All language subtitles for Kampf um Norwegen _ Feldzug 1940.Engilsk

The Treaty of Versailles.

When the Fuhrer took office -

- An impoverished and humiliated
Germany becomes a great power.

The Third Reich is established.
Austria joins the reich.

Sudeten released.

The Reich Protectorate of Bohemia
and Moravia was established.

The territory of Memel is once
again included in the Reich.

There is still a gap between the
ancient city of Danzig and Reich.

Poland and Western powers reject
all reasonable solutions.

Poland supported.

Then the weapons speak.

Warsaw.

The Polish capital capitulates.

Mobilization for the Western Front begins.

The new front lines are drawn.

Despite the seemingly
calm winter 1939/1940 -

- Our opponents were looking for
an advantageous attack position.

Chamberlain believed that England
could put the Germans knees -

- With a lock. Women and
children had to starve.

The Russian assault to Finland
gave Britain a pretext -

- To take important positions
in Norway and Sweden.

Above all, the port of Narvik, which is
crucial for the transport of iron ore.

This strategy continued after the
Russian-Finnish War was over.

The Norwegian government seems
reluctant to defend its neutrality.

All signs point to an imminent
Allied occupation of Norway.

A British attack on Germany from
Norway and Denmark should be avoided.

One can only imagine the
consequences for the German army:

Northern Germany would be exposed
to massive British air raids!

When the British destroyer Cossack
Jøssingfjorden came in February -

- And attacked the German Altmark steam -

- The first shots in the
battle of Norway were fired.

In early April, Allied forces are
carrying ships bound for Norway.

In our adversaries news later
found out this material.

Meanwhile, the British are
mining Norwegian waters.

Out of Stavanger.

And Bergen.

And Vestfjorden: The important
entry port of Narvik.

Reliable intelligence reveals
enemy intentions of the Fuehrer.

German countermeasures
were prepared in detail.

An order was enough to start instantly.

The campaign against the
occupation of Norway and Denmark -

- It was led by General von Falkenhorst.

Secretly, troops and equipment
loaded into warships.

To avoid exposure, cargo planes
with supplies only used later.

The fleet is under the overall
command of Admiral Carls.

Almost all the German navy
was ready for battle.

This was the only way to transport
an entire army to Norwegian quickly.

These are the destroyers bound for Narvik.

The seizure of the most important
ports on the Norwegian coast -

- It was a daring and difficult operation.

Imagine the distances.

A few months later, German
soldiers have entered Kirkenes.

Not far from the Finnish border.

To realize the value that is required must
take into account not only the distances.

Also keep in mind the imbalance
of power between the two navies.

In April 1940, the British
fleet includes 14 warships.

The German fleet has only two.

The British have 15 heavy cruisers.

The Germans have four.

Against 49 light cruisers of Great
Britain, the Germans have six.

193 British destroyers
against only 20 Germans.

In addition, the British
navy was nine carriers.

The German fleet had none.

Against this overwhelming force,
the operation was performed.

German units planned departure
to arrive at the same time.

Only in this way, the element
of surprise can be secured.

For the first time in the history of war,
armed forces travel through the air.

For example, the important city of
Stavanger is taken only from the air.

10,000 soldiers flying to Norway
by plane during the first days.

Initially, General Geisler was in
charge of these airborne forces.

Later it was replaced by the high general.

The group insurance aviation
and marine supplies.

Reconnaissance aircraft monitored
the movements of the enemy at sea.

The transport of German troops is
protected by fighter aircraft.

For the first time in the
history of the war -

- Marine British pride is hampered
by the powerful air force.

This protection service, one
has to include Denmark.

The consequences of adversary control
over Denmark would be incalculable.

Denmark is under the protection
of the German Wehrmacht.

The General Kaupisch is in
charge of this operation.

Copenhagen.

At dawn, the Citadel of
Copenhagen is captured.

Paratroopers ensure the bridge
between Zealand and lolland.

At the king's command, the
resistance ends even more.

Denmark, the decisive stage before
Norway, is secured without a fight.

And the same day the king rode
through the streets as usual.

The conquest of the Oslo fjord was
the most difficult operation.

It took place on April 9, as the
landings at the other ports.

