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Survivors reported that the U-boat surfaced and ran down the lifeboats, machine-gunning survivors in the water. The U-boat captain, Helmut Brümmer-Patzig, was charged with war crimes in Germany following the war, but escaped prosecution by going to the Free City of Danzig, beyond the jurisdiction of German courts. [83]
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.
Sweden and Norway declare neutrality in the general conflict August 9 African, Togoland: The Togoland Campaign begins. August 11 Politics: France declares war on Austria-Hungary. August 12 Politics: The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary. [24] [27] Western: Battle of Halen, a phase of the Battle of the Frontiers. August 14 – 25 ...
1939–1945: World War II. 1939: Nazi German invasion of Poland; 1939: Soviet invasion of Poland; 1939–1940: Winter War(Soviet invasion of Finland) 1940: Phoney War; 1940: Operation Weserübung; 1940: Norwegian campaign; 1940: Occupation of Iceland; 1940: Invasion of Luxembourg; 1940: Battle of the Netherlands; 1940: Battle of Belgium; 1940 ...
Novgorodian-Norwegian war (1445) Norway: Novgorod Republic: Victory: Krummedige-Tre Rosor feud (1448 - 1502) Krummedige family Denmark: Tre Rosor family Sweden: Krummedige victory. The male Tre Rosor line in Norway becomes extinct. Norwegian monarchy strengthened; Prince Christian maintains control over Norway. War of the Norwegian Succession ...
Countries of Europe - 1914 - with labels: Image title: Labeled and coloured Map of Europe as it was in mid-1914, prior to the outbreak of World War 1. Every country has an ID which is its ISO3166-1-Alpha-3 code in lower case.
World War I – major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers , [ 1 ] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred on the Triple Entente of Britain , France and Russia ) and the Central Powers (originally centred on the Triple Alliance of ...
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.