invasion of Norway

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_Weserübung
gptkbp:casualties ~1,000 Polish military killed
~1,335 British military killed
~4,400 Norwegian military killed
~5,660 German military killed
~500 French military killed
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:France
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Nikolaus_von_Falkenhorst
gptkb:Otto_Ruge
Claude Auchinleck
gptkbp:endDate 1940-06-10
gptkbp:followedBy occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label invasion of Norway
gptkbp:location gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Narvik
gptkb:sinking_of_Blücher
Allied evacuation from Norway
gptkbp:objective secure iron ore shipments from Sweden
control of Norwegian ports
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Winter_War
gptkbp:result German victory
gptkbp:startDate 1940-04-09
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fallschirmjäger_units
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7