The fjord is 100 kilometers
long and heavily fortified.

The Blücher, Lützow and Emden cruises
were venturing into the fjord.

Two minesweepers and two torpedo boats
approaching the military port of Horten.

The occupants were met with
resistance in the morning.

Their determined struggle to bring
arsenal of Horten German hands.

70 men taking 1,200 prisoners.

Meanwhile, three more
cruises sail in the fjord.

In its narrowest part by Drøbak,
reach the innermost fortification.

They have to pass between the arms and
Drøbak Oscarsborg torpedo battery.

The coastal defense shooting from 500
meters. Blücher is severely affected.

Two torpedoes decide the
fate of the proud ship.

Troops landed Lützow and Emden.

Can not find any major
resistance on the way to Oslo.

The battery torpedo that sank the Blücher.
It is tucked away in the mountains.

The torpedo is brought to water.
This is the aiming device.

This is the trigger
mechanism of the torpedoes.

The viewing slots are well
hidden behind a hedge.

At first, it was impossible to Oslo by sea.

But soon the planes approach
the Norwegian capital.

Machine guns that Norwegian had
placed at the airport, were defeated.

Some German aircraft are destroyed
due to the short runway.

The infantry soon join
and march towards Oslo.

The fjord is still locked in Oscarsborg.

On 09 April, the fort is attacked
with heavy artillery from the Lützow.

He then bombed from the air until
the resistance was crushed.

Now the channel is also open oslo.

The cruiser Emden has
docked in the port of Oslo.

The Blücher wounded are brought ashore.

The deceased are paid the ultimate honor.

For the musical accompaniment, the
troops march through downtown Oslo, -

- Past Major General Engelbrecht.

The next day, panic breaks out
because British radio emissions.

Reportedly, the British naval
attack in Oslo a few hours.

But this was a false alarm, of course.

While the troops are
pressing on the Oslo Fjord -

- The landing takes place in Kristiansand.
The first attempt fails.

In thick fog, strong resistance should
be crushed by the troops to land.

This Kristiansand.

On the return trip, the cruiser Karlsruhe
is achieved by British torpedoes.

The königsberg cruise bound for Bergen.

Bergen is busy. The city is
not opened by the sea, -

- But behind a chain of islands. It
only comes through narrow channels.

The approach is heavily fortified,
but the risk of breaking.

It's a tough fight!

The batteries that protect the western
and northern entrances are captured.

General title joins the first
troops to enter the city.

It lies with the Norwegian commander
and urges him to capitulate.

The next day, British planes sink
the cruise königsberg damaged.

The capture of the batteries with the
massive support of the Air Force.

Currently, the first German planes
land at the port of Bergen.

The ten destroyers sailed bound
for Narvik to Trondheim group -

- Heavy cruiser and four destroyers.

They are accompanied by the
battleship Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.

Reconnaissance planes are crucial
to the success of the operation.

They regularly report the
position of the enemy at sea.

On the afternoon of April 9,
four of the ships broke -

- For the narrow and heavily guarded
Trondheim Fjord, at full speed.

In Trondheim.

And the British?

Even before April 8, ie.
Before the German landing -

- The boats were loaded, and
some were on their way.

British surveillance aircraft reported
German battleships in the North Sea.

The British Admiralty
immediately called her cargo.

British battleships quickly
tried to stop German unity.

It was too late.

On the way to Narvik, German
forces are caught in a storm.

Equipment and boats are
challenged to extremes.

Successful, thanks to their perseverance.

No pilot or navigational aids,
destructors must enter the fjord Ofot.

Near Narvik are stuck in the fog.
The headlights are off.

But poor visibility makes it easier
to reach the harbor unnoticed.

Two Norwegian armored ships trying
to stop the Germans with gunfire.

Both are sunk.

General dietl leave their
destructive and goes ashore.

His negotiation skills
avoid senseless bloodshed.

25 cargo aircraft from various
nations are docked in the harbor.

Most of them are loaded with ore.

A German whaling oil stocks
are a welcome support.

Under the plan, the destroyers
were to sail the same night.

However, the output was
postponed again and again.

The oil transfer was a problem.

Tankers en route to Narvik has
been lost with the enemy.

As troops occupy Narvik, mountain
troops have landed in Bjerkvik.

