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1. www.britannica.com › event › World-War-IIWorld War II - Invasion, Norway, Allies | Britannica

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   1 day ago · World War II - Invasion, Norway, Allies: On April 9, 1940, the major Norwegian ports from Oslo northward to Narvik (1,200 miles away from Germany's naval bases) were occupied by advance detachments of German troops.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Norwegian_campaignNorwegian campaign - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · 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.

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   3 days ago · Operation Barbarossa (German: Unternehmen Barbarossa; Russian: Операция Барбаросса, romanized: Operatsiya Barbarossa) was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. It was the largest and costliest land offensive in human history, with ...

5. www.britannica.com › event › World-War-IIWorld War II - Axis, Allies, Resources | Britannica

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   5 days ago · World War II - Axis, Allies, Resources: In September 1939 the Allies were together superior in industrial resources, population, and military manpower, but the German Army, or Wehrmacht, was the most efficient and effective fighting force for its size in the world.

6. thehistoryguy.com › videos › norways-wwii-paperclipNorway's WWII "Paperclip Resistance." - The History Guy

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   5 days ago · Social resistance by the civilian population to the Nazi occupation of Norway offered great risk in a country where the occupation leader’s name- Quisling- became a synonym for Nazi collaboration. Still, resistance came from Norway’s teachers, who refused to abide by rules set by the Nazi government. Jul 3, 2024 | 11:20 | Josh Geiger.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_equipment_of_theList of equipment of the Royal Danish Army - Wikipedia

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   21 hours ago · Pistol. 9×19mm NATO. Standard issue pistol [2] [3] Modified with a flared magwell and using 21 rnd magazines [2] [3] There was a minor dispute with Glock surrounding the adoption [4] [5] No M/XX designation due to new naming convention of calling weapons by manufacturer's name. Pistol 9mm P365.

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   What happened to Norway during WW2?

   • World War II - Invasion, Norway, Allies: On April 9, 1940, the major Norwegian ports from Oslo northward to Narvik (1,200 miles away from Germany's naval bases) were occupied by advance detachments of German troops.

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   When did the Norwegian Armed Forces start occupying Norway?

   • Although the regular Norwegian armed forces in mainland Norway laid down their arms in June 1940, there was a fairly prominent resistance movement, which proved increasingly efficient during the later years of occupation. The resistance to the German occupation began in the autumn of 1940, steadily gaining strength and becoming better organized.

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   How many warships did the Norwegian Navy have?

   • From a force of 15 ships in June 1940, the Royal Norwegian Navy had expanded to 58 warships by the end of the Second World War in Europe. The ships were manned by around 7,000 crew members. In all 118 warships had been under Norwegian command at one time or another during the war years.

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   Who fought in Norway in 1940?

   • The main British units deployed to eastern Norway in April 1940 were the Territorials of the 148th Infantry Brigade and the regular 15th Infantry Brigade. In a series of battles with Norwegian and British forces over the next weeks the Germans pushed northwards from Oslo, their main effort through the Gudbrandsdal valley.

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   21 hours ago · WW2 German 3rd Reich and Western Allies awards and uniforms history. War Relics forum