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- Battles_of_Narvik abstract "The Battles of Narvik were fought from 9 April to 8 June 1940 as a naval battle in the Ofotfjord and as a land battle in the mountains surrounding the north Norwegian city of Narvik as part of the Norwegian Campaign of the Second World War.The two naval battles in the Ofotfjord on 10 April and 13 April were fought between the British Royal Navy and Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, while the two-month land campaign was fought between Norwegian, French, British, and Polish troops against German mountain troops, shipwrecked Kriegsmarine sailors and German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger) from the 7th Air Division. Although defeated at sea off Narvik, losing control of the town of Narvik and being pushed back towards the Swedish border, the Germans eventually prevailed because of the Allied evacuation from Norway in June 1940 following the Battle of France.Narvik provided an ice-free harbour in the North Atlantic for iron ore transported by the railway from Kiruna in Sweden. Both sides in the war had an interest in securing this iron supply for themselves and denying it to the enemy, setting the stage for one of the biggest battles since the Invasion of Poland.Prior to the German invasion, British forces had considered Narvik as a possible landing point for an expedition to help Finland in the Winter War. Such an expedition also had the potential of taking control of the Swedish mines and opening up the Baltic for the Allies. French politicians were also eager to start a second front as far away from France as possible.".
- Battles_of_Narvik causalties "1 destroyer heavily damaged".
- Battles_of_Narvik causalties "2 coastal defence ships sunk".
- Battles_of_Narvik causalties "2 destroyers sunk".
- Battles_of_Narvik causalties "28 killed".
- Battles_of_Narvik causalties "3 destroyers damaged".
- Battles_of_Narvik causalties "343 dead".
- Battles_of_Narvik causalties "55 wounded".
- Battles_of_Narvik combatant "France".
- Battles_of_Narvik combatant "Germany".
- Battles_of_Narvik combatant "Poland".
- Battles_of_Narvik commander Bernard_Warburton-Lee.
- Battles_of_Narvik commander Carl_Gustav_Fleischer.
- Battles_of_Narvik commander Eduard_Dietl.
- Battles_of_Narvik commander Erich_Bey.
- Battles_of_Narvik commander Friedrich_Bonte.
- Battles_of_Narvik commander Odd_Isaachsen_Willoch.
- Battles_of_Narvik commander Per_Askim.
- Battles_of_Narvik commander Raoul_Magrin-Vernerey.
- Battles_of_Narvik commander William_Boyle,_12th_Earl_of_Cork_and_Orrery.
- Battles_of_Narvik commander William_Whitworth.
- Battles_of_Narvik commander Zygmunt_Bohusz-Szyszko.
- Battles_of_Narvik date "1940-04-09".
- Battles_of_Narvik date "1940-04-10".
- Battles_of_Narvik date "1940-04-13".
- Battles_of_Narvik date "1940-06-08".
- Battles_of_Narvik isPartOfMilitaryConflict World_War_II.
- Battles_of_Narvik place Narvik.
- Battles_of_Narvik place Nordland.
- Battles_of_Narvik place Norway.
- Battles_of_Narvik place Troms.
- Battles_of_Narvik result "British victory".
- Battles_of_Narvik result "German victory following Allied withdrawal".
- Battles_of_Narvik result "German victory".
- Battles_of_Narvik result "Initial Allied victory".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "1 aircraft carrier".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "1 battleship".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "1,000 Fallschirmjägers".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "10 destroyers".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "2 U-boats".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "2 coastal defence ships".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "2,000 Gebirgsjägers (mostly fromAustria)".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "2,600 sailors".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "342e CACC (15Hotchkiss H35tanks)".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "5 destroyers".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "8 destroyers".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "9 destroyers".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "Four British battalions".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "Four battalions of thePolish Independent Highland Brigade".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "Norwegian 6th Division".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "Three battalions ofChasseurs Alpins".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "Total:24,500 men".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "Total:5,600 men".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "Two battalions of13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion".
- Battles_of_Narvik strength "a small number of aircraft".
- Battles_of_Narvik thumbnail UK-NWE-Norway-2.jpg?width=300.
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- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink 1st_Parachute_Division_(Germany).
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink 3rd_Mountain_Division_(Wehrmacht).
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink 6th_Division_(Norway).
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- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Admiral_of_the_Fleet_(Royal_Navy).
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- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Alfred_Schulze-Hinrichs.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Allies_of_World_War_II.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Ankenes.
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- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Antoine_Béthouart.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Austria.
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- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Bardufoss_Air_Station.
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- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_France.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Gratangen.
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- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Beisfjord.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Berlin.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Bernard_Warburton-Lee.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Bjerkvik.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Bjørnfjell,_Nordland.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Bodø.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Bogen,_Evenes.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Bremerhaven.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Carl_Gustav_Fleischer.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Category:1940_in_Norway.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Category:Battles_and_operations_of_World_War_II_involving_Norway.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Category:Battles_and_operations_of_World_War_II_involving_Poland.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Category:Battles_involving_the_French_Foreign_Legion.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Category:Battles_of_World_War_II_involving_Germany.
- Battles_of_Narvik wikiPageWikiLink Category:History_of_Nordland.