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Operation Wilfred Approval

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1940Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1940

Neville Chamberlain28 March 1940

Paris · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Supreme War Council approves mining Norwegian waters and preparing Narvik occupation plans.

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill28 March 1940

Paris · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Backs approval to mine Norwegian waters and prepare Narvik operations.

Names involved

Neville ChamberlainWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Provenance

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