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Battle of Kristiansand | |||||||
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Part of the Norwegian Campaign in World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Friedrich Rieve | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 fort 2 destroyers ~400 troops |
1 light cruiser 2 torpedo boats 7 E-boats 1 depot ship Unknown number of aircraft 970 soldiers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 aircraft destroyed 3 wounded |
The Battle of Kristiansand was
Background
[edit]Kristiansand was only garrisoned by about 400 men.[1]
Battle
[edit]First attack
[edit]Second attack
[edit]References
[edit]- Haarr, Geirr (2012). The German Invasion of Norway: 4/1/1940. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781612519401.
Citations
[edit]- ^ Kaufmann, J. E.; Jurga, Robert M. (2009). Fortress Europe: European Fortifications Of World War II. Da Capo Press. p. 228. ISBN 9780786749874.