Joint Operations Case Study. Weserübung Nord Germany's Invasion Of Norway, 1940
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“When the first [German] mountain troops in parachutes were dropped behind Narvik, it occurred that one fell directly in the water. The General [Dietl] came up to him as a petty officer was pulling him out of the water.”
“So soldier, how do you end up here?”
“With the help of the three branches of the Armed Forces, Herr General,” shouted the man quick-wittedly, “the Army sent me up here, the Air Force transported me, and the Navy pulled me out of the water.”-General Dietl: das Leben eines Soldaten
Major Timothy F. Lindemann
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Joint Operations Case Study. Weserübung Nord Germany's Invasion Of Norway, 1940 - Major Timothy F. Lindemann
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JOINT OPERATIONS CASE STUDY
WESERÜBUNG NORD: GERMANY’S INVASION OF NORWAY, 1940
by
Major Timothy F. Lindemann
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4
Preface 6
Abstract 7
Chapter 1 — Origins of the Campaign 8
Genesis 8
Espousal 9
Happenstance 10
Chapter 2 — Evolution of a Campaign Plan 13
Study North (Studie Nord) 13
Krancke Working Group (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Krancke) 14
The Altmark Incident and the Appointment of Falkenhorst 15
Chapter 3 — The Campaign Plan 17
Concept of Operations 17
Planning Considerations 18
Chapter 4 — Execution 22
Narvik 22
Trondheim 23
Bergen 23
Stavanger 24
Kristiansand-Arendal 24
Oslo 25
Oslo-Fornebu Airfield 26
Defense Against Allied Counterstrokes 27
Chapter 5 — Epilogue: Precarious Prototype 30
Unified Planning 30
Unified Direction 32
Appendix A — Chronology 34
1939 34
1940 34
Appendix B — Excursus on Allied Intentions and German Intelligence 36
Glossary 37
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 38
Bibliography 39
Preface
Weserübung Nord, the German invasion of Norway in 1940, is one of the most thoroughly investigated campaigns of the Second World War due to its noteworthy standing as the first modern campaign jointly
planned and executed by ground, sea, and air forces. Unfortunately, the more balanced and well-documented accounts of Weserübung Nord available in English tend to be too detailed and lengthy for instructional use. The intent of this paper is to provide a balanced account of more manageable size, sufficiently documented to facilitate the search for additional information on significant events or positions.
This examination of Weserübung Nord will be primarily, but not exclusively, descriptive. Events and issues have been carefully selected both to provide adequate information for the reader to form judgments of decisions and actions taken and to highlight issues that contributed to or detracted from the success of the campaign.
Abstract
In the history of modern warfare, Weserübung Nord, the German invasion of Norway in 1940, occupies a distinguished station as the first campaign jointly
planned and executed by ground, sea, and air forces. This paper examines the origins, concept, and planning of Weserübung Nord, as well as the execution of the landings. Brief attention is given to the defense of the landings against Allied counterstrokes and to issues associated with unified planning and direction. The origins of the campaign are found in the German naval experience in the First World War, interwar naval strategy debates, and the persona of Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, who was determined to secure a decisive role for the German Navy in the Second World War. Raeder capitalized on the fortuitous opportunities the Russo-Finnish War and the Norwegian traitor Vidkun Quisling presented to win Hitler over to his naval plans. Raeder and the Navy heavily influenced the concept development and planning of the campaign in concert with the High Command of the (German) Armed Forces, which also had a vested organizational interest in a military solution of the Norwegian issue. In executing Weserübung Nord, the German Armed Forces encountered major problems only at Oslo and Narvik. However, the operational-level success of the campaign tends to draw attention away from fundamental problems regarding unified planning and direction which emerged during the preparation and execution of the campaign.
When the first [German] mountain troops in parachutes were dropped behind Narvik, it occurred that one fell directly in the water. The General [Dietl] came up to him as a petty officer was pulling him out of the water.
"So soldier, how do you end