadily degrading the effectiveness of the U-boats. However, infection subsequently developed, and, on June 28 in Prague, he unexpectedly died. Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. The two ships encountered convoy SL 67,[33] escorted by the battleship Malaya, on 8 March. In 1808, Prince August became the head of the Prussian artillery and together with Scharnhorst worked on reorganizing and modernizing the branch. Friedrich G Sauer from Lansing, MI. During her first operation, Scharnhorst sank the armed merchant HMSRawalpindi in a short engagement (November 1939). 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. [9] Anonymous (Marie von Clausewitz), Erinnerung an den General Clausewitz und sein Verhltnis zu Scharnhorst, Historisch-Politische Zeitschrift, Vol. [16] Early on 9 April, the two ships encountered the British battlecruiser HMS Renown. Failed to report flower. [34] He instead turned toward the mid-Atlantic, where Scharnhorst sank the Greek cargo ship Marathon. It caused significant damage to the ship's propulsion system and slowed the ship to 8 knots (15km/h; 9.2mph). Shell splinters started a fire in the ammunition magazine, which forced the Germans to flood both forward magazines to prevent an explosion. In early 1943, Scharnhorst joined the Bismarck-class battleship Tirpitz in Norway to interdict Allied convoys to the Soviet Union. Navigating Prussias rigid social system proved to be just as treacherous. The honor went to the famed hussar commander Gebhard Leberecht von Blcher; Scharnhorst, as his chief of staff, still served with distinction. by Johannes Kunisch, Michael Sikora, etc., Vol. [25] They also sank the two destroyers. On the morning of 25 July, one of the escorting destroyers shot down a British patrol plane. Another feature of the Prussian General System was that the chief of staff served not as a mere translator and executor of his commanders wishesas was the case for Napoleon and Berthierbut as his closest partner and adviser. Christian was born in 1808, in Hannover, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Deutschland. [14] Trevor N. Dupuy, A Genius For War: The German Army And General Staff, 18071945 (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1977),24. There is a problem with your email/password. 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. [1] But this is far from a comprehensive representation of an intellect that played such a crucial role in the modern philosophy of war. Erich Bey, by now promoted to Konteradmiral, was given command of the task force. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? The two ships then turned west for 24hours while temporary repairs were effected. Though the text is just two paragraphs long, it represents some of his most enduring concepts. The modifications were completed by November 1939, by which time the ship was finally fully operational. We have set your language to [21], At 17:45, the German battleships spotted the British aircraft carrier Glorious and two escorting destroyers, Ardent and Acasta, at a range of some 40,000m (44,000yd; 25mi). [7] Schoy, General Gerhard von Scharnhorst, 6. Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine. The joints with the torpedo bulkhead were weakened enough to cause leaking. 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. She was powered by three Brown, Boveri & Cie geared steam turbines, which developed a total of 159,551shp; 118,977kW and yielded a maximum speed of 31.5 knots (58.3km/h; 36.2mph) on speed trials. Genealogy for Friedrich Ludewig Scharnhorst (c.1719 - 1752) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. The explosive shock caused serious damage; turret Bruno was jammed, as were the twin and single 15cm mounts on the port side. Michael Schoy. The water was quickly drained from turret Bruno's magazine. 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. More on Tiedemann, see Paret, Clausewitz and the State, 186-188 and 225, and Vanya Eftimova Bellinger, Marie von Clausewitz: The Woman Behind the Making of ON WAR (New York: Oxford University Press USA, 2015), 127-128. The two ships were forced to put into port during the storm: Scharnhorst went to Gotenhafen while Gneisenau went to Kiel for repairs. The Reformer and His Circle The reformers turned their attention to what Trevor N. Dupuy calls a system of institutionalized military excellence.[14] Napoleon was surrounded by capable aides-de-camp, trained in his own school of war, expert in various branches of service able to carry out independent assignments. Gerhard had 4 siblings: Johann Friedrich Scharnhorst and 3 other siblings. Learn more about merges. The Royal Navy joined in the attacks on the ship by sending the battleship Rodney and the aircraft carrier Ark Royal. Please enter your email and password to sign in. In his instructions to Bey, Dnitz advised him to break off the engagement if presented with superior forces, but to remain aggressive. Richard John Scharnhorst was born on month day 1895, at birth place, Illinois. At 16:00 on 14 March, Scharnhorst dropped anchor in Bogen Bay outside Narvik. Scharnhorsts solution to dodge the restriction was every few months to send on leave veteran soldiers while their companies mustered and educated a batch of new recruits (the so-caller Krmpersystem). Admiral Burnett, commanding the three cruisers Norfolk, Belfast, and Sheffield escorting Convoy JW 55B, placed his ships between the convoy and Scharnhorst's expected direction of attack. The original straight stem was replaced with a raised "Atlantic bow." 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]. [50] The engine room crews managed to restart the first turbine at 15:49, nearly twenty minutes after the mine explosion. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. [46] By 06:30, they had passed Cherbourg, at which point they were joined by a flotilla of torpedo boats. Prinz Eugen had been seriously damaged by a bomb on 1 July. The economical but dense writing was typical for Scharnhorst. [20] Original title Entwickelung der allgemeinen Ursachen des Glcks der Franzosen in dem Revolutionskriege, und insbesondere in den Feldzgen von 1794. You can find its modern German version for instance in Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Ausgewhlte Schriften, edited by Ursula von Gersdorff Osnabrck: Biblio Verlag, 1983), 47-110. 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. The only effective weapon at the disposal of the Germans in Norway was ScharnhorstTirpitz was badly damaged, and the four remaining heavy cruisers were committed to the Baltic. Scharnhorst displaced 32,100 long tons (32,600t) at standard displacement and 38,100 long tons (38,700t) at full load. [22] Titled Bruchstck ber Erfahrung und Theorie. 1 (2018): 33-44. [3] Next to Whites The Enlightened Soldier: Scharnhorst and the Militarische Gesellschaft in Berlin, 1801-1805, in English you can read more on Scharnhorsts life in Michael Schoy, General Gerhard von Scharnhorst: Mentor of Clausewitz and Father of the Prussian-German General Staff, Canadian Defense Forces Publication. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. An RAF patrol aircraft spotted the three ships that day, which prompted an air attack. Please try again later. Current address. The Inspector General Administration is a criminal justice agency established in 1972 and expanded in 2015 via Executive Order No. He was, in fact, born in the Electorate of Brunswick-Lneburg (better known by its most important city Hanover), and not Prussia, on November 12, 1775. Damage-control teams managed to correct the list with counter-flooding, and although draft increased by 1m (3.3ft), Scharnhorst was able to leave for Brest at 19:30. As Scharnhorsts life and legacy remain less known than Clausewitzs, the following passages also offer a brief introduction. Estorff recognized Scharnhorsts talents and appointed the young officer as an instructor at the regimental school he had created in 1770. Abenteuer eines deutschen Knaben in Amerika Erstdruck: Hannover 1863 Vollstandige Neuausgab. Catharina was born circa 1744. The torpedo hit caused serious damage; it tore a hole 14 by 6m (15.3 by 6.6yd) and allowed 2,500t (2,500 long tons; 2,800 short tons) of water into the ship. Also known as: Mr Friedrich G Sauer, Mr Friedrich Sauer. 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). Her occupation was Keeping House. Both were driven off by anti-aircraft fire and fighters. At 13:15, Bey decided to return to base, and at 13:43, he dismissed the destroyers and instructed them to return to port. [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. and trans. 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