HMS Glorious, 1940: Scharnhorst & Gneisenau Ambush an Aircraft Carrier

As part of the Norwegian Campaign in 1940, the Germans launched Operation Juno. It saw German forces embarking into the Norwegian Sea. Intent on reclaiming Narvik and ousting Allied presence from northern Norway. While patrolling the coastline, the ships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst stumbled upon the British Aircraft Carrier HMS Glorious, on its way to Scapa Flow to evacuate Narvik...

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