Battle for Kvam
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The Battle for Kvam took place 25 and 26 April 1940, in the Gudbrandsdal Valley in the village of Kvam in Nord-Fron Municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The battle was between British, Norwegian, and German troops. The Germans were moving rapidly north up the river valley to conquer central Norway. In the battle, soldiers from 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment and the 1st Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI), together with their Norwegian counterparts, held a rapidly advancing German army at bay for two days. It was one of the hardest-fought battles of the Norwegian Campaign.
1940
Wikidata
Battle of Kvam
United Kingdom, Norway, 
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Location: 61.665, 9.6877, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| event | armed conflict | 1612 | Battle of Kringen | Norway, battle, Kingdom of Scotland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Battle for Kvam | battle, United Kingdom | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Kjørem Campaign | military campaign | Wikidata |