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Sinking the Blücher: How an outdated fort stopped the WWII Invasion of Norway

Posted by cfabbro
Tags: history.military, world war ii, norway, germany.nazi, united kingdom, altmark incident, hms cossack, prisoners of war, rescues, operation weserubung, denmark, invasion of norway, navy, kriegsmarine, cruisers.heavy, blucher, movies, propaganda, schlachtschiff in fahrt, oskar kummetz, hnoms pol iii, leif welding olsen, oslofjord, oscarsborg fortress, fortresses, birger eriksen, battle of drobak sound, torpedoes.whitehead mark 5, andreas anderssen, heinrich woldag, diplomats, curt brauer, luftwaffe, bombing, german occupation of norway, resistance movements.norwegian, norway debate, neville chamberlain, appeasement, winston churchill, prime ministers, videos, calum, long watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAWwW_wdXAg

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Authors
Calum
Duration
34:48
Published
Nov 24 2023

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  1. countchocula
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    That was a fun watch. Ive never seen this guy and know little of norway's role in dubyadubya two so that was enlightening, especially the part about it not being in hitler's original plan. I love...

    That was a fun watch. Ive never seen this guy and know little of norway's role in dubyadubya two so that was enlightening, especially the part about it not being in hitler's original plan. I love the dude who fired the torpedos, i bet he's the original "im too old for this shit" guy as he's six months from re-retiring. Thanks!

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