"Battle Of Narvik April 9th, 1940 - June 8th, 1940 " Topic

"The Battle for Narvik lasted more than 60 days, from 9 April to 8 June 1940. The fighting took place at the worst conceivable time of the year, during the transition from winter to spring. Combat action took place in a mountainous terrain that, even in the summertime, can present tough climatic challenges.

It was in this region that some of the Second World War's main players were to meet on the battlefield for the first time. Forces from Great Britain, Germany, France and Poland as well as Norwegian units fought out fierce battles in the mountains, on the sea and in the air. It was also here that the first combined operations in the Second World War took place. The most comprehensive operation that was carried out in the course of fighting was the attack on Bjerkvik, on 13 May. It involved five Allied and Norwegian brigades. Of these, two battalions from the French Foreign Legion were landed on the beaches at Bjerkvik.

The attack and the subsequent recapture of Narvik on 28 May marked the end of the Allied land forces' participation on the Narvik front. A part of this attack was also a sea-landing. The Foreign Legion, supported by a Norwegian battalion, attacked from the north over Rombaksfjord. The entire Polish brigade attacked with full force in the south…"
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