1939 ⟶ German Battleships Sink HMS Rawalpindi
The German battleships Gneisenau and the Scharnhorst sink th...
Year
1939
1940
💥 German Battleships Sink HMS Rawalpindi
The Scharnhorst-class_battleship" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">German battleships Gneisenau and the Scharnhorst sink the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Rawalpindi between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. About 270 crewmen die, while only 38 survive.⟶
Germanynavybattleshipsnaval warfareHMS RawalpindiIcelandFaroe IslandsWWII
🚢 HMS Belfast Damaged by German Mine
The new German strategy of planting magnetic mines in the British seas obtains its first major success when a mine planted by the U-52 in the Firth of Forth put the light cruiser HMS Belfast out of service until the autumn of 1942.⟶
UKnavynaval warfareminesFirth of ForthHMS Belfastmagnetic minesWWII
🚢 German Battleships Sent to Disrupt Shipping
The Scharnhorst-class_battleship" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">German battleships Gneisenau and the Scharnhorst are sent out to relieve pressure on the Admiral Graf Spee by bringing havoc on the shipping routes.⟶
Germanynavybattleshipsnaval warfareAtlanticshippingGneisenauScharnhorstWWII
💥 British Sink German Cruiser Königsberg
The German light cruiser Königsberg is sunk by British Fleet Air Arm dive bombers.⟶
naval warfareGermanyBritish NavyFleet Air ArmKönigsbergair attackwar at sea
💥 German Battleships Sink HMS Glorious and Destroyers
German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst sink the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and two destroyers off Norway; the British ships have had no air cover.⟶
Naval BattleAtlanticKriegsmarineRoyal NavyAircraft CarrierNorwayMilitaryWar at SeaGneisenauScharnhorst