invasion of norway
- April 8 and 9 1940 Hitler invades Norway and Denmark
- April 8 and 9 1940 Hitler invades Denmark and Norway
- Purpose is two fold for Hitler:
1) The British had landed in Norway declaring their help for Finland = Threatened the steel that came from Sweden
2) It provided a much more forward base for German U-boats - Provides the word Quisling to the English dictionary
- All Norwegian shipping goes to the British
INvasion of the low countries
- Germany takes over:
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- British Expeditionary Force (BEF) try to defend Belgium, but arrive too late
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