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June 7, 2024
On June 8, 1940, the British aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and its two escort destroyers were ambushed by the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in the Norwegian Sea.
April 5, 2024
On June 8, 1940, the HMS Glorious, along with its two escort destroyers, encountered the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in the Norwegian Sea, leading to one of World War II's most controversial naval battles. This incident is notable for being perhaps the only time battleships directly destroyed an aircraft carrier.
November 12, 2023
The island’s WWII siege ended not with the 'Santa Marija' convoy but with the arrival of the Operation Stoneage convoy on November 20
June 25, 2023
Next month marks the 80th anniversary of the firestorm that ravaged Hamburg over seven nights from 24 July 1943