They have taken the elvegårdsmoen camp.

Its mission is to insulate
Narvik from the north.

At night April 9, all major
coastal ports are seized.

In Narvik and the task has
been carried out as planned.

The Navy has done a splendid achievement.

The next day, five British
destroyers get near the port -

- Through the fog and drifting snow.
Shoot at the Germans.

The destroyer wilhelm Heidkamp sinks.

The death of a hero.

It is British material.

The British collect their survivors.

Two of his five destroyers are lost.
Three damaged ships escape.

Two German destroyers are also lost.
A third destroyer is on fire.

After much effort, they manage
to extinguish the fire.

After the British attack.

Much is required of
reconnaissance aircraft.

Based in Trondheim is located
650 kilometers from Narvik.

The first aid of their country of origin:

A large transport plane arrives
with ammunition and provisions.

Why this tough battle for Narvik?
It's all about iron ore.

In Kiruna, Sweden, there are
abundant reserves of iron ore.

There is a railway line
from Kiruna to Luleå.

In winter, this port is
frozen for 5-6 months.

Narvik is important. The Gulf Stream
keeps the port open all year.

So Narvik is a great port of
transhipment and a battlefield.

This is the mountain of ore in Kiruna.

In peacetime, ten percent of
the ore was sold to England.

Ninety percent went to Germany.

The iron ore train from Narvik.

For weeks, this house was home
Björnfjell General Dietl.

The last stretch of railway line
passes through the fjord Rombaken.

Arrival in Narvik. This was the mineral
that the German armament industry -

- It was dependent. The British
wanted to end the shipments.

Germany therefore had to take
control of Narvik at all costs.

On April 13 the British entrarn in the fjord
with a battleship and three destroyers.

A German ship reports on the attack.
A fierce battle begins.

Three more destroyers depart
from Narvik to join the battle.

After the remaining German ships
firing their shots and torpedoes -

- Towards Rombaken were placed.

They have to get away from enemy ships.

German forces flying its
remaining four destroyers -

- Having recovered the
crew and some of the guns.

The port of Narvik is severely damaged.
Most of the ships are destroyed and sunk.

Against all odds, the British
did not try to land at Narvik.

The forces of the Damned
rombax both boats have risen -

- The steep -Faces to the railway rocks.

Meanwhile, soldiers from Narvik
mountain railways have used.

The crews of the destroyer, about
1500 men, join the mountain troops.

The ship transported the soldiers
in extreme mountain conditions.

For weeks, fighting in unknown
territory against superior forces.

Navy soldiers stand both
as sailors and soldiers.

General Dietl on the slopes above Rombaken.

Alarm! British destroyers sailing
in the fjord and bomb the train!

We've only got guns. No heavy weapons.

Artillery has not yet reached Narvik.

Already during the first days,
the soldiers repel mountain -

- The Norwegian troops remaining in
Björnfjell the border with Sweden.

At first, the troops in oslo are
too weak to hold the interior.

A motorized unit that has
almost come to Elverum, -

- It's about capturing the
Norwegian government fled.

After reinforcements arrive,
progress is finally starting.

The Norwegians are well equipped
with skis, sleds and winter clothes.

They also feel comfortable
in the difficult terrain.

1939/1940 winter is
especially long and hard.

Even on the coast, there
is still snow and ice.

The first targets are the southeast
and Honefoss and kongsberg areas.

Then troops advance towards
Trondheim Oslo and Bergen.

Southeast Norway busy with Swedish
limited with only small units.

The German vanguard remains
close to the enemy.

Norwegian prisoners.

Their weapons were confiscated.

Two units kongsberg leverage
a field without a fight.

Hønefoss is reached after a two-day battle.

The occupation of southeastern Norway,
Kongsberg and hønefoss crushes -

- The Norwegian first division.

Meanwhile, you get to the southern tip
of Mjøsa in the march in Trondheim.

Bergen railway line is used
to bridge operation stops.

Trondheim.

Soldiers occupy the first
mountain railway line in Sweden.

The expected British counter-attack
does not occur before April 14 des.

Extensive Åndalsnes British ground forces.

These orders have to face
the German troops of Oslo.

A few days later, a British /
French squadron fell Namsos.

