At 2:00 a.m. on November 23, the Aircraft Carrier Formation of the German Home Fleet was less than two hundred kilometers from Newfoundland. However, the Aircraft Carrier Formation would advance no farther. This was undoubtedly a relatively safe distance for them.
But the vast amphibious fleet continued onward. To provide sufficient fire support for the Marine Corps landing, the Home Fleet had specifically assigned a fleet of cruisers and destroyers to accompany them. When the Marine Corps landed, they would provide the most direct naval gunfire support. After nightfall, they would even push into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to prevent the British from sending reinforcements to Newfoundland under cover of darkness.
At present, the British Army did not have many troops on Newfoundland. Therefore, it was certain that once Britain learned that the German military was launching a large-scale assault on Newfoundland, they would do everything possible to reinforce the island.
During the day, they could still rely on the Home Fleet's Carrier-based aircraft for interception. But at night, they could only count on the Navy's warships.
At 6:00 a.m., before dawn had broken, the formation providing fire support for the Marine Corps had already reached the waters off Newfoundland. However, the British troops on Newfoundland knew nothing of this. Although the British had built air-search radar and Sea-search radar on Newfoundland, the island was no small place. It was impossible for the British to build Sea-search radar everywhere.
This time, the German Marine Corps would not land first at St. John's, Newfoundland's largest city, but at Trepassey, located in the southern part of the Avalon Peninsula.
Although St. John's had a large port, making it easier for the German military to land if they captured it, the British had directly deployed an Infantry Division there. At Trepassey, however,