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Norway & WWII (Part I)
Plans to attack Norway.
England planned to attack Northern Norway, under the pretense of coming Finland to her aid against the Soviet Union. Their real purpose was to stop all transport of tron ore from Sweden (via Narvik in Norway) to Germany. They had to cancel their plans because Finland Surrendered before they could execute them.
The Altmark affair.
The 16th of February 1940 the British navy attacked a German ship, Altmar, in NEUTRAL Norway. The two Norwegian destroyers escorting Altmark were ordered not to do anything. This aggression from the British convinced the Germans that they would not respect the neutrality of Norway. This is what made the germans invade Norway
More violations of Norwegian Neutrality.
On the 8th of April 1940 the British Navy dropped sea mines along the Norwegian coast, to force German shipping into international waters, where the British Navy could attack them freely. So the Germans were right: THE BRITISH HAD NO PLANS TO RESPECT NORWAY's NEUTRALITY.
Narvik
When the war broke out, the Allied forces landed in Narvik, not to help Norway, but to stop the transport of iron ore to Germany from Sweden (their plan from the beginning). The Allied forces in Narvik were withdrawn and the mission abandonned when Germany started their offensive against France in June. The Norwegian forces asked the Allied forces to leave them some weapons and ammo, so that they could continue the fight, but this was denied them. The Norwegian forces then surrendered.
CONCLUSION
The British DRAGGED Norway into WWII, in total conflict with Norwegian.interests.
Some bonus info.
After the war British military intelligence officers were present at all broadcasts in Norway for several, years, to ensure that nobody said anything "wrong" about the British and their role in dragging Norway into WWII. I am not kidding you: British military intelligence officers physically sat in the radio studio, ready to intervene in case something "wrong" about their role was said on the radio.
Plans to attack Norway.
England planned to attack Northern Norway, under the pretense of coming Finland to her aid against the Soviet Union. Their real purpose was to stop all transport of tron ore from Sweden (via Narvik in Norway) to Germany. They had to cancel their plans because Finland Surrendered before they could execute them.
The Altmark affair.
The 16th of February 1940 the British navy attacked a German ship, Altmar, in NEUTRAL Norway. The two Norwegian destroyers escorting Altmark were ordered not to do anything. This aggression from the British convinced the Germans that they would not respect the neutrality of Norway. This is what made the germans invade Norway
More violations of Norwegian Neutrality.
On the 8th of April 1940 the British Navy dropped sea mines along the Norwegian coast, to force German shipping into international waters, where the British Navy could attack them freely. So the Germans were right: THE BRITISH HAD NO PLANS TO RESPECT NORWAY's NEUTRALITY.
Narvik
When the war broke out, the Allied forces landed in Narvik, not to help Norway, but to stop the transport of iron ore to Germany from Sweden (their plan from the beginning). The Allied forces in Narvik were withdrawn and the mission abandonned when Germany started their offensive against France in June. The Norwegian forces asked the Allied forces to leave them some weapons and ammo, so that they could continue the fight, but this was denied them. The Norwegian forces then surrendered.
CONCLUSION
The British DRAGGED Norway into WWII, in total conflict with Norwegian.interests.
Some bonus info.
After the war British military intelligence officers were present at all broadcasts in Norway for several, years, to ensure that nobody said anything "wrong" about the British and their role in dragging Norway into WWII. I am not kidding you: British military intelligence officers physically sat in the radio studio, ready to intervene in case something "wrong" about their role was said on the radio.