The Sinking of HMS Glorious, on June 8 1940, was one of the worst British naval disasters of the Second World War. Over 1500 losing their lives as two German battleships sunk three British ships. In this video, we will recount the events and the heroism of Glorious’ two escorts, before looking at the post-war controversy over whether the disaster was ‘covered up’ by the Admiralty.

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Sources:

John Winton, Carrier Glorious (Cassell: 1986)

Stephen Roskill, Churchill and the Admirals (Pen and Sword, 1977)

Corelli Barnett, Engage The Enemy More Closely: The Royal Navy in the Second World War (Penguin, 1991)

Henrik Lunde, Hitler’s Preemptive War: The Battle for Norway, 1940. (kindle edition)

Earl Ziemke, German Northern Theater of Operations 1940-1945. (kindle edition)

Record of the Hansard Debate from 1999: https://api.parliament.uk/historic-ha...

Full Casualty List for HMS Glorious can be found here: http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas19...

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“Crypto" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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“Division" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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“Anguish" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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