Action in the Oslofjord
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The Action in the Oslofjord occurred late on 8 April 1940 in World War II. As Kampfgruppe 5 of the German invasion force proceeded towards Oslo, it encountered Norwegian defences in the Oslofjord. Dur
The ship Pol III in Tønsberg. The bow is damaged from ramming the German torpedo boat Albatros.
A portion of Rauøy fort, part of the greater Oslofjord Fortress, overlooking the fjord
Fire and battle damage inflicted on Pol III
Norwegian campaign
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The Norwegian campaign involved the attempt by Allied forces to defend northern Norway coupled with the Norwegian military's resistance to the country's invasion by Nazi Germany in World War II.
Action in the Oslofjord
…Action in the Oslofjord Part of the Norwegian campaign in World War II The ship Pol III in Tønsberg. The bow is damaged from ramming the German torpedo boat Albatros. Date 8 April 1940 Location Oslofjord…
The Battle of Narvik saw Norway's toughest fight in World War II; nearly 7,500 Norwegian soldiers participated in the battle, along with British, French and Polish troops. The reconquest of Narvik was the first time the forces of the Third Reich were removed from a captured city.
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