8 April 1940
HMS Glowworm Loss
His action warns the Royal Navy of German movement toward Norway.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Norwegian Sea in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
His action warns the Royal Navy of German movement toward Norway.
Cunningham helps direct naval evacuation movements as Allied forces withdraw from northern Norway.
Commands HMS Acasta and torpedoes Scharnhorst before being sunk.
Commands HMS Ardent during the defence of HMS Glorious.
Commands HMS Glorious when German battlecruisers sink the carrier.
Commands destroyers escorting ships during the evacuation period.
DOyly-Hughes commands HMS Glorious when German battlecruisers sink the carrier during Operation Juno.
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