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The Battle of France (French: bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign (Frankreichfeldzug, campagne de France) and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) and France.
The Battle of Narvik saw Norway's toughest fight in World War II; nearly 7,500 Norwegian soldiers participated in the battle, along with British, French and Polish troops. The reconquest of Narvik was the first time the forces of the Third Reich were removed from a captured city.
Large NATO drills in the frigid fjords of northern Norway may be just war games meant to hone the fighting skills of the newly expanded 32-nation military alliance. With drills underway now, NATO ...
Obelisk Memorial for Egil Ullserk and his men who died at the Battle of Rastarkalv. Battle of Chippenham (878) Battle of Stamford (878) Battle of Corbridge (918) Battle of Brunanburh (937) Battle of Blodeheia (953) Battle of Rastarkalv (955) Battle of Fitjar (961) Battle of Hjörungavágr (ca. 985) Battle of Maldon (991) Battle of Svolder (1000 ...
Battle of Narvik: Norway May 10 – June 25, 1940 Battle of France: France Defeat 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment: August 15, 1944 Operation Dragoon: Southern France: Victory Allied forces successfully landed in southern France 1st Battalion of 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion
5: Using assistance to Finland as rationale, the Allied Supreme War Council decides on intervention in Norway. Initial plans are for a landing at Narvik, and success would rely on the acquiescence of Norway and Sweden. It is clear that despite the stated rationale, cutting supplies of iron ore to Germany is a prime motivation for the plan.
Dissolution of Denmark-Norway; Dano-Swedish War (1808–09) (1808–1809) Denmark–Norway France Sweden United Kingdom: Stalemate. Return to Status quo ante bellum; Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution (1809) Denmark-Norway United Kingdom: Iceland: Victory. Imprisonment of Jørgen Jørgensen; Dano-Swedish War (1813–1814) (1813-1814) Denmark ...
Although defeated at sea off Narvik, losing control of the town of Narvik and being pushed back towards the Swedish border, the Germans eventually prevailed because of the Allied evacuation from Norway in June 1940 following the Battle of France.