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	Battles of Narvik - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Battles of Narvik were naval battles fought between the British Royal Navy and the German Kriegsmarine in April 1940, during the Norwegian Campaign of the Second World War.
		Realising that it was imperative that the Germans in Narvik be defeated for morale and strategic purposed, the Royal Navy despatched Vice Admiral William Whitworth with the battleship HMS Warspite and nine destoyers of the Tribal and H-Classes to finish the job accompanied by aircraft from the aircraft carrier HMS Furious.
		During the Norwegian Campaign, the town of Narvik and its neighbourhood were the area of fighting between Allied and German forces, initially conducted by the Norwegian Army and subsequently by Allied expeditionary corps from April 9 until June 8 1940.
	www.1der.com /index.php/Second_Battle_of_Narvik (879 words)

	Narvik, Norway
		Narvik is a city in the county of Nordland, Norway.
		Narvik is one of the most northerly towns in the world, with a railroad connecting to Kiruna, in Sweden, but not to Bodø, which is at the northern end of the rest of Norway's railroad network.
		Narvik in World War II The port of Narvik proved to be strategically valuable in the early years of World War II and the city became a focal point of the Norwegian Campaign.
	creekin.net /c5432-n139-narvik-norway.html (664 words)

	The battle of Narvik
		During the second naval battle for Narvik on the 13th of April 1940, British destroyers attacked the vessels, which lay at anchor in Narvik harbor.
		Narvik, situated north of the Arctic Circle, was a important link in the distribution network between the iron ore mines in Sweden and the German war industry.
		During the three days of naval battle in the harbor of Narvik and its surrounding fjord, Germany lost all of the taskforce’s ten destroyers and one U-boat.
	www.ocean-discovery.org /batleofnarvik.htm (4020 words)

	History : Port of Narvik
		Narvik is a Northern Norwegian town with a population of 19.000.
		A railway was built from Kiruna to Narvik to carry the iron ore to an ice free port.
		Narvik was important to the Germans because of the iron ore which they used in the weapon industry.
	narvikhavn.imaker.no /cgi-bin/narvikhavn/imaker?id=73 (409 words)

	Random Works of the Web » Blog Archive » Narvik (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Narvik was destroyed by the fighting in 1940 and hastily rebuild, hence the architecture is rather functional, but private homes are often painted in bright colours.
		Narvik in World War II Iron ore is extracted in Kiruna and Malmberget, and brought by rail to the harbours of Luleå and Narvik.
		Narvik’s city hall (Rådhus) is shown briefly in a second-season episode of the American television series Lost.
	random.dragonslife.org /narvik/5206 (1627 words)

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		Narvik became of greater significance to the British when it became apparent that a plan to gain control of the Baltic Sea, Project Catherine, was not practical.
		At 16:00 on 9 April, the flotilla sent an officer ashore at Tranøy fifty miles west of Narvik and learned from the locals that the German force was 4-6 destroyers and a submarine.
		By 28 May, the Allies had succeeded in recapturing Narvik from German forces, but the German invasion of France and the Low Countries had immensely altered the overall situation of the war and the importance of Norway was considerably lessened.
	uimag.com /?title=Norwegian_Campaign (7574 words)

	A Moment In Time with Dan Roberts
		Lead: In the Spring of 1940 the town of Narvik on the northwest coast of Norway was the scene of one of the first naval battles of World War II.
		A strong contingent borne by 10 modern destroyers landed at Narvik and despite spirited Norwegian resistance took the town.
		Germany controlled Narvik until the end of the war, retaining her access to the valuable iron ore of Scandinavia.
	www.amomentintime.com /transcript.asp?AMIT_ID=1462 (370 words)

	Diving Z2 Georg Thiele in Narvik
		Still recovering from the sea battle just 3 days earlier the fleet was in a poor condition to defend its newly claimed port and with no fuel to escape to sea the troops tried to flee on land.
		The Second Battle of Narvik saw many of the German destroyers run fast aground at the edge of fjords, allowing their crew and troops to jump ashore into the wooded hillsides before charges were set to disable the ships.
		In the course of battle she took on fresh wounds from HMS Eskimo and HMS Forester who pounded her with a barrage of shellfire.
	www.geocities.com /shipwrecks_magazine/narvik.htm (1351 words)

	Battle in Valdres
		Perhaps the most pitched battles between Norwegian and German forces in Norway was the fighting at the entrance to the Valdres district, around Bagn, Tonsåsen and Höljerasta, from 19.April to 27.April.
		A short battle was fought against the advancing Germans there on the evening of 16.April.
		At this stage the battle of Bagn could have reached an abrupt end, had the Norwegian commanders at any level lost their nerves and decided to retreat, not to get cut off.
	hem.fyristorg.com /robertm/norge/battle_in_valdres.html (3369 words)

