14 April 1940
Battle of Narvik
Commands Allied naval forces supporting the Narvik campaign.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Harstad in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Commands Allied naval forces supporting the Narvik campaign.
Commands naval and expeditionary forces assembling for operations near Narvik.
Allied troops begin landing in northern Norway to support operations against Narvik.
Commands British land forces sent against Narvik.
Leads 24th Guards Brigade in the Allied Narvik force.
Leads 24th Guards Brigade as Allied troops land near Narvik.
Commands British land forces sent to invest Narvik.
Mackesy leads the British force sent to invest Narvik after German troops seize the port.
Fraser's 24th Guards Brigade forms part of Rupertforce during the Allied build-up around Narvik.
Takes command of reorganised British land forces in northern Norway.
Takes command of reorganised British land forces in northern Norway.
Auchinleck takes command of reorganised British land forces in the Narvik area.
Plans the final Allied attack while evacuation planning begins.
Plans the final Allied attack while evacuation orders are kept secret.
Oversees withdrawal of British land forces from northern Norway.
Oversees withdrawal of British land forces during the evacuation.
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