Operation Juno
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The German [[battleship]]s {{Ship|German battleship|Scharnhorst||2}} and {{Ship|German battleship|Gneisenau||2}} sank the British aircraft carrier {{HMS|Glorious}} and it two destroyer escorts {{HMS|Acasta|H09|6}} and {{HMS|Ardent|H41|6}} while detached from the flotilla. Several Allied vessels were sunk in other engagements. |
The German [[battleship]]s {{Ship|German battleship|Scharnhorst||2}} and {{Ship|German battleship|Gneisenau||2}} sank the British aircraft carrier {{HMS|Glorious}} and it two destroyer escorts {{HMS|Acasta|H09|6}} and {{HMS|Ardent|H41|6}} while detached from the flotilla. Several Allied vessels were sunk in other engagements. |
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''Gneisenau'' and ''Scharnhorst'' made repairs in Trondheim and rejoined the flotilla. From 10 and 12 June, ''Gneisenau'', ''Admiral Hipper'' and the destroyers sortied. On 13 June, [[Blackburn Skua|Skua]] dive-bombers of the [[Fleet Air Arm]], attacked ''Scharnhorst'' at Trondheim and achieved one hit with a dud bomb for the loss of eight Skuas. |
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''Scharnhorst'' departed for Germany with the four destroyers, reaching Kiel on 23 June. To cover the withdrawal, Marschall sortied with ''Gneisenau'' and ''Admiral Hipper'' from Trondheim on 20 June but ''Gneisenau'' was torpedoed by {{HMS|Clyde|N12|6}}. ''Scharnhorst'' and ''Gneisenau'' remained under repair until the end of 1940. |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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