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1: A final order is given for the German attack on Norway and Denmark; 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 ...
A monetary history of Norway, 1816–2016 (Cambridge University Press, 2016). Evju, Håkon. Ancient constitutions and modern monarchy: historical writing and enlightened reform in Denmark-Norway 1730–1814 (Brill, 2019) Falls, Cyril. "The Independence of Norway" History Today (Dec 1955) 5#12 pp 833–838, covers 1814–1905. Garau, Salvatore.
The Norwegian campaign (8 April – 10 June 1940) involved the attempt by Allied forces to defend northern Norway coupled with the resistance of the Norwegian military to the country's invasion by Nazi Germany in World War II.
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The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung.Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until the capitulation of German forces in Europe on 8 May 1945.
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During the Norwegian Campaign, Narvik and its surrounding area saw significant fighting, initially from 9 April between German and Norwegian forces, subsequently between Allied and German forces, conducted by the Norwegian 6th Division of the Norwegian Army as well as by an Allied expeditionary corps until 9 June 1940. Unlike the campaign in ...
The most important tactical unit of the Norwegian army was the regiment. When mobilized, each regiment was supposed to muster two battalions of infantry of the line, and one battalion of landvern. Some of the Norwegian forces were ad hoc battalions. The commander of the Norwegian Army at the time of the invasion was General Kristian Laake.