Capture of Egersund

The Capture of Egersund occurred on 9 April 1940, and saw German soldiers of a bicycle squadron land at the Norwegian port town of Egersund, as part of the German invasion of Norway during the Second World War. The Germans seized the town without armed resistance, capturing the small Norwegian army and navy force there and achieving their main objective of cutting the undersea telegraph cable between Norway and the United Kingdom.

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1940  Wikidata
battle, 
HMS Oxley, 

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Location: 58.45, 6.0067, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1940 Capture of Egersund

1795-08-22T00:00:00Z

1795-08-22T00:00:00Z

1795 Action of 22 August 1795

1940-02-16T00:00:00Z

1940-02-16T00:00:00Z

1940 Altmark Incident

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1795	Action of 22 August 1795	naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain, Batavian Republic	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Altmark Incident	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Capture of Egersund	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Nærbø Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Oxley	sunken vessel, Odin-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata