9 April 1940
Battle of Narvik
Lands mountain troops from German destroyers and seizes Narvik.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Narvik in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Lands mountain troops from German destroyers and seizes Narvik.
Seizes Narvik with mountain troops landed from German destroyers.
Dietl's mountain troops land from German destroyers and seize Narvik during the opening invasion.
Germany launches Operation Weserubung and German forces land at Narvik to secure the northern ore route.
Brings the German naval force into Narvik during the invasion.
Bonte commands the German destroyer force carrying mountain troops into Narvik at the start of Operation Weserubung.
Dietl's mountain troops land at Narvik and seize the port during the opening German invasion.
Bonte commands the destroyer group carrying Dietl's mountain troops to Narvik.
Withdraws German troops after Allied forces retake the town.
Withdraws from Narvik as Allied troops take the town.
Withdraws German mountain troops from the town after Allied attack.
Dietl withdraws German mountain troops from Narvik after Allied forces retake the town.
Reoccupies Narvik after Allied forces complete their withdrawal.
Reoccupies Narvik after Allied forces complete their withdrawal.
Reoccupies Narvik after Allied forces complete their withdrawal.
Dietl's troops reoccupy Narvik after Allied forces evacuate northern Norway.
Provenance
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