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  2. Operation Weserübung - Wikipedia

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    Operation Weserübung (German: Unternehmen Weserübung [ˈveːzɐˌʔyːbʊŋ], transl. Operation Weser Exercise, 9 April – 10 June 1940) was the invasion of Denmark and Norway by Nazi Germany during World War II. It was the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign.

  3. Timeline of the Norwegian campaign - Wikipedia

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    7: German vessels begin to set to sea for Operation Weserübung, some are seen by RAF reconnaissance and later attacked without effect by bombers. Home Fleet moves NNE in search of the enemy, they are joined by the 2nd Cruiser Squadron. 8: HMS Glowworm is sunk by the German cruiser Admiral Hipper after chasing the German destroyer Bernd von Arnim.

  4. Norwegian campaign order of battle - Wikipedia

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    The German operation for the invasion of Denmark and Norway in April 1940 was code-named Weserübung, or "Weser Exercise." Opposing the invasion were the partially mobilized Norwegian military, and an allied expeditionary force composed of British, French, and Free Polish formations.

  5. German invasion of Denmark (1940) - Wikipedia

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    The attack was a prelude to the invasion of Norway (German: Weserübung Nord, 9 April – 10 June 1940). Denmark's strategic importance for Germany was limited. The invasion's primary purpose was to use Denmark as a staging ground for operations against Norway, and to secure supply lines to the forces about to be deployed there.

  6. Norwegian campaign - Wikipedia

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    Already in low-priority planning for months, Operation Weserübung [note 1] found a new sense of urgency after the Altmark incident. [1] The goals of the invasion were to secure the port of Narvik and the Leads for ore transport, and to control the country to prevent collaboration with the Allies.

  7. Action off Lofoten - Wikipedia

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    British and German naval movements off Norway between 7 and 9 April 1940. Whitworth's force consisted of the battlecruiser Renown and the nine remaining destroyers.HMS Hotspur, Hardy, Havock, and Hunter were H-class destroyers, HMS Esk was an E-class destroyer and HMS Ivanhoe, Icarus and Impulsive were of the I class.

  8. Battle of Fornebu - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Fornebu was an engagement that occurred on 9 April 1940 during Operation Weserübung when the Germans launched an assault on Oslo, the capital of Norway.Seven fighter planes from the vastly outnumbered Norwegian Army Air Service took to the skies to engage the German forces and managed to shoot down four planes against the loss of one before running out of fuel.

  9. German occupation of Norway - Wikipedia

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    The envoy was named Force 138 and the operation was called "Operation Crofter". Led by Oberst Arne D. Dahl: A military mission responsible for creating a liaison with the Soviets and setting up a civil administration, Bergkompanie 2 under Major S. Rongstad with 233 men, A naval area command with 11 men, "Area command Finnmark" consisting of 12 men.

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