What the records say
- When
- 23 Apr 1940 – 25 Apr 1940
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 68.69° N, 17.54° E
- Description
- 1940 battle
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Gratangen
1940 battle of World War II
The Battle of Gratangen occurred during the first Norwegian counter-attack in the Narvik Campaign. The Norwegian 6th Division gathered forces to push the Germans out of Gratangen Municipality and back towards the town of Narvik. The first attack failed disastrously when the Germans counter-attacked unprepared Norwegian forces, routing a battalion and blunting the first Norwegian advance.
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