Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill15 April 1940
Supports the Allied expedition being assembled around Harstad.
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Supports the Allied expedition being assembled around Harstad.
Commands British land forces sent to invest Narvik.
Mackesy leads the British force sent to invest Narvik after German troops seize the port.
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