During the early stages of World War II, the United Kingdom and France made a series of proposals to send troops to assist Finland against the Soviet Union during the Winter War, which started on 30 N
A Finnish machine gun crew during the Winter War
Operation Weserübung
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In the early morning of 9 April 1940, German forces occupied Denmark and invaded Norway, ostensibly as a preventive manoeuvre against a planned Anglo-French occupation of Norway known as Plan R 4, whi
Franco-British plans for intervention in the Winter War
…orders were given of Operation Wilfred to provoke a justification. However, Germany invaded first and quickly conquered Denmark and southern Norway in Operation Weserübung, repelling Allied counter-efforts in Scandinavia. With the British failure in Norway, Britain decided it immediately needed to set up naval and air…
German forces climbing a very step road just south of Bagn
Oscarsborg Fortress under air attack, 9 April, 1940
Norwegian Army 7.5 cm field gun
Dansk stilling i den sydlige udkant af Åbenrå