April 9 1940 Norway Invaded Timothy J Boyce President franklin d. roosevelt, september 16, 1942*. in the pre dawn hours of april 9, 1940, german naval, air and airborne forces invaded norway. in a well coordinated attack, the germans seized airports (including fornebu, outside oslo, where odd nansen had been designing air terminals) and attacked all major seaports along norway’s coast. April 9, 1940: norway invaded. eighty years ago today german armed forces showed up in norway—uninvited, unannounced, and unwelcome. despite holding out for longer than most other european countries overrun by the nazis, norway finally capitulated on june 10, 1940. it would remain occupied for over five years—longer than any other european.
April 9 1940 Norway Invaded Timothy J Boyce When we last left norway in 1940 (here), it was reeling from an invasion by german forces which began on april 9, 1940. the germans had achieved complete surprise, and quickly seized key ports and airports. practically the only thing that went well for the defenders was the sinking of the german heavy cruiser blücher, […]. At 4:16 a.m. on the frigid morning of april 9, 1940, the german heavy cruiser blücher steamed within view of the norwegian fortress of oscarsborg. the blücher and its accompanying ships formed gruppe v of operation weserübung, germany’s unprovoked invasion of norway. 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 time, german forces occupy copenhagen. The history learning site, 20 apr 2015. 7 sep 2024. norway was invaded by nazi germany on april 9th 1940. hitler had issued the order for the invasion of norway on march 1st under the code word “weserübung”. the order also included the invasion and occupation of denmark. it was the start of war in western europe – and an end to the.
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