Battle of Hegra Fortress

The Battle of Hegra Fortress was a 25-day engagement in the 1940 Norwegian campaign which saw a small force of Norwegian volunteers fighting numerically superior German forces from a fortified position. After initial fighting around the Meråker Line railway line, the Norwegians pulled back into Hegra Fortress and held off further German attacks before surrendering on 5 May as one of the last Norwegian units active in southern Norway.

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1940  Wikidata
battle, Norway, 

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Location: 63.4639, 11.1142, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1940 Battle of Hegra Fortress

1537-04-01T00:00:00Z

1537-05-27T00:00:00Z

1537 Siege of Steinvikholm

1940-04-01T00:00:00Z

1940-04-01T00:00:00Z

1940 Kampene ved Garberg bru

1940-05-05T00:00:00Z

1940-05-05T00:00:00Z

1940 Siege of Fort Hegra

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1537	Siege of Steinvikholm	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Kampene ved Garberg bru	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Battle of Hegra Fortress	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Siege of Fort Hegra	siege	Wikidata
site	fort	1908	Hegra Fortress	military museum, fortress	Wikidata