The Namsos campaign, in Namsos, Norway, and its surrounding area involved heavy fighting between Anglo-French and Norwegian naval and military forces on the one hand, and German military, naval and air forces on the other in April and early May 1940.
Date, 8 April – 10 June 1940 (2 months and 2 days). Location. Norway. Result. German victory. Evacuation of the Norwegian government and royal family ...
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The Germans, however, landed fresh troops in the rear of the British at Namsos and advanced up the Gudbrandsdal from Oslo against the force at Åndalsnes. By ...
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In the summer of 1940, the Germans defeated France and drove the British out of Western Europe. Following their evacuation from Dunkirk, the British found ...
Apr 14, 2023 · British troops pick through the ruins of Namsos after a German air raid, April 1940. A small party of Royal Marines were first ashore at ...
The Evacuation from Namsos 2-3 May 1940: The remains of the bombed Base Supply Depot at Namsos after a German air raid.
GERMAN airmen yesterday dropped many bombs on Namsos on the West coast of Norway, where Allied, troops have been landing. The only Allied loss was the ...
In Namsos the troops were particularly vulnerable and they advanced to Verdal. Here, the Germans sent a stronger force to attack on 21 April, and the Allies ...