1 May 1940
Foreign Legion at Narvik
Leads legionnaires prepared for the assault north of Narvik.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Bjerkvik in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Leads legionnaires prepared for the assault north of Narvik.
Directs French forces in the amphibious landing at Bjerkvik.
Leads legionnaires in the Bjerkvik operation north of Narvik.
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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