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9 April 1940
Norway
Norwegian coast defense ship Eidsvold sunk by Kriegsmarine destroyer Wilhelm Heidkamp at Narvik

Norwegian coast defense ship Norge sunk by Kriegsmarine destroyer Bernd von Arnim at Narvik

139th Mountain Regiment of German 3rd Mountain Division landed at Narvik and Bjerkvik by Kriegsmarine destroyers

10 April 1940
North Sea
Kriegsmarine destroyer Anton Schmidt sunk by RN destroyers in engagement off Narvik

RN destroyer Hardy sunk by Kriegsmarine destroyers in engagement off Narvik

RN destroyer Hunter sunk by Kriegsmarine destroyers in engagement off Narvik

12 April 1940
Norway
RN aircraft carrier Furious launches air strikes against German 3rd Mountain Division positions at Narvik

13 April 1940
Norway
Luftwaffe Ju52s fly supplies to frozen Lake Hartvigvann near Narvik

RN aircraft carrier Furious launches air strikes against German forces at Narvik

Kriegsmarine destroyer Erich Koellner sunk by RN battleship Warspite and RN destroyers at Narvik

Kriegsmarine destroyer Erich Giese sunk by RN destroyers Cossack and Foxhound at Narvik

Kriegsmarine destroyer Diether von Roeder scuttled at Narvik

Kriegsmarine destroyer Hermann Kunne scuttled at Narvik

Kriegsmarine destroyer Georg Thiele beached and subsequently sinks at Narvik

Kriegsmarine destroyer Wolfgang Zenker scuttled at Narvik

Kriegsmarine destroyer Bernd von Arnim scuttled at Narvik

Kriegsmarine destroyer Hans Ludemann sunk by RN destroyer Hero at Narvik

North Sea
U-64 sunk by aircraft from RN battleship Warspite off Narvik

14 April 1940
Norway
British 24th Guards Infantry Brigade begins landing at Harstad near Narvik

Norwegian aircraft attack German Ju52s on frozen Lake Hartvigvann near Narvik

15 April 1940
Norway
British 24th Guards Brigade landing at Harstad near Narvik

More Luftwaffe Ju52s transport supplies to frozen Lake Hartvigvann near Narvik

North Sea
RN aircraft carrier Furious launches air strikes against Ju52s on frozen Lake Hartvigvann near Narvik

16 April 1940
Norway
Approximately 200 Norwegian troops retreat up the Narvik rail line into Sweden

Elements of German 139th Mountain Regiment clear the rail line from Narvik to the Swedish border

Norwegian aircraft attack Luftwaffe Ju52 transports on frozen Lake Hartvigvann near Narvik

Remaining Luftwaffe Ju52s on frozen Lake Hartvigvann abandoned

17 April 1940
Norway
General Dietl's German 3rd Mountain Division and supporting forces, isolated at Narvik, ordered to hold out

20 April 1940
Norway
Narvik reinforced by a battalion of German 334th Infantry Regiment and other troops airlifted by Ju52 transports

24 April 1940
Norway
RN battleship Warspite, cruisers Effingham and Aurora, and destroyers Enterprise and Zulu bombard Narvik and surrounding area for three hours

Norwegian battalions unsuccessfully attack German positions near Elvenes, north of Narvik

26 April 1940
Norway
Rations, medical supplies, and specialist personnel reach besieged German forces at Narvik by railroad via neutral Sweden

27 April 1940
Norway
French 27th Demi-Brigade de Chasseurs Alpins arrives at Harstad near Narvik

28 April 1940
Norway
French 27th Demi-Brigade de Chasseurs Alpins deploying on the mainland at Sjovegan, north of Narvik

Luftwaffe moves reinforcements and supplies into Narvik with 89 Ju-52 transports

30 April 1940
Norway
Norwegian 6th Infantry Brigade and 7th Infantry Brigade and French 27th Demi-Brigade de Chasseurs slowly advancing toward Narvik from the north

3 May 1940
Norway
General Ruge and Norwegian Army High Command arrive Tromso

4 May 1940
Norway
Polish destroyer Grom sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft off Narvik

5 May 1940
Norway
Norwegian 6th Infantry Brigade and 7th Infantry Brigade and French 27th Demi-Brigade de Chasseurs capture Elvenes north of Narvik

6 May 1940
Norway
Allied supply convoy arrives at Harstad and Tromso

French 13th Demi-Brigade Legion Etrangere arrives at Harstad

7 May 1940
Norway
Polish Podhale Brigade (Chasseurs du Nord) arrives at Harstad

8 May 1940
Norway
Polish Podhale Brigade deploying south of Narvik

9 May 1940
Norway
Allied forces ready to commence operations against German-held Narvik

11 May 1940
Norway
Auchinleck arrives to command Allied North Western Expeditionary Force in Norway

13 May 1940
Norway
French 13th Demi-Brigade Legion Etrangere lands, attacks, and captures Bjerkvik outside Narvik

Norwegian 6th Infantry Brigade attacks southward toward Narvik

14 May 1940
Norway
Luftwaffe transport aircraft drop 66 troops of 1st Fallschirmjaeger Regiment to reinforce German forces around Narvik

