Operation sur la Gudbransdal ETO (id:#58891)

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Tretten, Norway 1940-04-23 (2 others)

Overview:

"Operation on the Gudbrandsdal" -- After landing in Norway, the 148th British Territorial Brigade’s most serious threat was coming from the south, where the Germans, halted 10 days before in Oslo, were pushing back the Norwegian 2nd Division along the railway and the Gudbrandsdal river. The British were heavily handicapped by the Cedarbank torpedoing, which sank the entire Brigade transportation pool along with the majority of its ammunition and food reserves. Finally, a strong defensive position was installed at Tretten. Despite the support of some surviving Norwegian units, things were not looking good. Without artillery support and short of ammunition, the British soldiers hadn’t slept and had barely eaten during the last thirty-six hours.

Defender: British (148th Territorial Brigade (Leicestershire Regiment and Sherwood Foresters))  

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