Namsos Campaign

The Namsos campaign, in Namsos, Norway, and vicinity took place between Anglo-French and Norwegian naval and military forces against German military, naval and air forces in April and early May 1940. It was one of the first occasions during the Second World War when British and French land forces fought the German Army.

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1940  Wikimedia, Wikidata
military campaign, Norway, 

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Location: 64.4939, 11.5117, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1940 Namsos Campaign

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1940 Bombinga av Namsos

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British troops arriving on the quayside at Namsos in Norway prior to evacuation, 2 May 1940. N108

Building-remains-in-Namsos-destroyed-by-World-War-2-in-April-1940-142364596953

Woundedatnamsos

Ruinsofnamsos

Tyskbombe

HMS Bittern ablaze

Boatnamsos

Ødeleggelser - U2 001

Ødeleggelser - U2 063

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1940	Namsos Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Bombinga av Namsos	airstrike	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1938	HMS Bittern	sloop-of-war, shipwreck, Bittern-class sloop-of-war	Wikidata
commons	image		British troops arriving on the quayside at Namsos in Norway prior to evacuation, 2 May 1940. N108		Commons
commons	image		Building-remains-in-Namsos-destroyed-by-World-War-2-in-April-1940-142364596953		Commons
commons	image		Woundedatnamsos		Commons
commons	image		Ruinsofnamsos		Commons
commons	image		Tyskbombe		Commons
commons	image		HMS Bittern ablaze		Commons
commons	image		Boatnamsos		Commons
commons	image		Ødeleggelser - U2 001		Commons
commons	image		Ødeleggelser - U2 063		Commons