Appendix B: Lists of Forces Engaged [9]
I. Naval Operations
II. Combined Operations
§1. General Note on Command.
§2. Operations Based on Namsos.
§3. Operations Based on Aandalsnes.
§4. Operations Based on Mosjøen, Mo and Bodö.
§5. Operations Based on Harstad (Narvik Area).
III. Air Operations
Part I: Naval Operations
§ 1. Engagements of 8th and 9th April
| (8th April) | ||
| Destroyer |
Glowworm |
(Lt-Cmdr G. Broadmead Roope). |
| (9th April) | ||
| Battlecruiser |
Renown |
(flagship of Vice-Admiral W. J. Whitworth, commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron; Captain C. E. B. Simeon). |
§ 2. First Battle of Narvik (10th April)
| 2nd Destroyer Flotilla | ||
|
Hardy |
(flotilla leader, Captain B. A. W. Warburton-Lee). | |
|
Hunter |
(Lt-Cmdr L. de Villiers). | |
|
Hotspur |
(Cmdr H. F. H. Layman). | |
| Havock | (Lt-Cmdr R. E. Courage). | |
|
Hostile |
(Lt-Cmdr J. P. Wright) |
§ 3. Second Battle of Narvik (13th April)
| Battleship |
Warspite |
(flagship of Vice-Admiral W. J. Whitworth, commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron; Captain V. A. C. Crutchley, V. C.). |
| Destroyers | Bedouin | (Cmdr J. A. McCoy). |
|
Cossack |
(Cmdr R. St. V. Sherbrooke). | |
|
Eskimo |
(Cmdr St. J. A. Micklethwait). | |
|
Punjabi |
(Cmdr J. T. Lean). | |
| Hero | (Cmdr H. W. Biggs). | |
|
Icarus |
(Lt-Cmdr C. D. Maud). | |
| Kimberly | (Lt-Cmdr R. G. K. Knowling). | |
| Forester | (Lt-Cmdr E. B. Tancock). | |
| Foxhound | (Lt-Cmdr G. H. Peters). | |
| F.A.A. |
striking force from Aircraft Carrier Furious. |
§ 4. Engagement of 8th June
| Aircraft Carrier |
Glorious |
(Captain G. D’Oyly Hughes). |
| Destroyers |
Acasta |
(Cmdr. C. E. Glasfurd) |
|
Ardent |
(Lt-Cmdr J. E. Barker |
Part II Combined Operations
§ 1. General Note on Command
1. Admiral of the Fleet the Earl of Cork and Orrery, who had been appointed Naval Commander of the Narvik Expedition on 10th April, was appointed on 21st April to command all forces committed to the task of capturing Narvik, and on 7th May the military forces in the Mosjøen-Bodö area were included in his command.;
2. Lieut.-General H. R. S. Massy was appointed on 21st April to command the North-West Expeditionary Force, consisting of all military forces engaged in Norway elsewhere than at Narvik. This command terminated on 7th May; the Narvik force took its name.
3. Naval operations, other than those of the Narvik expedition within 100 miles of Vaagsfjord, were included in the command of the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet, Admiral Sir Charles Forbes.
§2. Operations Based on Namsos
A. ROYAL NAVY
Naval escort to Norway:
(a)1 Cruisers Manchester, Birmingham.
Anti-aircraft cruiser Cairo.
Destroyers.
(b)2 Cruiser Emile Bertin (French).
Destroyers (French).
Landing Party (Operation Henry):
Seamen and Marines from HMS Glasgow, Sheffield.
Anti-aircraft defence:
Anti-aircraft cruisers Cairo, Curlew, Carlisle.
Sloops Auckland, Bittern.
F.A.A.:
Aircraft carriers3 Ark Royal, Glorious.
Naval escort from Norway:
Cruisers Devonshire, York, Montcalm (French).
Anti-aircraft cruiser Carlisle.
Destroyers (British and French)
B. ARMY (Mauriceforce)
Major-General Carton de Wiart, V.C.
British
146th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier C. G. Phillips):
1st/4th Battalion The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment (Lieut.-Colonel R. W. Newton).
1st/4th Battalion The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (Lieut.-Colonel W. S. Hibbert).
The Hallamshire Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment (Lieut.-Colonel C. O. Robbins).
One Section 55th Field Company Royal Engineers
French
Général de Division Audet
5th Demi-Brigade Chasseurs Alpin (Général de Brigade Béthouart):
13th Battalion Chasseurs Alpins.
