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Learn about the German invasion of Norway in 1940, which lasted until the end of World War II. Find out the background, the resistance, the collaboration and the consequences of the occupation.
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.
In the early morning of 9 April 1940 (Wesertag, "Weser Day"), German forces occupied Denmark and invaded Norway, ostensibly as a preventive manoeuvre against a planned Anglo-French occupation of Norway known as Plan R 4, which developed as a response to a German invasion of Norwegian territory.
Kampania norweska – działania wojenne wojsk norweskich, francuskich, brytyjskich i polskich przeciwko inwazji niemieckiej prowadzone w dniach 9 kwietnia – 10 czerwca 1940 roku w czasie II wojny światowej. W nazewnictwie niemieckim kryptonim operacja Weserübung obejmował zarówno atak na Danię, jak kampanię w Norwegii.
14 lis 2024 · World War II - Invasion, Norway, Allies: On April 9, 1940, the major Norwegian ports from Oslo northward to Narvik (1,200 miles away from Germany's naval bases) were occupied by advance detachments of German troops.
8 sty 2007 · Learn how King Haakon and the Government resisted the German invasion of Norway in 1940 and fled to London. Find out how the Crown Princess and her family escaped to the USA and how the King and the Government returned to a liberated Norway.
5 lis 2009 · Germany invades Norway and Denmark. On April 9, 1940, German warships enter major Norwegian ports, from Narvik to Oslo, deploying thousands of German troops and occupying Norway. At the same...
