Gerhard Von Scharnhorst - Legacy

Legacy

Several German navy ships, including the World War I armored cruiser SMS Scharnhorst, the World War II battleship Scharnhorst, and a post-war frigate, as well as a district of the city of Dortmund and a school in the city of Hildesheim, were named after him.

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