Diary April 19, 1940

War Diary, 04-1940, Diary WW2, Year 1940 / 1 minute of reading

Diary for Friday, April 19, 1940:

Norway

British brigade, advancing south from Namsos, reaches Verdal, 80 km from Trondheim. French troops (Chasseurs Alpins) land as reinforcements at Namsos. But German troops, landed from two destroyers, outflank British 146th Infantry Brigade near Steinkjer (Trondheim Fjord) and force it to withdraw.
British brigade from Andalsnes joins Norwegians at Lillehammer.

Air War

Destruction of Namsos: German bombers make repeated raids on this Allied base in central Norway until May 3. Town and harbor completely destroyed; civilian population evacuated.

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

Norway

Air War

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