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Norwegians counterattacking
Monday, May 6, 1940 www.onwar.com
In Norway... Norwegian forces launch attacks around Roeros-Stoeren.
In Britain... The Norwegian gold reserve £33,000,000 arrives in London.
In the Vatican... The Pope tells Princess Marie-Jose, the wife of the Italian Crown Prince, that Germany is about to attack the Low Countries. The Princess informs her brother, King Leopold of Belgium.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/month/thismonth/06.htm
May 6th, 1940
UNITED KINGDOM: The Norwegian gold reserve, worth £33 million, arrives safely.
HMS Glorious is anchored at Greenock taking on provisions, ordnance, stores and supplies. HMS Furious remains in dockyard hands.
Mark Horan adds: At 1651, HMS Ark Royal, now in position 69.00N, 11.50 W, flies off a Walrus carrying Staff Officer Operations to Harstad to confer of the impending operations. These are immediately followed by two sections of Skuas (six aircraft) to fly fighter patrols over Harstad. At 2145, three Swordfish were dispatched to attack a surfaced U-boat that had been reported by the returning Skuas, but it was not sighted.
Minesweeping trawler HMS Ash commissioned.
Corvette HMS Calendula commissioned.
Minesweeping trawler HMS Loch Naver sank after collision off Hartlepool. (Dave Shirlaw)
CANADA: Patrol vessels (ex-yachts) HMCS Ambler and Beaver commissioned. (Dave Shirlaw)