Narvik

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Start: Wednesday April 10, 1940 Ending: Saturday April 13, 1940

Double battle in the Fjord of Narvik between the German naval invasion force and two British squadrons. The German group is destroyed in the end.

Place: Norway

AlliedAxis
Forces
  • Whitworth: 9 destroyers, 1 battleship.
  • Warburton-Lee: 5 destroyers.
Total: 1 battleship, 14 destroyers
  • Bonte (Invasion force of Narvik): 1 submarine, 10 destroyers.
  • German Merchant ships in the fjord or sailing to it: 3 transports, 2 oilers.
Total: 10 destroyers, 3 transports, 2 oilers, 1 submarine
Losses 2 destroyers lost.
6 destroyers damaged.		 10 destroyers, 1 submarine lost.


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Made by LemaireSoft on July 5, 2001