HMS Glowworm #history #navalwarfare

It’s April 8, 1940 and HMS Glowworm is in the North Sea. Despite being outgunned and outnumbered HMS Glowworm bravely fought first one then two German destroyers.

[chrisphoenix]

"who are you"
"Swedish"
"THOSE ARE FKN GERMANS"

[calvingreene]

Lieutenant-Commander Gerard Broadmead ROOPE, Royal Navy. Captain of H.M.S. Glowworm recieved the Victoria Cross based primarily on the letter from the German officer.

[robryan]

You know when you’re badass when you’re ENEMY tells your government to give you a medal

[LancelotChan]

This is one touching story that never fails to bring tears to my eyes.

[TPE]

*Hears drums*
*sighs*
UNOPPOSED UNDER CRIMSON SKIES

[CanadianDolphinSurf]

Fun fact:
Glowworm was unique in her class as she had pentad (or quintupple) launchers rather than the standard quadruple that would be on all British DDs from the As to the Hs

[andreimihai]

I just love when wars are fought "gentlemeny". When you don't just just hate your enemy blindly without thinking but you understand what he does, his courage and you respect him. Great story YarnHub!

[Fuchs_Des_Ersten]

_"Swedish!"_ - and for a short moment we can hear "Dreadnought" 😃

[Vicelikeheart]

I finds humbling that even in the heat of war, a foe can still be honourable and worth of respect

[FredLootLlama]

This is my world of warship strategy in a nutshell smoke torpedo and ram

[benjamintaylor]

When your enemy is so impressed that he demands you be awarded a medal 😮

[MusketeerTed]

They cracked the ship like a glow stick.

[kozmonauta]

The navies were always the classiest on each side

[keonspeaks]

“Hans, why do I hear boss music?”
The ship running at them at full speed:

[hairilazuinmdakil]

One of the very few cases of which the recommendation for a medal came from the enemy.

[alfredovilla]

Not just any Victoria Cross no less! And when the First Officer of the Glowworm came back from capitivity at war's end, they awarded it to him! RIP, brave Captain .

[ThatsViews]

One of my wife's relatives was lost on the Glowworm. First time I have seen a report on what happened.

[adrielsebastian]

Only 2 other VCs were awarded based on the recommendation of the opposing force:

One of them was for Frank Durrant, a sergeant in the British Army who, during the St Nazaire raid of 1942, continued to attack enemy positions and even a German destroyer even after being shot all over. He later died at a German hospital. The captain of the German ship recommended him for the Cross.

The other was Lloyd Trigg, a New Zealand officer in the RNZAF, who on his first ever mission, sank a U-boat even after being shot by cannon fire multiple time during his run. His plane crashed soon after his run killing everyone onboard. The surviving U-boat captain recommended him for the award, making him the only VC recipient to have been recommended solely by the enemy.

[EstParum]

Outgunned. Outnumbered. But never outclassed.

[wastelander]

I really like that the hipper commander telling the British to give hms glowworm commander a medal. Respect