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Battle of Narvik

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

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1940Date range
1Named people
3Places

Chronological records

1940

Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko5 May 1940

Harstad · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Commands the Polish Highland Brigade in the Narvik campaign.

Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko27 May 1940

Ankenes · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Polish forces advance across Ankenes toward Narvik.

Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko28 May 1940

Ankenes · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Polish troops help close the Allied ring around Narvik.

Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko5 June 1940

Narvik · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Polish Highland Brigade evacuates after the Allied victory.

Names involved

Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko

Provenance

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