Norwegian campaign
The German invasion of Norway occurred on 8 April 1940 during World War II and led to battles between the Allies and Germany.
| Norwegian campaign | |||||||
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| Part of The European theatre of World War II | |||||||
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 Nazi Germany |
 Norway United Kingdom France Poland | ||||||
In April 1940, the United Kingdom and France decided to help Norway by sending soldiers and warships. The Allies had to withdraw, and the Norwegian government had to escape from Norway and seek exile in London. Even though the Germans occupied Norway, some Norwegians formed the Norwegian resistance and kept fighting the Germans. Norway held off the Germans for 62 days, which made Norway the nation that withstood a German invasion for the second-longest period of time, after the Soviet Union.
Norwegian Campaign Media
Vidkun Quisling in 1942. His name would become synonymous with "traitor".
German dead are brought ashore for burial after the Altmark Incident.
General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst planned and led the German invasion and conquest of Norway
German and British naval movements from 7–9 April
German destroyers at Narvik after their capture of the strategic port
German soldiers marching through Oslo on the first day of the invasion
German armoured cars moving through Viborg
British troops lined up at Gourock in Scotland before embarking for Norway, 20 April 1940
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