53rd Battalion Chasseurs Alpins.
67th Battalion Chasseurs Alpins.
Detachments, Anti-Aircraft and Anti-Tank Artillery.
One Section Engineers.
§ 3. Operations Based on Aandalsnes
A. ROYAL NAVY
Naval escort to Norway
(a)4 Cruisers Galatea, Arethusa.
Anti-aircraft cruisers Carlisle, Curaçao.
Destroyers.
(b)5 Cruisers Galatea, Sheffield, Glasgow.
Destroyers.
Landing Part (Operation Primrose):
Seamen and Marines from HMS Hood, Nelson, Barham.
21st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery Royal Marines.
Two detachments 11th Searchlight Regiment Royal Marines.
Anti-aircraft defence:
Anti-aircraft cruisers Carlisle, Curaçao.
Sloops Black Swan, Flamingo, Bittern.
Escort Vessel Fleetwood.
F.A.A.:
Aircraft carriers Ark Royal, Glorious.6
Naval escort from Norway:
(a)7 Cruisers Galatea, Arethusa, Sheffield, Southampton.
Destroyers.
(b)8 Cruisers Manchester, Birmingham.
Anti-aircraft cruiser Calcutta.
Destroyers.
B. ARMY (Sickleforce)
Major-General B. C. T. Paget.9
148th Brigade (Brigadier (H. de R. Morgan).
1st/5th Battalion The Royal Leicestershire Regiment (Lieut.-Colonel G. J. German).
1st/8th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters (Lieut.-Colonel T. A. Ford).
15th Brigade (Brigadier H. E. F. Smyth):
1st Battalion The Green Howards (Lieut.-Colonel A. E. Robinson).
1st Battalion The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (Acting Lieut.-Colonel E. E. E. Cass).
1st Battalion The York and Lancaster Regiment (Lieut.-Colonel A. L. Kent-Limon).
168th Light Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery, Royal Artillery.
260th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery, Royal Artillery.
55th Field Company Royal Engineers (less one section).
C. ROYAL AIR FORCE
No. 263 Squadron, Gladiators (Squadron-Leader J. W. Donaldson).
§4. Operations Based on Mosjøen, Mo and Bodö
A. ROYAL NAVY
Naval escort to Norway: Destroyers.
Transfers in Norway: Cruiser Effingham, Anti-aircraft cruiser Cairo,
Repair Ship Vindictive and Destroyers.
B. ARMY (Scissorsforce)10
Brigadier C. McV. Gubbins.11
1. 9th–11th May:
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Independent Companies.12
One Section 166th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery.
2. 12th–22nd May:
1st Battalion Scots Guards.
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Independent Companies.
One Troops, 203rd Field Battery, Royal Artillery.
One Troops, 55th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery.
Detachment 230th Field Company, Royal Engineers.
3. 23rd–29th May:
1st Battalion Scots Guards.
1st Battalion Irish Guards.
2nd Battalion The South Wales Borderers.13
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Independent Companies.
One Troop, 203rd Field Battery, Royal Artillery.
One Troop, 55th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery.
Detachment 230th Field Company, Royal Engineers.
C. ROYAL AIR FORCE
Detachment No. 263 Squadron (three Gladiators).14
§ 5. Operations Based on Harstad (Narvik Area)
(1) STATE OF FORCES AS AT 17th APRIL.
A. ROYAL NAVY
Flag Officer, Narvik: Admiral of the Fleet the Earl of Cork and Orrery.
Battleship Warspite.
Cruisers Southampton, Effingham, Aurora, Enterprise.
Repair Ship Vindictive.
Destroyers.
Aircraft Carrier Furious.
B. ARMY (Avonforce)
Major-General P. J. Mackesy.
24th (Guards) Brigade (Brigadier the Hon. W. Fraser).
1st Battalion Scots Guards (Lieut.-Colonel T. B. Trappes-Lomax).
1st Battalion Irish Guards (Lieut.-Colonel W. B. Faulkner).
2nd Battalion The South Wales Borderers (Lieut.-Colonel W. Gottwaltz).
3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery.
229th and 230th Field Companies, Royal Engineers.
Detachment 231st Field Park Company, Royal Engineers.
(2) STATE OF FORCES AS AT 10th MAY
Flag Officer, Narvik: Admiral of the Fleet the Earl of Cork and Orrery.
A. ROYAL NAVY
Battleship Resolution.
Cruisers Effingham, Aurora, Enterprise.
