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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The German invasion began on 3 April 1940, ... In total 43 free Norwegian ships were sunk during the Norwegian Campaign, while ...
3: The date for invasion is set for 17 March 1940, although this is later delayed to April. 28: The Allies decide to begin mining Norwegian waters (Operation Wilfred), and to send a military force to Norway to pre-empt German aggression. The Allies assumed that Wilfred would provoke a German response in Norway and prepared a separate operation ...
The German Blitzkrieg offensive of mid-May, 1940. Map of the British invasion of Iceland in mid-May 1940. 1 May: Allies begin evacuating Norwegian ports; the efforts will continue until June. 5 May: Norwegian government in exile established in London. [2] 7 May: The Norway Debate begins in the House of Commons.
Through neglect both on the part of the Norwegian foreign minister Halvdan Koht and Minister of Defence Birger Ljungberg, Norway was largely unprepared for the German military invasion when it came on the night of 8–9 April 1940. A major storm on 7 April resulted in the British Navy failing to make material contact with the German invasion fleet.
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.
The Gathering Storm: Naval War in Northern Europe, September 1939 to April 1940 (2013) Haarr, Geirr. German Invasion of Norway: April 1940 (vol 1 2012); The Battle for Norway, April-June 1940 (vol 2 2010) Mann, Chris. British Policy and Strategy Towards Norway, 1941-45 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012) Miller, James.
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German attacks on Nauru (1940) Commandos in action during the Måløy-raid. Continuing the war in exile Operation Gauntlet (1941) Operation Kitbag (1941) Operation Anklet (1941) Operation Archery, aka Måløy raid (1941) Operation Musketoon (1942) Operation Fritham (1942–1943) Operation Cartoon (1943) Operation Zitronella (1943) Battle of the ...