Trondheim will be attacked from the north.

The Germans take the following steps:

First, the group must secure the
connection oslo Trondheim -

- Through the valleys and
gudbrandsdalen Østerdalen.

Second, the Air Force should terminate
the landing at Namsos and Andalsnes.

The railway line ÅNDALSNES.
Dombås must be destroyed.

Third, the Navy employs all
means, including submarines -

- For the transportation of aviation fuel
and aircraft artillery to Trondheim.

Fourth:

Paratroopers attack dombas
important railway hubs.

They have obstructed the Norwegian
deployment for several days -

- And only relented when they had
spent their last ammunition.

Fifth, the reinforcements are
carried by air Trondheim.

The view shows the difficulties
that German troops had to overcome.

The backbone for progress in
Trondheim Highway 50 is classified.

Along Mjøsa, Lillehammer and passed
through a dombås gudbrandsdalen.

By stealing over the
Norwegians on ice in Mjøsa -

- The Germans forced the enemy to
abandon strandløkka and withdrawal.

A day later, Hamar is taken.

The second most important connection
is through Østerdalen Trondheim.

Here Elverum is busy.

The convoy west of Mjøsa get
gjøvik after several commitments.

The loss of cargo transport
supplies complicated.

German forces are lack of
equipment, vehicles and guns.

Under these conditions, its
performance is impressive.

These pictures give an impression of
the Norwegian landscape and tactics.

These difficulties had to be overcome
everywhere in southern Norway.

Winding roads allow the adversary
to carry out surprise attacks.

Norwegian construiyen wooden
barricades to stop the advance.

Usually defend these
locks for a short time -

- Before leaving a few hundred meters
to the next obstacle on the road.

Major highways are often blocked
this way for many miles.

Go ahead, pioneering!

A block of road built from rocks.

Some tanks are indeed at hand, give up.

Blocks and ruined bridges often force
the vanguards in gross diversions.

Alternatively, they have to
build makeshift runways.

Again, a bridge blown in the
eyes of the troops trends.

The frozen river allows
the infantry to proceed.

The abandoned road necessary
fight through deep snow.

Pioneers immediately begin
repairing the bridge.

Major bridges are also flown by the enemy.

Artillery crushes the enemy resistance
on the road to Mjøsa Hamar.

German minesweepers and anti-sub
destroyer on a dangerous mission:

Elimination of water from the
mind of transport ships.

Attack submarine depth charges!

Thanks to the navy and air force,
the supplies can not be delivered.

There is currently a lot of supplies.

At home, everyone works for the front!

Most of the commercial fleet
is to provide supplies.

Weapons, ammunition and supplies
continually arrive in Norway.

Meanwhile, the advance
continues through Østerdalen.

On the way forward 50 lundehøgda,
a fierce fight breaks out.

The enemy is chased away. The next morning
lillehammer is attacked and occupied.

Here, for the first time, the
Germans faced the British.

British documents that fell
into their hands here -

- Orders for the planned occupation
of Norway from April 8 contained.

Progress continues
gudbrandsdalen deep valley.

Fierce resistance has to be fought to Kvam.

A German unit breaks through all obstacles.

Division commander, Lieutenant
General Pellengahr.

By outta the rail is less
damaged than the road, and use.

Dombås already reached April 30.

Progress in Trondheim and
Østerdalen gudbrandsdalen using -

- In the third week.

The group has Østerdal
and fight hard battles.

For Gausdal largely
Norwegian second division -

- They are surrounded and captured
after several days of fighting.

200 staff of 3,500 men.

Meanwhile, the group has
held Steinkjer Trondheim -

- After fighting with the British.

11,000 British, French and Norwegians
against only 4,000 Germans.

But the superior allied forces
could not move towards Trondheim.

The occupied sector can now
be extended to the south.

After a skirmish in Støren, the
roads to the south is open.

On April 29, three weeks
after the occupation began -

- Vanguards of Trondheim
and Oslo link above.

The most important work in southern and
central Norway has been carried out.

Secretly, the British Council
on board, Åndalsnes and Namsos.

Meanwhile, General stumpf has
taken command of the air force.

Senior General Milch was assigned
to the campaign in France.

Air Force makes a hell of
shipment for the enemy!