Anti-aircraft cruisers Cairo, Coventry, Curlew.
Repair Ship Vindictive.
Aircraft Carrier Ark Royal.
Destroyers.
B. ARMY (Rupertforce)
Major-General P. J. Mackesy.
British
24th (Guards) Brigade (Brigadier the Hon. W. Fraser).
1st Battalion Scots Guards.15
1st Battalion Irish Guards.
2nd Battalion The South Wales Borderers.
One troop 3rd King’s Own Hussars (tanks)
203rd Battery, 51st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.
193rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery.
55th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery.
3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery.
229th and 230th Field Companies, Royal Engineers.
Detachment 231st Field Park Company, Royal Engineers.
French and Polish
Général de Brigade Béthouart.
27th Demi-Brigade Chasseurs Alpins:
6th Battalion Chasseurs Alpins.
12th Battalion Chasseurs Alpins.
14th Battalion Chasseurs Alpins.
13th Demi-Brigade Foreign Legion:
1st and 2nd Battalions.
Polish Brigade (Chasseurs du Nord), (General Bohucz-szysko):
1st Demi-Brigade: 1st and 2nd Battalions.
2nd Demi-Brigade: 3rd and 4th Battalions.
342nd Independent Tank Company.
2nd Independent Group Colonial Artillery.
14th Anti-Tank Company, 13th Chasseurs Alpins.
(3) STATE OF FORCES AS AT 3RD JUNE
Flag Officer, Narvik: Admiral of the Fleet the Earl of Cork and Orrery.
A. ROYAL NAVY
Cruiser Southampton.
Anti-aircraft cruisers Cairo, Coventry.
Repair Ship Vindictive.
Destroyers.
Aircraft Carriers Ark Royal, Glorious.
B. ARMY (North Western Expeditionary Force)
Lieut.-General C. J. E. Auchinlek.
24th (Guards) Brigade.16
Nos. 2, 3 and 5 Independent Companies.
One troops 3rd Kings’s Own Hussars.17
203rd Battery, 51st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.
6th Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery (Brigadier F. N. C. Rosseter).
55th Light Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (163rd, 164th, 165th Batteries)18.
56th Light Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (3rd, 167th Batteries).
51st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (151st, 152nd, 153rd Batteries).
82nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (156th, 193rd, 256th Batteries).
No. 10 Army Observer Unit, Royal Artillery.
229th and 230th Field Companies, Royal Engineers.
Detachment 231st Field Park Company, Royal Engineers.
French and Polish
As before (§5(2)B. above.)
C. ROYAL AIR FORCE (Air Component)
Group Captain M. Moore.
No. 263 Squadron, Gladiators (Squadron-Leader J. W. Donaldson).
No. 46 Squadron, Hurricanes (Squadron-Leader K. B. B. Cross)
No. 11 Observer Screen.
PART III Air Operations[10]
§ 1. Fleet Air Arm Attacks Against Ships in German-held Harbours
| Bergen | 10th April from Hatston, Orkneys. |
| Trondheim |
11th April from HMS Furious. |
| Trondheim |
25th April from HMS Glorious. |
| Trondheim |
25th, 28th April, 13th June from HMS Ark Royal. |
§ 2. Royal Air Force Attacks Against Ships in German-held Harbours:
| by Squadrons Nos. 220, 224, 233, 269 (Hudsons) | at Bergen | (11th April, 29th May, 13th June) |
| Trondheim | (11th June) | |
| Larvik | (17th April) | |
| Haugesund | (19th April) | |
| by Bomber Command (Wellingtons and Hampdens) | at Bergen | (9th April) |
§ 3. Royal Air Force Attacks Against German-held Airfields:
| by Squadrons Nos. 107, 110, 254 (Blenheims) | at Stavanger | (18 attacks) |
| Trondheim | (2 attacks) | |
| by Squadrons Nos. 44, 50 (Hampdens) | at Oslo | (30th April) |
| by Squadrons Nos. 220, 224, 233 (Hudsons) | at Stavanger | (2 attacks) |
| Trondheium | (20th May) | |
| by Squadrons Nos. 9, 37, 75, 90, 99, 115, 149 (Wellingtons) | at Kristiansand | (20th April) |
| Stavanger | (9 attacks) | |
| by Squadrons Nos. 10, 51, 58, 77, 102 (Whitleys) | at Oslo | (10 attacks) |
| Stavanger | (6 attacks) | |
| Trondheim | (5 attacks) |