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Há 1 dia · As part of the Norwegian Campaign in 1940, the Germans launched Operation Juno. It saw German forces embarking into the Norwegian Sea. Intent on reclaiming N...
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Há 1 dia · Norwegian soldiers on the front-line north of Narvik, May 1940. Norway was neutral in World War I and tried to remain neutral in World War II. Neutrality was maintained until the German invasion began on 9 April 1940. With the help of the Allied forces, the Norwegian defense initially saw a number of successes.
4 de mai. de 2024 · The ship saw action in the Norwegian Campaign of April and May 1940. Off St Catherines Point on the 20th of July, she was “near missed” by nine bombs and seriously damaged. Whilst under repair in Portsmouth docks, an air raid on the 24th of August caused more damage, killed two men on the ship and injured three more.
Há 3 dias · By April 1940, the lone execution of the Norway plan was considered inadequate to stop the German offensive. The quiet of the Phoney War was punctuated by a few Allied actions. In the Saar Offensive in September, the French attacked Germany with the intention of assisting Poland, but it fizzled out within days and they withdrew.
Há 5 dias · While naval fire support is not examined with regard to the First World War, it is explored in relation to two Second World War operations - as part of Peter Hore's essay on Norway in April-June 1940 and Ivor Howcroft's work on Walcheren in November 1944.
26 de abr. de 2024 · In the early days of April 1940, amidst the tumult of the Norwegian Campaign in World War II, HMS Glowworm, a G-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, found itself embroiled in a harrowing naval encounter. Commanded by Lieutenant Commander Gerard Broadmead Roope, Glowworm faced overwhelming odds against German naval forces.
