What the records say
- When
- 14 Apr 1940
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 64.47° N, 11.49° E
- Description
- WWII: Norwegian campaign – The first British ground forces land in Norway, at Namsos and Harstad.
Placed at the town its text puts it in, Namsos.
Norwegian campaign
Second World War campaign fought in Norway
The Norwegian campaign involved the attempt by Allied forces to defend northern Norway coupled with the Norwegian military's resistance to the country's invasion by Nazi Germany in World War II.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “La campagne de Norvège, qui dura du 9 avril 1940 au 10 juin 1940”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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