Independent Companies ("Scissorsforce") commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Colin Gubbins, landed Mosjøen, Mo i Rana and Bodø 8/9 May. British No. 2 Independent Company commanded by Major Hugh Stockwell, landed at Bodø 15 May. North Western Expeditionary Force Commanded by Lieutenant-General Claude Auchinleck, this force resulted from the reorganisation of British forces in the Narvik area on 13 May 1940. 24th (Guards) Brigade, acting commander, Brigadier Colin Gubbins; organisation as above. Brought back to Narvik from Bodø for evacuation on 29–31 May. Nos 2, 3 and 5 Independent Companies: brought back to Narvik from Bodø for evacuation on 29–31 May, Nos 1 and 4 Companies having been evacuated directly to home ports. One troop 3rd Kings Hussars without tanks 203 Battery, 51st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 6th Anti-Aircraft Brigade commanded by Brigadier F.N.C. Rosseter No 10 Army Observer Unit 51st (London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (23 x 3.7-inch mobile AA guns, based at Harstad, Skaanland, and some attached to Bodo Force) 82nd (Essex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (24 x 3.7-inch mobile AA guns) 156th (Essex) HAA Bty in Bardufoss 193rd (Essex) HAA Bty in Tromsø and Sorreisa 55th (Devon) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (36 x 40mm Bofors guns, detachments in Harstad, Skaaland, Bardufoss, and Bodo force) 167th Light Anti-Aircraft Bty from 56th (East Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, (10 x 40mm Bofors guns in Tromsø and Sorreisa) 3rd LAA Bty (10 x 40mm Bofors guns in Bardufoss and French force) 229 and 230 Field Companies, Royal Engineers Detachment 231 Field Park Company, Royal Engineers Royal Navy 4 battleships – , , and 2 battlecruisers – and 3 aircraft carriers – , and (sunk 8 June) 5 heavy cruisers – , , (grounded 17 May, lost), (beached 17 April) and 5 light cruisers – , , , , and 5 light cruisers – , , , and (grounded 11 April, damaged) 6 anti-aircraft cruisers – (damaged 28 May), , , , (damaged 24 April) and (sunk 26 May) 7 Tribal-class destroyers – (sunk 3 May), , , , (sunk 9 April), and 14 destroyers – (sunk 8 June), (sunk 8 June), , , (sunk 8 April), (sunk 10 April), , , , , (sunk 10 April), , , 4 sloops – (damaged 20 April), (sunk 30 April), , , , , 17 submarines – including (sunk c. 18 April), (sunk 10 April), (sunk 10 April), (captured 5 May)