BLUF
Escorted, but lacking radar and airborne scouting, HMS Glorious was caught completely off-guard.Summary
- Glorious was sunk by German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau on 8 June, 1940.
- The disaster resulted in the loss of almost 1,600 Royal Navy and Air Force personnel.
- The sinking led to significant controversy and debate in the years following.