Åndalsnes landings 1940
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1940 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | World War II era (1939–1945) | derived from year |
| Location | Norway | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Norwegian Campaign, World War II | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | United Kingdom | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 62.5635, 7.6832 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Åndalsnes landings were a British military operation in 1940, during the Norwegian Campaign of World War II. Following the German invasion of Norway in April 1940, a British Army expeditionary force was landed at Åndalsnes, in Romsdal, to support Norwegian Army units defending the city of Trondheim. British forces were also landed at Namsos, north of Åndalsnes, in a complementary pincer movement. The British landings were unsuccessful and the Allies suffered a significant defeat at Åndalsnes.
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