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Norway, April 1940
In the early morning of 9 April 1940 operation Wesserübung started. The invasion of Denmark and Norway. Denmark officially surrendered 08.34 on the morning of 9 April to avoid areal bombings of Copenhagen.
In Norway two heavy cruisers sailed up the Oslo fjord and one of them was hit by the old artillery crew at Oscarsborgs fortress. They had two 48 old German made guns named Aron and Moses that opened fire. The heavy cruiser Blücher sank. This delayed the invasion so that the royal family, parliament and the cabinet could escape.
Simultaneous naval and air attack were carried out on towns along the coast but the main land-based attack were carried out from Oslo.
The Norwegians fought to delay the Germans waiting for allied intervention. The Germans effectively used their Junkers Ju 87 'Stuka' dive bombers to demoralise the Norwegian ground troops. The Norwegian army had almost no anti aircraft defence or any viable defence against the German tanks.
In the beginning of May the allied withdrew northward from southern Norway.
By may 24 the evacuation of all allied troops were approved, June 1 the Norwegians were informed and the King and Prince were persuaded to go to Britain into exile and continue the fight. At June 8 the last allied troops withdrew from Norway.
Finally on 10 June Norway surrendered making it the allied nation that withstood German occupation the longest.
Norway, April 1940
In the early morning of 9 April 1940 operation Wesserübung started. The invasion of Denmark and Norway. Denmark officially surrendered 08.34 on the morning of 9 April to avoid areal bombings of Copenhagen.
In Norway two heavy cruisers sailed up the Oslo fjord and one of them was hit by the old artillery crew at Oscarsborgs fortress. They had two 48 old German made guns named Aron and Moses that opened fire. The heavy cruiser Blücher sank. This delayed the invasion so that the royal family, parliament and the cabinet could escape.
Simultaneous naval and air attack were carried out on towns along the coast but the main land-based attack were carried out from Oslo.
The Norwegians fought to delay the Germans waiting for allied intervention. The Germans effectively used their Junkers Ju 87 'Stuka' dive bombers to demoralise the Norwegian ground troops. The Norwegian army had almost no anti aircraft defence or any viable defence against the German tanks.
In the beginning of May the allied withdrew northward from southern Norway.
By may 24 the evacuation of all allied troops were approved, June 1 the Norwegians were informed and the King and Prince were persuaded to go to Britain into exile and continue the fight. At June 8 the last allied troops withdrew from Norway.
Finally on 10 June Norway surrendered making it the allied nation that withstood German occupation the longest.