What the records say
- When
- 24 May 1940 – 8 Jun 1940
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 68.43° N, 17.42° E
- Description
- 1940 military operation
Operation Alphabet
1940 evacuation of Allied troops from Narvik during the Nazi invasion of Norway
Operation Alphabet was an evacuation, authorised on 24 May 1940, of Allied troops from the harbour of Narvik in northern Norway marking the success of Operation Weserübung and the end of the Allied campaign in Norway during World War II. The evacuation was completed by 8 June.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “évacuation des troupes françaises et polonaises qui avaient débarqué à Narvik sous les ordres du général Béthouart (opération Alphabet)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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