✦ History

Norwegian campaign

April 9 – June 10, 1940

Result German victory

Germany invaded Norway to secure iron ore routes and naval bases. British, French and Polish forces landed to help Norway but withdrew after the German invasion of France, and Norway surrendered.

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Battles 6

April 1940 – May 1940
Namsos campaign German victory Namsos Municipality
April 1940 – May 1940
Åndalsnes landings German victory Åndalsnes
April 9 – June 10, 1940
Operation Weserübung German victory Oslo, Norway Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, Leonhard Kaupisch, Eduard Dietl
April 9, 1940
Battle of Drøbak Sound Drøbak Sound
April 9 – June 8, 1940
Battles of Narvik German victory Nordland Eduard Dietl
April 14–19, 1940
Battle of Dombås Dombås

Key commanders

Axis 3

Nikolaus von Falkenhorst military commander Leonhard Kaupisch military commander Eduard Dietl military commander

Allies 5

Kristian Laake military commander Otto Ruge military commander Carl Gustav Fleischer military commander William Wain Prior military commander William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork military commander