Altmark incident
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The Altmark incident was a naval incident of World War II between British destroyers and the German tanker Altmark, which happened on 16–17 February 1940. It took place in what were neutral Norwegian waters. On board the Altmark were roughly 300 Allied prisoners, whose ships had been sunk by the pocket battleship Graf Spee in the Southern Atlantic Ocean.
German casualties are brought ashore for burial after the incident.
Ship Altmark in early 1940 Jøssingfjord, Norway
Aerial reconnaissance photo of Altmark in the Jøssingfjord prior to the incident
HMS Cossack returns to Leith on 17 February 1940, after rescuing the British prisoners held in Graf Spee's supply ship Altmark
Operation Weserübung
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Operation Weserübung was the invasion of Denmark and Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign.
Image: German forces climbing a very step road just south of Bagn
Image: Oscarsborg Fortress under air attack, 9 April, 1940
Image: Norwegian Army 7.5 cm field gun
Image: Dansk stilling i den sydlige udkant af Åbenrå (6510754457)