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.
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In World War II: The invasion of Norway …troops were landed also at Namsos and at Åndalsnes, to attack Trondheim from the north and from the south, ...
Apr 14, 2023 · A small party of Royal Marines were first ashore at Namsos in April 1940 seizing the approaches to the Norwegian town preparatory to a landing ...
The Battle of Narvik saw Norway's toughest fight in World War II; nearly 7,500 Norwegian soldiers participated in the battle, along with British, French and ...
The Evacuation from Namsos 2-3 May 1940: The remains of the bombed Base Supply Depot at Namsos after a German air raid.
Namsos was declared a town in 1845. The town has been severely affected by fire three times: 1872, 1897 and then during World War II when the town was bombed by ...
Mar 30, 2011 · The troops had to be evacuated, with two Allied destroyers, one British and one French, being sunk off Namsos and a British sloop at Andalsnes.
By May 2, both Namsos and Åndalsnes were evacuated by the British. The Germans at Narvik held out against five times as many British and French troops until May ...
WW2 Timeline; » Namsos in WW2 History. 19 Apr 1940. Norway. Émile Bertin was damaged by German aircraft off Namsos, Norway; she would be sent to Brest, France ...
As the largest city in Namdalen, Namsos's origins trace back to 1845 when the decision to establish a city here was made by the Parliament. Despite enduring ...