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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.
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.
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.
The Norwegian Campaign, lasting from 9 April to 10 June 1940, led to the first direct land confrontation between the military forces of the Allies —the United Kingdom and France— against Nazi Germany in World War II.
30 mar 2011 · The battle for Norway in WW2 cost Germany and Britain dearly. Explore the consequences of the strategic failures.
Russo-Finnish War - Negotiations on border changes and control of islands in the Gulf of Finland broke down and Russia invaded on the 30th. The war dragged on to March 1940 with fatal consequences for Norway.
A concise history of the campaign in Norway during the Second World War in 1940 from perspective of the British Army. A growing factor in the debate over military intervention in Norway was the increasing tension between the Soviet Union and Finland, and the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