15 May 1940
Norway
Luftwaffe transports drop 22 troops of 1st Fallschirmjaeger Regiment to reinforce German forces around Narvik

16 May 1940
Norway
Luftwaffe transports drop 76 troops of 1st Fallschirmjaeger Regiment to reinforce German forces around Narvik

18 May 1940
Norway
Luftwaffe transports drop 16 troops of 1st Fallschirmjaeger Regiment to reinforce German forces around Narvik

Luftwaffe seaplanes transport 15 mountain troops to Narvik area

RN battleship Resolution damaged by Luftwaffe bombers off Narvik

20 May 1940
Norway
Luftwaffe seaplanes transport 16 mountain troops to Narvik area

21 May 1940
Norway
RN aircraft carrier Furious transfers Gladiators of RAF No. 263 Squadron to Bardufoss north of Narvik

22 May 1940
Norway
Luftwaffe seaplanes transport 63 mountain troops to Narvik area

RN anti-submarine trawler Melbourne sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft off Narvik

23 May 1940
Norway
Luftwaffe transports drop 65 mountain troops with minimal parachute training to reinforce German forces around Narvik

RAF No. 263 Squadron operating 14 Gladiator aircraft from Bardufoss north of Narvik

24 May 1940
Norway
Luftwaffe transports drop 55 mountain troops with minimal parachute training to reinforce German forces around Narvik

Luftwaffe seaplanes transport 14 mountain troops to Narvik area

Transported by train via Sweden, 40 German troops arrive Narvik area

25 May 1940
Norway
Luftwaffe transports drop 99 mountain troops with minimal parachute training to reinforce German forces around Narvik

RN Fleet Air Arm depot ship Mashobra heavily damaged by Luftwaffe aircraft at Narvik and subsequently destroyed

26 May 1940
Norway
RN aircraft carrier Glorious ferries Hurricane fighters of RAF No. 46 Squadron to Skaanland outside Narvik

Luftwaffe transports drop 81 troops of 1st Fallschirmjaeger Regiment to reinforce German forces around Narvik

RN AA cruiser Curlew sunk by Luftwaffe bombers off Narvik

27 May 1940
Norway
RN forces begin bombarding Narvik in preparation for assault

Luftwaffe transports drop 46 troops of 1st Fallschirmjaeger Regiment to reinforce German forces around Narvik

28 May 1940
Norway
RN forces bombard German positions at Narvik

Luftwaffe aircraft attack RN warships off Narvik

RN anti-aircraft cruiser Cairo damaged by Luftwaffe aircraft off Narvik

French 13th Demi-Brigade Legion Etrangere and a Norwegian battalion attack Narvik from the north

Polish Podhale Brigade attacks Narvik from the south

Luftwaffe transports drop 46 troops of 1st Fallschirmjaeger Regiment to reinforce German forces around Narvik

General Dietl's German force withdraws from Narvik along rail line toward Swedish border

Allied forces enter Narvik, led by Norwegian troops

29 May 1940
Norway
Luftwaffe conducts raid on Allied shipping off Narvik, with three aircraft downed by RAF fighters

Luftwaffe transports drop 125 troops of 1st Fallschirmjaeger Regiment to reinforce German forces around Narvik

30 May 1940
Norway
Luftwaffe transports drop 57 troops of 1st Fallschirmjaeger Regiment to reinforce German forces around Narvik

31 May 1940
Norway
Transported by train via Sweden, 80 German troops arrive Narvik area

1 June 1940
Norway
Under General Dietl, elements of German 3rd Mountain Division, naval troops, and miscellaneous reinforcements hold out between Narvik and the Swedish border

2 June 1940
Norway
Luftwaffe conducts heavy attack against Harstad, with nine aircraft downed by RAF fighters from Bardufoss

Luftwaffe transports drop 45 troops of 1st Fallschirmjaeger Regiment to reinforce German forces around Narvik

3 June 1940
Norway
Elements of German 3rd Mountain Division hold out between Narvik and the Swedish border

4 June 1940
Norway
Allied troops in Narvik area begin boarding evacuation ships

First Allied evacuation convoy departs Narvik area with six transports escorted by RN training cruiser Vindictive

5 June 1940
Norway
Allied troops from Narvik area boarding evacuation ships

6 June 1940
Norway
Allied troops from Narvik area boarding evacuation ships

7 June 1940
Norway
Second Allied evacuation convoy departs Narvik area with seven transports heavily escorted by RN warships

Allied troops from Narvik area boarding second convoy of evacuation ships overnight

8 June 1940
Norway
RAF Nos. 46 and 263 Squadrons evacuate Bardufoss, landing fighters aboard RN aircraft carrier Glorious

Allied troops from Narvik area boarding second convoy of evacuation ships overnight

9 June 1940
Norway
Final Allied evacuation convoy departs northern Norway for UK

Elements of German 3rd Mountain Division reoccupy Narvik

Norwegian General Ruge surrenders to General Dietl at Narvik

Remaining Norwegian forces ordered to surrender, ending combat operations in Norway

14 June 1940
Norway
Elements of German 2nd Mountain Division meet elements of German 3rd Mountain Division near Narvik, completing cross-country march from Sorfold



War Diary records on file for this subject: 98 

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