The Gathering Storm: the Second World War
“and “Ardent” — The Story of the “Acasta” — Air Attack on German Ships at Trondheim — One Solid Result — The German Fleet Ruined.IN DEFIANCE OF CHRONOLOGY, it is well to set forth here the end of the Norwegian episode.After April 16, Lord Cork was compelled to abandon the idea of an immediate assault. A three hours’ bombardment on April 24, carried out by the battleship Warspite and three cruisers, was not effective in dislodging the garrison. I had asked the First Sea Lord to arrange for the re...placement of the Warspite by the less valuable Resolution, which was equally useful for bombarding purposes. Meanwhile, the arrival of French and Polish troops, and still more the thaw, encouraged Lord Cork to press his attack on the town. The new plan was to land at the head of the fiord beyond Narvik and thereafter to attack Narvik across Rombaks Fiord. The 24th Guards Brigade had been drawn off to stem the German advance from Trondheim: but by the beginning of May, three battalions of Chasseurs Alpins, two battalions of the French Foreign Legion, four Polish battalions, and a Norwegian force of about thirty-five hundred men were available.MoreLess
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