This is what the Yorkshire Post
wrote about the German success:

We have withdrawn without low one.

This is an achievement that will stand
out in the history of warfare -

- As one of the largest of its kind.

What was the real nature of retirement?

On 03 May, the Air Force dispersed
the British naval forces in Namsos.

The Air Force operations in Norway, with
the bombing of ships from the air -

- It is a turning point in the
history of naval warfare.

The Air Force spans the coastal
territory for hundreds of miles.

The top British navy contributes
only tentative efforts.

After fleeing, the Norwegian second
division delivered by Åndalsnes.

The fifth brigade and near Snåsa.

After a few weeks, before the
decisive Battle of Narvik -

- The Norwegian prisoners were released.

During the last week of April,
western Norway was cleaned.

Connections from Oslo to Bergen and
the Sognefjord were established.

General Engelbrecht gjøvik leaves,
moving towards the Sognefjord.

Advance continues. In bagn, Norwegians
offered a stubborn resistance.

A convoy goes past.

They block the way to the
Norwegian Sognefjord Borlaug.

The high mountains preclude
any movement north.

The fourth brigade with 3,000 Norwegian
men have to lay down their arms.

The group bergen under great overall
title continues with weak forces -

- Along the line of Bergen
and Hardangerfjord.

Partially transferred by the Navy in the
fjords, the troops advantage voss -

- After the match, a march mountain
and the support of the Air Force.

From there, the troops go through
about 6 km long tunnel Myrdal -

- Until we are halfway to the goal.

On 01 May, the soldiers of Bergen
are linked to the Oslo group.

The same day, the Sognefjord is reached.

Now all the important connections
between Oslo and Trondheim -

- And between Oslo and
Bergen are established.

There is peace in the
south and central Norway!

While the Army and the Air Force
jointly fulfill their tasks -

- The coast artillery was secured
by the navy and antiaircraft guns.

Any vessel or aircraft approaches
will encounter strong resistance.

The German advance means loss of
many commodities of Great Britain.

In Scandinavia, Britain lost 81%
of its imports of cellulose.

73% of timber imports.

35% butter and 10% of imports of iron ore.

Now this has to be provided
via maritime routes extended.

Raw materials of Scandinavia
are now a German asset.

Through the occupation of
the Norwegian coast, -

- Air raids in England and
Scotland have been provided.

New air bases have been established to
monitor the movements of the British fleet.

Norwegian ports are valuable
foundation for the German navy.

Narvik.

For five weeks, the forces of General
Dietl have been in combat here.

The news of the Battle of France
began, was received with enthusiasm -

- In the heart of Narvik fighters.

After the landing of Narvik,
the coast was secured.

The railway was busy all the
way to the border with Sweden.

The group moved north from
elvegårdsmoen the next fjord -

- And it ended with a Norwegian battalion.

Dietl group with less than 3,500
men available in the Narvik area.

Meanwhile, the British have
established a base in Harstad.

The destroyers continually bombarded
Narvik and the railway line.

They succeed in sinking
the ferry Rombaken -

- The destruction of the connection
between Narvik and the northern group.

The supplies for the northern group
now have to be transported -

- For the difficult
mountain road Björnfjell.

In early May, enemy pressure
is felt in several places.

By Elvenes of Norwegian forces.

In Gratangen soldiers
of Frenchmen mountain -

- And southwest of Narvik
in English and Polish.

Reinforcements for the
railway, near Björnfjell.

There are no airports in
mountain areas near Narvik.

Each meter has to be defended against
a superior force, 5 - 6 times larger.

No roads, no accommodation.

The fight of the German soldiers in
the mountains is terribly difficult.

Paratroopers join defense operations.

The railway soon ruined part
resets and starts running.

A lieutenant - commander
and chief of station.

In this harsh landscape, it is
difficult to rescue the injured.

For the hospital.

Allied forces prepare to attack
annihilation dietl group.

From Bjerkvik they will attack
group in the north flank and rear.

On May 13, fourteen ships of French
mountain troops reach Bjerkvik.

French Material gives an overview of
the development of the operation.

Bjerkvik is on fire.

This section of the front
consists of a company of Marines.

For hours, they are under heavy attack.

