19 Facts About Norwegian campaign

Norwegian campaign describes the attempt of the Allies to defend northern Norway coupled with Norwegian forces' resistance to the country's invasion by Nazi Germany in World War II.

Norwegian campaign believed that the Norwegian ports would be of crucial importance for Germany in a war with the United Kingdom.

German forces used in the Norwegian campaign were some 100,000 troops in seven divisions and one Fallschirmjager battalion, as well as panzer and artillery units.

The Norwegian campaign Army had around 60,000 trained soldiers, with 3,750 troops per regiment.

Norwegian campaign was not able to complete her transmission though, and all the Admiralty knew was that Glowworm had been confronted by a large German ship, shots were fired, and contact with the destroyer could not be re-established.

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Norwegian campaign ordered Repulse, along with another cruiser and a few destroyers, to head north and join Renown.

Norwegian campaign carried much of the administrative personnel intended both for the occupation of Norway and for the headquarters of the army division assigned to seize Oslo.

Delay induced by the Norwegian campaign forces gave time for the royal family, Parliament, and with them the national treasury, to flee the capital and continue the fighting against the invasion force.

The Norwegian campaign position was attacked by a small detachment of German troops, led by Eberhard Spiller, the air attache for the German Embassy, who were racing north in an attempt to capture King Haakon VII.

Elements in the Norwegian campaign cabinet considered General Laake to be a defeatist.

Norwegian campaign set up his own headquarters at Førde and prepared for the further defence of Sogn og Fjordane.

Failure of the central Norwegian campaign is considered one of the direct causes of the Norway Debate, which resulted in the resignation of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and the appointment of Winston Churchill to the office.

The 62-day Norwegian campaign made Norway the country to withstand a German invasion for the longest period of time, aside from the Soviet Union.

From a force of 15 ships in June 1940, the Royal Norwegian campaign Navy had expanded to 58 warships by the end of the Second World War in Europe.

Norwegian campaign squadrons flew with the RAF Fighter and Coastal Commands.

The Norwegian campaign-manned 331 Squadron and 332 Squadron operated Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft.

Some 400 Norwegian campaign civilians were killed, mostly in German bombing raids.

Only one of the nine Norwegian campaign submarines managed to escape to the United Kingdom, the other eight being scuttled or captured.

In total 43 free Norwegian ships were sunk during the Norwegian Campaign, while another 29 were interned by the neutral Swedes.