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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.
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 ...
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.
The Battles of Narvik were fought from 9 April to 8 June 1940, as a naval battle in Ofotfjord and as a land battle in the mountains surrounding the north Norwegian town of Narvik, as part of the Norwegian Campaign of the Second World War.
The Timeline of the Battle of France, ... Norway surrendered to German forces and Italy joined the war by declaring war on France and Great Britain. ... n.d. Web. 30 ...
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.
Hostilities resume later in 1807 with the commencement of the Peninsular War and expand in 1809 with the formation of a Fifth Coalition against France; Gunboat War (1807–1814) Location: Danish–Norwegian waters Denmark–Norway. Co-belligerent: Russian Empire (1808–09) Supported by: French Empire [12] United Kingdom. Co-belligerent: Sweden ...
Battle of Lyngør (1808) Battle of Kjerringvik (1808) Battle of Hammerfest (1809) Battle of Silda (1810) Battle of Anholt (1811) Battle of Grimstad Bay (1811) Battle of Tromsø (1812) Battle of Lyngør (1812) Dano-Swedish War (1808–1809) Battle of Lier (1808) Battle of Toverud (1808) Battle of Rødenes (1808) Battle of Trangen (1808) Battle ...