The enemy shoots at over 1002-28
inches caliber weapons.

Against this superior force, the
Germans have guns and machine guns.

Landing craft of the adversary.

French's career forward at high speed.

Here and there, shooting
from concealed positions.

The triumph of the higher forces.
Narvik fighters taken prisoner.

But the enemy's strategy fails.

The northern group escapes
clutches of the enemy.

It occupies a small defensive position.

The French land more troops.

The state of the small German force
is increasingly critical day.

The weather is cooler. Sledges
can no longer be used.

Ammunition and supplies must be
carried through difficult terrain.

The troops do not get any surprises.
There is little ammunition.

No skis or outerwear.

And snow goggles matches or ski wax.

Relief in an outpost.

For weeks, Narvik fighters living
in snow and ice, cold and moisture.

General Dietl arrives!

He is not inferior soldiers anyway.
He is an example to them.

From the country of origin,
there is little help.

Mountain Soldiers have training
only a few days in skydiving.

When the French and Norwegian
land at Narvik in May 28 -

- The people must be delivered
after heroic resistance.

The withdrawal is made along the
railway track and Beisfjord.

A line of defense was drawn between
Strommen and sildviksjøen lake.

Two days later, the front is reduced
again, this time in Rombaken.

The northern group also has to yield
to the pressure of the enemy.

Despite the desperate situation,
no one believes resign.

During the retreat, the railway
line and destroyed power lines.

Immediately after fleeing British Namsos -

- German forces move north
to support groups Dietl.

Norwegian and British bodø resist.
They are defeated.

German troops advance
steadily north past Mosjoen.

The icing makes the single muddy
and barely passable road.

In some places, the fjords stand in the
way. Fairies are destroyed or removed.

But our troops is not delayed. They
have to move on. Every day counts.

While the vanguard crossed the
mountain, a ferry improvised -

- With the aid of a truck.

After the match in
Hemnesberget and finneid -

- And crossing rivers and fjords, the
Arctic Circle is reached on May 23.

Some of these men have marched
1,100 kilometers from Oslo.

The troops are still
fighting the way to go.

General Feuerstein. The
leader of this mission.

Some of the materials are
transported north on cargo planes.

To facilitate the efforts of the Air
Force in the operation of Narvik -

- Relentless work is carried out at
an airfield by the Arctic Circle.

30,000 trees are cut down to build
the foundation of the track.

So the Air Force is not compatible with
fighters from Narvik, also with Stukas.

This encourages them to resist.

The Army relief operation
must be carried out Sørfold -

- Along the border with Sweden and in
an area of uninhabited mountains.

Among Sørfold and Narvik, four
areas have been established.

Provisions and ammunition
must be reduced by parachute.

The landscape creates enormous problems.
Weather conditions are favorable.

There is no road or path where
the mountains intersect -

- Through the areas where no man
has previously set on foot.

Soon troops Narvik be reinforced
with several thousand men.

On 09 June, the largest
battalion reached Camp II.

The vanguard is already near Narvik.

For fighters of Narvik,
things have gotten worse.

The enemy is approaching.
Soldiers still persevere.

Suddenly, the Allied forces stop
the attacks on the group dietl.

On 08 June, leaving Narvik. Why?

The defeat of Dunkirk, the
efforts of the stuka units -

- And Southern troops forced
the enemy to withdraw.

Fierce resistance, the small force
crushed the hopes of the enemy.

Upon returning home, British and
German ships are bound for Narvik.

A battle ensues.

A freighter sank 21,000
tons, along with a tanker.

Finally, 22.500ton glorious
carrier is in sight.

A British destroyer tries to save
the company, but without success.

The aircraft carrier and the
destroyer to the bottom of the sea.

The Germans did not suffer losses.

Norwegians realize the futility
of further resistance.

On June 10, signed the capitulation -

- The Britannia Hotel in Trondheim.

The battle against Britain
in Norway has been decided!

The Fuhrer praised the achievements
of the Wehrmacht with these words:

This was the bloodiest battle
in the history of German war.

This commitment was only possible
thanks to the attitude -

- Demonstrated by all
the soldiers involved.

What the army, navy and air force
achieved at the Battle of Norway -

- Designates as supreme soldiers.

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