Norway
Oslo
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- …1939Norway
- 1940-06-10Norwaygovernment in exile
- 1945-05-08Norway
- simplified version (without arms)
Course of events
- 23 August 1939
Neutral / non-belligerent
Neutral.
- 9 April 1940
Allies
Invaded by Germany on 9 April 1940; Allied expeditionary forces landed.
- 10 June 1940
Occupied by the Axis
Norwegian forces capitulated; King and government continued from London.
- 8 May 1945
Liberated
German forces in Norway surrendered on 8 May 1945.
Events involving this country
- 3 Sept 1939Battle of the Atlantic
- 9 Apr 1940German invasion of Denmark and Norway (Operation Weserübung)
- 9 Apr 1940Battles of Narvik
- 6 Jun 1944Normandy landings and Operation Overlord
Data completeness: borders c. 1938, status at country level; occupation zones, annexations and front lines as approximate snapshots. Units and offensives: selected, incomplete sets; archive: only items with a confirmed licence, still being added.