| Battle of Kristiansand | |||||||
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| Part of the Norwegian Campaign in World War II | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Norway |
 Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Friedrich Rieve | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 fort 2 destroyers ~400 troops |
1 light cruiser 2 torpedo boats 7 E-boats 1 depot ship Unknown number of aircraft 970 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 aircraft destroyed 3 wounded | |||||||
The Battle of Kristiansand was
Background[edit]
Kristiansand was only garrisoned by about 400 men.[1]
Battle[edit]
First attack[edit]
Second attack[edit]
References[edit]
- Haarr, Geirr (2012). The German Invasion of Norway: 4/1/1940. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781612519401.
Citations[edit]
- ^ Kaufmann, J. E.; Jurga, Robert M. (2009). Fortress Europe: European Fortifications Of World War II. Da Capo Press. p. 228. ISBN 9780786749874.