Antoine Bethouart13 May 1940
French forces conduct an amphibious landing north of Narvik.
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French forces conduct an amphibious landing north of Narvik.
Bethouart commands the French expeditionary troops in the amphibious landing behind German lines at Bjerkvik.
Magrin-Vernerey's Foreign Legion battalions land at Bjerkvik and force German troops to retreat.
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