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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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    1: Hitler approves final plans for the attacks on Norway and Denmark. 2: Germany sets 9 April 1940 as the date for Weserübung. 3: Winston Churchill becomes the chair of the British Ministerial Defence Committee. One of his first actions is to get consent for mining operations in Norwegian territorial waters.

  4. 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.

  5. Bibliography of World War II battles and campaigns in Europe ...

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    1.7 Operation Weserübung (1940) 1.8 Western Campaign (1940) 1.9 East African campaign (1940–1941) ... Download as PDF; Printable version This is a ...

  6. 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.

  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. 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.

  9. Battles of Narvik - Wikipedia

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    The Allies had sea and air superiority until the very last stage of the operation, but did not take full advantage. The Germans lost the naval battle, but achieved the main goal of their operation: the successful Operation Weserübung and occupation of Norway. Around Narvik, German naval losses were high: they lost 10 destroyers (50 percent of ...

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