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The main strategic reason for Germany to invade Norway was to seize the port of Narvik and guarantee the delivery of iron ore needed for German steel production. [1] The campaign was fought until 10 June 1940 and saw the escape of King Haakon VII and Crown Prince Olav to the United Kingdom.
- 8 April-10 June 1940(2 months and 2 days)
- Norway
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until the capitulation of German forces in Europe on 8 May 1945.
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.
Nov 5, 2009 · Learn how Germany occupied Norway and Denmark on April 9, 1940, with the help of a pro-fascist Norwegian leader and a Danish king's surrender. Find out how the Norwegians resisted and the Germans expanded their war.
- Missy Sullivan
Jan 8, 2007 · Learn how King Haakon and the Government resisted the German invasion of Norway in 1940 and fled to exile in London. Find out how the Crown Princess and her family escaped to Sweden and the USA, and how the King and the Government returned to a liberated Norway in 1945.
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In the early morning of 9 April 1940 ( Wesertag, "Weser Day"), Germany occupied Denmark and invaded Norway, ostensibly as a preventive manoeuvre against a planned, and openly discussed, French-British occupation of Norway known as Plan R 4 (actually developed as a response to any German aggression against Norway).
Learn how Germany invaded Norway in April 1940, ignoring its neutrality and facing Allied resistance. Explore the naval and air battles, the losses and the evacuation of Allied troops.
