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The Norwegian Campaign of World War II

Test your knowledge of the Norwegian Campaign, a significant military operation during World War II involving the Allies and Germany.

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1 What was Norwegian Campaign a part of?

2 Gruppe 1: Ten ________ to Narvik

3 Where did Norwegian Campaign take place?

4 A Norwegian Army was also re-established in ________.

5 Knowing that a German breakthrough would both cut off supplies and leave Sickleforce surrounded, Paget diverted his force south to ________.

6 Which of the following was a combatant in the Norwegian Campaign?

7 Germany's ________ was completed on 10 April and lasted until 5 May 1945.

8 The Norwegian Campaign was a campaign that was fought in ________ during the Second World War between the Allies and Germany, after the latter's invasion of the country.

9 Second, the ports in Norway could serve as a hole in the blockade of Germany, allowing access to the ________.

10 Against Denmark, two motorized brigades would be used to capture bridges and troops; the Luftwaffe would be sent to capture ________; and paratroops would be used to capture the airfields in the north.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Battle of Dombås was a German attempt during the 1940 Norwegian Campaign at using Fallschirmjägers to cut rail and road links in central Norway.
  • the Norwegian coastal steamer SS Barøy replaced a vessel sunk by the Royal Navy during the 1940 Norwegian Campaign and was herself sunk by the Fleet Air Arm the next year.
  • because of its total lack of anti-tank guns, the Norwegian Army was forced to employ Model 1901 field guns (pictured) against German Panzers during the 1940 Norwegian Campaign.
  • Skorpa prisoner of war camp was the main Norwegian POW camp in Northern Norway during the 1940 Norwegian Campaign, holding some 500 German military and civilian prisoners.
  • Fredrik Kayser volunteered for the Winter War, served in the Norwegian Campaign, and helped sabotage the Nazi nuclear programme.
  • HNoMS Honningsvåg was a German fishing trawler captured in the Norwegian Campaign and served the Royal Norwegian Navy throughout World War II.
  • Florence J. Harriman, an American socialite, suffragist, diplomat and author, was credited with arranging for the safe evacuation of members of the Norwegian royal family when Germany invaded Norway in 1940.
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