	Norwegian Campaign at AllExperts
		Of particular importance as the Battle of the Atlantic escalated, Norwegian airbases, like that at Stavanger, allowed German reconnassaice aircraft to operate far out over the North Atlantic, without having to fly over, or near to, Britain.
		First was the importance of the port of Narvik, from which large quantities of Swedish iron ore, on which Germany depended, were exported; this route was especially important during the winter months when the Baltic Sea was frozen over.
		By the time they had reached the inner area near Narvik, most of the destroyers had peeled off from the main formation to capture the outer batteries of the Ofotfjord, leaving only three to contend with the two old Norwegian coastal battleships standing guard, Eidsvold and Norge.
	en.allexperts.com /e/n/no/norwegian_campaign.htm (7545 words)

	Fallschirmjäger Operation in 1940 duing World War II
		Another Regiment of soldiers were dropped in to join the battle and as small battles raged around Narvik, the Germans were forced back repeatedly.
		Narvik was a success but not because of the operational planning.
		The battle continued into the early and midmorning as the German troops battled with the Belgian forces in the fortress.
	www.greendevils.com /greendevils/ops1940.htm (1631 words)

	Norway, Narvik, France, Blitzkrieg, Dunkirk
		In Norway, seaborne troops landed at Oslo, Kristiansand, Egersund and Bergen in the south, Trondheim in the centre and Narvik in the north.
		They then moved north to relieve Narvik, which was isolated by the Allies soon after the first German landings.
		In the north, British troops occupied Harstad in preparation for an attack on Narvik.
	www.naval-history.net /EBook02-WW2RN04-194004.htm (1097 words)

	Norway and the Norwegians
		The British and French had prepared to occupy the strategic port of Narvik, and sent naval and army forces to Norway shortly after the outbreak of war.
		The battle (or battles) of Narvik was the first major battle on the western front of WWII, involving - in addition to Norwegian and German/Austrian forces - British, French and Free Polish land and sea forces.
		Battles S) is an account of the battle of Narvik, primarily the Naval part.
	www.janeriks.no /Books/Norway_WWII.htm (641 words)

	Dieter Von Roeder \ Z-17
		Jageren patruljerte havnen i Narvik den 9 april og fikk blant annet det svenske skipet Stråssa til å legge til anker inne i havna.
		On April 10th Dieter Von Roeder has gone in to Narvik harbor because of a misunderstanding when the British battle group with the destroyers HMS Hotspur, Hostile, Havock, Hunter and Hardy attacks the vessels in the harbor.
		Dieter Von Roeder reads the situation and tries to hold of the superiour British destroyers and shoots with all the firepower she got, but is heavily hit by the enemy fire from HMS Havock.
	www.skovheim.org /located/nordland/droeder/roeder.html (1275 words)

	Weserubung: The German Invasion of Norway, 1940 British Counterattack
		Two sea battles, fought inside the fjords leading to and around Narvik on April 10 and 13, were to prove disastrous to the Kriegsmarine.
		After the second battle of Narvik, Admiral Whitworth had signaled the Admiralty on April 13 and 14 that direct occupation of Narvik would be a simple matter.
		Once Narvik was taken and the vital ore carrying and handling facilities were destroyed, it was estimated that the Germans would be unable to use the port for a year.
	www.magweb.com /sample/sconflic/co03wesc.htm (2783 words)

	Books on Naval Battles with UKshelf.com
		Battle at Sea: From Man-of-war to Submarine --- Â£8.40
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	Erich Giese \ Z-12
		Under det andre sjøslaget om Narvik den 13 april 1940, angrep britiske jagere skipene som lå for anker i Narvik havn, men ble selv angrepet av flere tyske jagere under angrepet.
		During the second naval battle for Narvik on the 13th of April 1940, British destroyers attacked the vessels which laid at anchor in Narvik harbor, but were themselves attacked by several German destroyers during the attack.
		Kriegsschiffgruppe 1 heading for Narvik, where it was sunk on 13.04.1940 after a battle with 6 British destroyers.
	www.skovheim.org /located/nordland/erichgiese/egiese.html (852 words)

	XO holidays - Wreck diving in Narvik, Norway
		Ten German destroyers were involved in the operations around Narvik, and at 04:15 one of the squadrons came across the Norwegian ironclad PS Eidsvold at the entrance to Narvik harbour.
		The Germans were not expecting the sudden attack, and two of the five German destroyers anchored in the harbour were torpedoed and sunk, whilst the three others were heavily damaged.
		The Second Battle of Narvik started noon on the 13 April, preceded by an air strike from the carrier HMS Furious the day before.
	www.xoholidays.com /htm/trips/t105/t105_battleofnarvik.htm (914 words)

