FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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Norway
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Germany
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Denmark
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Finland
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Detailed explanation-1: -Under the code name ‘Operation Weserübung’, Nazi Germany attacked Denmark and Norway on 9 April 1940. On that same day, Denmark surrendered and was occupied. The country was a useful base of operations for the fight against Norway.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Royal Navy and the Kriegsmarine met at the First Battle of Narvik on 9 and 10 April, and British forces conducted the Åndalsnes landings on 13 April. The main strategic reason for Germany to invade Norway was to seize the port of Narvik and guarantee the delivery iron ore needed for German steel production.
Detailed explanation-3: -Background. The attack on Denmark was part of Operation Weserübung Süd, Germany’s plan for the invasion of Norway. Its main purpose was to secure the iron ore that shipped from Narvik.
Detailed explanation-4: -With the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, Norway again declared itself neutral. On April 9, 1940, German troops invaded the country and quickly occupied Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, and Narvik. The Norwegian government rejected the German ultimatum regarding immediate capitulation.