April 1940
- Bill Medland
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April 1940
17th-20th April 1940.
German troops waiting to land in Norway, Adolf Hitler birthday
photo and Der Führer with some of his troops.
German troops waiting to land in Norway, Adolf Hitler birthday
photo and Der Führer with some of his troops.
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- Bill Medland
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20th-23rd April 1940.
New stamp to be released celebrating the victorious
Wehrmacht in Norway.
Another view of Der Führer on his birthday.
Adolf Hitler with some of his planing staff.
New stamp to be released celebrating the victorious
Wehrmacht in Norway.
Another view of Der Führer on his birthday.
Adolf Hitler with some of his planing staff.
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23rd-25th April 1940.
Luftwaffe airmen line up on Oslo docks.
A Pz I supports the German advance,
and German soldiers take cover from
Norwegen Mountain Troops.
Luftwaffe airmen line up on Oslo docks.
A Pz I supports the German advance,
and German soldiers take cover from
Norwegen Mountain Troops.
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- Bill Medland
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Hi Benoit,
I must apologize for the quality of the pics because they are
taken from old newspapers.
I surpose the real value of putting them on this thread is
to show the forum when they were released to the German
public, as they are all dated,as a historian I find that interesting.
As for the Norway Campaign, it was the one and only German
Combined Forces Operation of World War Two.
There were other attempts I am sure, but never in the same
league as the Norway Campaign. The Navy risked all on one
battle, something they were never to do again.
Narvik was also a close run thing which could have gone the
other way. A Campaign that was exciting from begining to the
end. For example Me110 aircraft landing on a Norwegian airfield
and capturing it by firing the aircraft guns at the tower!!!
(the reports are all in the old newspapers where these pics come from).
Best regards,Bill.
I must apologize for the quality of the pics because they are
taken from old newspapers.
I surpose the real value of putting them on this thread is
to show the forum when they were released to the German
public, as they are all dated,as a historian I find that interesting.
As for the Norway Campaign, it was the one and only German
Combined Forces Operation of World War Two.
There were other attempts I am sure, but never in the same
league as the Norway Campaign. The Navy risked all on one
battle, something they were never to do again.
Narvik was also a close run thing which could have gone the
other way. A Campaign that was exciting from begining to the
end. For example Me110 aircraft landing on a Norwegian airfield
and capturing it by firing the aircraft guns at the tower!!!
(the reports are all in the old newspapers where these pics come from).
Best regards,Bill.
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NArvik
Oscar did you check out the foto gallery of Narvik on my site? Some Fallschirmjäger fotos there.
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