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	Battle of Narvik ww2 Naval Battles Royal Navy
		In the First Battle of Narvik on April 10th, 1940, five Royal Navy destroyers entered the harbour of Narvik where five destroyers of the Kriegsmarine were seriously damaged, thereof two sunk.
		Vice Admiral William Whitworth and his forces arrived at the fjord to finish off the eight remaining German destroyers and two U-boats that were virtually stranded in a trap due to lack of fuel, a result of the First Battle of Narvik.
		During the battle, a Fairey Swordfish catapult aircraft launched from the HMS Warspite sank the submarine "U-64", making it the first U-boat to be sunk by an airplane in World War II.
	www.battle-fleet.com /pw/his/narvik_naval_battle_ww2.htm (619 words)

	Scuba Diving: Narvik : Devon Shipwrecks: Submerged Productions
		In April 1940, indecision on the part of the British Government, and the surprise invasion of Norway by the Germans, contrived to place the two opposing fleets in the same bit of sea at the same time, albeit unknown to each other.
		Over 700 sailors were killed on all sides, and it later came to light, that in the initial torpedo attacks, a German troop ship, carrying 3000 men of the Alpine Division, was sunk drowning all on board.
		At the time of the battle over 25 merchant ships were anchored around Narvik harbour, and many were sunk.
	www.submerged.co.uk /narvik.php (256 words)

	Vidkun Quisling
		The German force took Narvik and landed the 2,000 mountain infantry, but a British naval counterattack by the old battleship HMS Warspite and a flotilla of destroyers over several days succeeded in sinking all 10 German destroyers once they ran out of fuel and ammunition.
		Land battles at Narvik: Norwegian and Allied (French, Polish) forces under General Carl Gustav Fleischer achieve the — first tactical victory against the Wehrmacht in WWII — and the following unfortunate withdrawal of the Allied forces (mentioned below); Fighting at Gratangen.
		The Germans were driven out of Narvik on May 28, but due to the deteriorating situation on the European continent, the allied troops were withdrawn in Operation Alphabet — and the Germans recaptured Narvik on June 9, by then deserted also by the civilians due to massive Luftwaffe bombing.
	www.libraryoflibrary.com /E_n_c_p_d_Vidkun_Quisling.html (4825 words)

	Warsailors.com :: Ship Forum :: Re: Freighter Aachen
		The Narvik naval battles are very difficult to research, as there are a lot if incorrect information (on both sides).
		In most British files they state that no vessel were afloat in Narvik after the second battle 13.4, but this is not correct according to the reports given by civilian German and Swedish sailors in their reports to their companies and in official hearings.
		The loss of the Aachen (and the Lippe) is in detail described in a report to the NDL by one of the first officers.
	www.warsailors.com /forum/read.php?1,821,860#msg-860 (465 words)

	Narvik - new and used books
		NARVIK - all books, old, new and used
		An account of the German landing/invasion at Narvik.
		My copy of this book is in typical used, acceptable condition or better.
	www.isbn.pl /T-narvik (413 words)

	AbeBooks: Search Results - Narvik
		Narvik WW2, 1st edition paperback, fine, true, illus.
		The attack on Narvik and the subsequent withdrawal of British and French troops is here described in full by Captain Macintyre, himself one of the great destroyer commanders of the Second World War and an internationally recognised authority on naval strategy.".
		Wartime book giving accounts of early actions by the Royal Navy, starting with the Battle of the River Plate and including the Altmark incident, actions around Narvik, Dunkirk and submarine activities.
	www.abebooks.co.uk /search/sortby/3/kn/Narvik (1401 words)

	Norway
		The visitor berth is on the pontoon next to the boat ramp although a local tour boat had taken over the deeper side of this when we stayed there, we moored onto the end of one of the pontoons.
		Although Narvik is a town it has little beyond what some of the local centres offer in terms of services.
		The local war museum has a lot of information on the various battles for Narvik during the second world war although the exhibit numbering sequence is so jumbled that it seems more of a treasure hunt to find the next exhibit listed in the translated guides.
	www.geocities.com /maringret/cruisingNotes/norway.html (6864 words)

	Order of Battle - First Battle of Narvik - 10 April 1940
		Order of Battle - First Battle of Narvik - 10 April 1940
		Several German merchantman in Narvik Harbor were also sunk by the British destroyers.
		‘Narvik; Battles in the Fjords’ by Capt. P.
	www.navweaps.com /index_oob/OOB_WWII_Atlantic/OOB_WWII_Narvik_First.htm (46 words)

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