Part Five: Tragedy and Triumph

Episodes of the Royal Navy Season 1 Episode 5

Overview:
Following a controversial decision to detach herself from the fleet operating off Norway in June 1940 and sail intependently to Scapa Flow, HMS Glorious was caught and sunk, along with her attendant destroyers Ardent and Acasta, by the German warships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. 3 and-a-half years later, Scharnhorst would be fought in the last engagement between heavy units of the German and British navies: the Battle of the North Cape.

Genre : Documentary, War & Politics

Actors : Roland R. Smith

Release Date : 1990-05-01

Duration : 60 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

Part One: Battleships at War 1941/42
1. Part One: Battleships at War 1941/42
Part Two: Britannia Goes to War
2. Part Two: Britannia Goes to War
Part Three: 'Close-Up' for Actions Stations!
3. Part Three: 'Close-Up' for Actions Stations!
Part Four: Colour Camera at Sea
4. Part Four: Colour Camera at Sea
Part Five: Tragedy and Triumph
5. Part Five: Tragedy and Triumph
Part Six: Perilous Waters
6. Part Six: Perilous Waters
Part Seven: The Hazards of Russian Convoys
7. Part Seven: The Hazards of Russian Convoys
Part Eight: The Great Armada 'Operation Torch'
8. Part Eight: The Great Armada 'Operation Torch'
Part Nine: D-Day Reflections of 'Operation Neptune'
9. Part Nine: D-Day Reflections of 'Operation Neptune'
Part Ten: The British Pacific and East India Fleets (1st Phase)
10. Part Ten: The British Pacific and East India Fleets (1st Phase)
Part Eleven: The British Pacific and East India Fleets (2nd Phase)
11. Part Eleven: The British Pacific and East India Fleets (2nd Phase)


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