BLUF

Escorted, but lacking radar and airborne scouting, HMS Glorious was caught completely off-guard.

Summary

  1. Glorious was sunk by German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau on 8 June, 1940.
  2. The disaster resulted in the loss of almost 1,600 Royal Navy and Air Force personnel.
  3. The sinking led to significant controversy and debate in the years following.

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