German invasion of Norway in 1940

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/German_invasion_of_Norway_in_1940

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Operation_Weserübung
gptkbp:casualties	over 8,500 killed (all sides)
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:France gptkb:Nazi_Germany gptkb:Norway gptkb:Poland gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Nikolaus_von_Falkenhorst gptkb:Otto_Ruge gptkb:Émile_Béthouart Claude Auchinleck
gptkbp:endDate	10 June 1940
gptkbp:followedBy	occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	German invasion of Norway in 1940
gptkbp:involves	naval battles airborne operations amphibious landings
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Dombås gptkb:Battle_of_Hegra_Fortress gptkb:Battle_of_Midtskogen gptkb:Battle_of_Narvik gptkb:Battle_of_Drøbak_Sound Battle of Oslo
gptkbp:objective	secure iron ore shipments from Sweden prevent Allied control of Norway
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Winter_War
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Norwegian_Campaign Allied evacuation from Norway German invasion of Denmark in 1940 Quisling coup d'état
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Adolf_Hitler gptkb:King_Haakon_VII_of_Norway gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:Wehrmacht gptkb:Winston_Churchill gptkb:Royal_Norwegian_Army gptkb:Carl_Gustav_Fleischer gptkb:Vidkun_Quisling gptkb:Polish_Independent_Highland_Brigade French Foreign Legion
gptkbp:result	German victory
gptkbp:significance	led to German occupation of Norway secured German access to Swedish iron ore prompted Allied reassessment of military strategy demonstrated importance of air power and combined arms
gptkbp:startDate	9 April 1940
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kongens_nei
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7