9 April 1940
Northern Norway Command
Begins organising Norwegian resistance in northern Norway.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Tromso in Norway. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Begins organising Norwegian resistance in northern Norway.
Directs Norwegian forces resisting the German occupation of northern Norway.
Fleischer directs Norwegian forces in northern Norway while the Allied Narvik campaign develops.
Learns that Allied forces will evacuate northern Norway.
Receives warning that Allied forces will withdraw from Narvik.
Receives news that Allied forces will leave northern Norway.
Norwegian leaders are informed that Allied evacuation from Narvik is planned.
Leaves Norway for Britain as German victory becomes unavoidable.
Leaves Norway with the king and government for exile in Britain.
Haakon VII and the Norwegian government leave Tromso for Britain to continue resistance in exile.
Provenance
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