Operation "Juno"

Operation "Juno"

Start: Saturday June 8, 1940

To release the pressure against the isolated garrison of Narvik, the Kriegsmarine launched a diversion raid off northern Norway. After the start of the operation, the Germans realised that the Allies were busy evacuating the area (because of the defeat in Belgium and northen France). So the diversion transformed itself into a hunt against the evacuation convoys. During the operation, the German battlecruisers crossed the way of the British aircraft carrier Glorious

Place: Norway

Type: Naval raid

The Hipper close to the Orama, the transport sunk by the German task group during the raid "Juno" in the North Sea

	Allies	Germany
Forces	D'Oyly-Hughes: 1 carrier, 2 destroyers. Victims of the German raid. Total: 1 carrier, 2 destroyers	Marschall: 2 battlecruisers. Schmundt (detached to refuel in Trondheim on June 8th at noon): 1 heavy cruiser, 4 destroyers. Total: 2 battlecruisers, 1 heavy cruiser, 4 destroyers
Losses	1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 1 trawler A/S, 1 transport, 1 Tanker lost.	-