Germany attacked Denmark? What is the process in Norway?

After fascist Germany invaded Poland, it stepped up its preparations for attacking the western front? In order to ensure the safety of the northern wing when attacking westward, and at the same time seize the strategic raw material producing area of northern Europe, it was decided to capture Denmark first? Norway?

Denmark? Norway is a small country with weak national defense? Denmark has only two infantry divisions. 1935 after signing a non-aggression treaty with Germany, he thought that strengthening combat readiness would arouse Germany's suspicion, so he did not prepare for war? Norway has six infantry divisions, but the number is insufficient and they are distributed all over the country. Its defense plan is based on Britain. On the basis of the French expeditionary force? The Germans' goal is Denmark? Norway adopted blitzkrieg tactics for these weaknesses, and used airborne troops in blitzkrieg?

The Germans began to prepare for the invasion in June of 1939+00, code-named "wiesel exercise"? The main points of its airborne combat plan are: during the 1 phase, paratroopers will be used to parachute into strategic locations in Denmark, so as to ensure that troops landing from the sea and those crossing the border from the ground can advance quickly and occupy Denmark at one fell swoop?

At the same time, use another paratroopers to seize the important airport in southern Norway, ensure the main plane to land, and then attack the Norwegian port from behind to meet the landing troops? The second phase in central Norway (as the case may be)? Airborne in the northern region to ensure the rapid development of ground troops to the mainland and the rapid occupation of Norway? The specific tasks of airborne troops in 1 phase are: in Denmark, capture two airports in aalborg and the gateway to the Danish capital-Fort Walding Bridge; In Norway, capture Fournib Airport in Oslo and Sola Airport in Stavanger?

Planned combat troops except seven infantry divisions? In addition to 1 motorized brigade, there are 1 paratroopers and three airborne infantry regiments, with * * * 1.4 million people, of which about 1 10,000 people are airborne combat troops? The commander-in-chief of the German invading forces was General Falkenhorst, and the paratroopers and aviation were commanded by Lieutenant General geissler, commander of 10 Air Force? The 500 transport planes of the Fifth Air Force, mainly Junk -52 and Staade in northern Germany, ensured air flight. Schlaege and Utterson airports are air take-off airports?

2. Do not resist successful invasion.

1in the early morning of April 9, 940, the Germans began to invade?

At 7 o'clock in Denmark, four German paratroopers 1 regiment parachuted at two airports in aalborg, northern Denmark? Under the sudden attack of the German army, the Danish army did not resist, so the German army took control of the airport without using more troops? Then the 159 infantry regiment to be used by Norway landed here? Make aalborg a springboard for German air transport to Norway?

Other members of the paratroopers' 4th company parachuted into aalborg, and parachuted near the Fort Walding Bridge connecting Xilan Island and Falst Island? When the paratroopers landed, there were no gunshots and alarms on the ground, and the position of the Dan army was silent? To this end, the paratroopers did not open the weapon boxes dropped by air, but only used the pistols they carried with them to fight, and disarmed the defenders of the bridge in a few minutes? 1 class rushed to the bridge with the captured bicycle, and the bridge keeper surrendered without firing a shot?

At this point, the paratroopers seized the 3.5-kilometer-long bridge intact? After the traffic throat was controlled, the German attack force who landed from Gesai pushed into Denmark and entered Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Only four hours after the war, Denmark announced its surrender?

Defeated by Norway

In Norway, carrying 1 paratroopers 1? Twenty-nine transport planes of the 1 wave flew from Company 2 to Funeb Airport, the capital of Norway, and were forced to land at the newly occupied Aalborg Airport in Denmark when they encountered dense fog while flying over Scar Gerakl Strait?

1 Twenty minutes after the wave, the second wave plane carrying the 2nd Battalion of the 324th Infantry Regiment received the return order from 10 Air Force? Among them, the commander of the 1 brigade thought that this was a false order issued by the enemy, but did not carry it out, and directed his plane to continue flying to Funeb?

At this time, the German fighter plane responsible for the cover mission over Funab ran out of fuel because it waited for the arrival of the transport plane for more than the specified time. When the 1 transport aircraft formation entered the airport, it landed at Funeb airport? After landing, they used the machine guns on the plane to suppress the defenders at the airport? At 9: 0017, the plane carrying infantry flew in and landed smoothly under the cover of the landing fighter fire? Airborne infantry and crew attacked the defenders in the field together, captured the 1 Norwegian machine gun position and took control of the airport?

At this time, the military attache of the German Embassy in Norway drove to the airport. He came to meet the airborne troops. Seeing this, he immediately ordered the crew to send a telegram to tell Funeb that the airport had been controlled? Aalborg immediately told Hamburg Air Force Command 10 after receiving the telegram? However, due to the disruption of the airborne plan, airborne troops landed at various airports. Three hours later, the combat troops were airlifted to Funeb airport. At night, all the 324th Infantry Regiment landed, with more than 3,000 people?

At this time, the German ship-borne troops were blocked by Norwegian warships and shore guns outside Oslo port and could not dock? In order to occupy Oslo quickly, according to the orders of the superiors, the airborne troops who landed in Funeb formed several parade teams with 65,438+0,500 people, tied ribbons on their heads, and marched along the street to the center of Oslo with the cover of aviation and the attitude of ancient conquerors?

The Norwegian government was caught off guard by the sudden appearance of airborne troops in the capital. At the same time, the German action was coordinated by the fascist spy organization "Fifth Column" headed by Norwegian Defense Minister Gysling. So German airborne troops occupied this city with a population of 300,000 without bloodshed? Then the airborne troops attacked the port from behind, making the landing troops land quickly?

At 9: 20, another batch of 1 2 planes carrying1the 3rd company of the airborne regiment passed through cumulus clouds. 1 1 planes parachuted at the important port of Stavanger as planned, and paratroopers parachuted at the height of 120m. After landing, they occupied the airport for half an hour? Then the infantry regiment 193 1? Battalion 2 landed? After the troops landed, they raided north from the airport and quickly occupied Stavanger? While the airborne troops carried out the surprise attack, the troops landing from the sea encountered no resistance and occupied ports such as kristiansand and Bergen?

At this point, the 1 phase of the German invasion ended? The second stage of the German action was to develop northward before the British action, to connect the separated airborne combat areas, and to quickly advance to the interior of Norway, so as to fully control the country in a short time?

On, 12 aircraft dropped 12 mountain howitzer companies in the northern Norwegian port of Narvik to reinforce the troops that landed here two days ago? The plane landed on the frozen lake in Hartvig, which is 16 km north of the port, and later transported troops and equipment? On the evening of April 1 5th, the 1st 1 airborne regiment/company150th German parachuted 6 kilometers south of Danbos, a transportation hub in central Norway, with the task of preventing Norwegian troops retreating from Oslo from meeting British troops landing from Snees, Aandahl?

However, due to the spread of airborne, only 63 people gathered, and the weather was bad, so it was impossible to get supplies from the air. Under the siege of 1000 Norwegian troops, German paratroopers fought until 19 April, leaving 34 people, all of whom were captured?

After that, the German forces continued to strengthen, and by June 10, they occupied the whole of Norway?

Germans in Denmark? Norwegian airborne combat, * * * loss 170 more transport planes, airborne casualties 1000 more? For the first time, the Germans boldly and unexpectedly used airborne troops. Although they paid a great price, they succeeded and shocked the world for some time?

During World War II, the Germans made many innovations in strategy and tactics, such as blitzkrieg, such as tanks? The Germans are in Denmark this time? The airborne combat in Norway was the first large-scale airborne combat in the history of war?