Denmark and Norway 1940

Hitler’s boldest operation

Douglas C. Dildy, John White

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English

Osprey
20 May 2012

History; European history; Second World War; Battles & campaigns

Series: Campaign

On 9 April 1940, German forces invaded Denmark, and then Norway, in an attempt to guarantee security of Scandinavia's vital mineral resources for their war industry. This assault, Operation Weserübung, represented the first joint air-land-and-sea campaign in the history of warfare, and was the only such campaign planned by the Wehrmacht high command, including all three services of the Wehrmacht. This book describes the events of this tumultuous campaign that not only led to Winston Churchill's appointment as British Prime Minister, but also saw the crippling of the German Kriegsmarine as a fighting force.

By: Douglas C. Dildy
Illustrated by: John White
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: No. 183
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 184mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 350g
ISBN: 9781846031175
ISBN 10: 1846031176
Series: Campaign
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 20 May 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Doug Dildy is a retired US Air Force (USAF) colonel who spent nine years in Western Europe. During this time he was temporarily stationed at Aalborg, Denmark, and B_d_, Norway, and thus has been able to personally examine the battlefield areas featured in this book. He is a USAF Academy graduate with a degree in history and has authored several campaign studies as part of his formal military education, and a number of historical articles, including ones on the Danish and Norwegian air arms' defense against the German invasion of 1940, for the amateur modeling magazine Small Air Forces Observer. The author lives in New Mexico, USA.