HNoMS Draug (1908)
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HNoMS Draug was the lead ship of the three-ship Draug class of destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy in the years 1908–1913. The four-stacked destroyer was kept in service long after she was o
Draug prior to the Second World War
The port of Haugesund prior to the Second World War
Draug at Scapa Flow in 1940, with new anti-aircraft armament
The crew being inspected by the British king, George VI at Portsmouth in May 1940
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
HNoMS Draug (1908)
…in the years 1908–1913. The four-stacked destroyer was kept in service long after she was obsolete, and took part in the defence of Norway during the German invasion in 1940. In the early hours of 9 April 1940, Draug intercepted and captured the clandestine German transport Main. After deciding that the outdated…
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