Was HMS Glorious detached to conduct Operation Paul, an airborne mining mission across Norway toward Sweden?
Short answerNo substantiating evidence appears in the cited files, and the proposed mission was strategically implausible during the evacuation of Norway and collapse of France.
NotesA question proposes that HMS Glorious was detached during the Norway evacuation to support Operation Paul, an airborne mining mission connected with Sweden and the Baltic. The claim remains unsubstantiated after checking the cited theory: files presented as secret had already been cleared and contained no relevant evidence for the operation. The timing also makes the mission strategically implausible because Norway was being evacuated while France was collapsing. The surrounding discussion questions what a small number of mines in a narrow channel could achieve and how long they would escape detection or clearance. The theory can therefore be tested against documentary evidence, timing, and likely military payoff.