The German

Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...

 operation for the invasion of Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 and Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 in April 1940 was code-named Weserübung

Operation Weserübung

Operation Weserübung was the code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign...

, or "Weser Exercise." Opposing the invasion were the partially mobilized Norwegian military

Norwegian Armed Forces

The Norwegian Armed Forces numbers about 23,000 personnel, including civilian employees. According to mobilisation plans , the strength during full mobilisation would be approximately 83,000 combatant personnel. Norway has mandatory military service for men and voluntary service for women...

, and an allied expeditionary force composed of British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, and Free Polish

Polish Armed Forces in the West

Polish Armed Forces in the West refers to the Polish military formations formed to fight alongside the Western Allies against Nazi Germany and its allies...

 formations. The following list formed the order of battle

Order of battle

In modern use, the order of battle is the identification, command structure, strength, and disposition of personnel, equipment, and units of an armed force participating in field operations. Various abbreviations are in use, including OOB, O/B, or OB, while ORBAT remains the most common in the...

 for this campaign

Norwegian Campaign

The Norwegian Campaign was a military campaign that was fought in Norway during the Second World War between the Allies and Germany, after the latter's invasion of the country. In April 1940, the United Kingdom and France came to Norway's aid with an expeditionary force...

.

XXI Gruppe

On 1 March 1940, the German 21st Army Corps was renamed Group XXI and placed in charge of the invasion of Norway. The group was allotted two Mountain and five Infantry divisions for this task. It was led by the commanding officer of the XXI Korps, General der Infantrie Nikolaus von Falkenhorst

Nikolaus von Falkenhorst

Nikolaus von Falkenhorst was a German General who planned Operation Weserübung, the invasion of Denmark and Norway in 1940...

. His Chief of Staff was Colonel Erich Buschenhagen

Erich Buschenhagen

Erich Buschenhagen was a German general who commanded the LII Corps during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or...

.

• Corps Troops
  • German 730th heavy artillery battalion
• 2nd Mountain Division
  • Commanded by Generalleutnant Valentin Feurstein
    Valentin Feurstein
    Valentin Feurstein was an Austrian military officer serving in the Austrian and German armies.Feurstein served in the Austrian Bundesheer in the 1930s. He served as Commander of 3.Division...
    
    
  • The division fought in the northern part of Norway, the 137th regiment dropped by parachute at Narvik
    Narvik
    is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle...
    
     on 15 May.
  • Regiments: 136th & 137th mountain light infantry; 111th mountain artillery
• 3rd Mountain Division
  • Commanded by Generalleutnant Eduard Dietl
    Eduard Dietl
    Eduard Dietl was a German general of World War II. He was born in Bad Aibling, Bavaria. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
    
    
  • Most of this division was landed at Trondheim
    Trondheim
    Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
    
     and Narvik
    Narvik
    is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle...
    
     on 9 April.
  • Regiments: 138th & 139th mountain light infantry; 112th mountain artillery
• 69th Infantry Division
  • Commanded by Generalmajor Hermann Tittel
  • From 9 April through 15 April, divisional elements were transported to Bergen
    Bergen
    Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
    
    , Stavanger
    Stavanger
    Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
    
    , and Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
    
    .
  • Regiments: 159th, 193rd, and 236th infantry; 169th artillery
• 163rd Infantry Division
  • Commanded by Generalmajor Erwin Engelbrecht
    Erwin Engelbrecht
    Erwin Engelbrecht was a German military officer.In January 1939 Engelbrecht was promoted to General, in September 1942 to General of the Artillery...
    
    
  • Elements were landed at Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
    
    , Kristiansand
    Kristiansand
    -History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
    
    , Arendal
    Arendal
    is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Arendal belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet.The town of Arendal is the administrative center the municipality and also of Aust-Agder county...
    
    , and Stavanger
    Stavanger
    Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
    
    , beginning on 9 April.
  • Regiments: 307th, 310th, and 324th infantry; 234th artillery
• 181st Infantry Division
  181st Infantry Division (Germany)
  The 181st Infantry Division was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 1 December 1939.-181...
  
  
  • Commanded by Generalmajor Kurt Woytasch
  • By 15 April, this division had arrived at Trondheim
    Trondheim
    Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
    
    , being primarily transported by aircraft.
  • Regiments: 334th, 349th, and 359th infantry; 222nd artillery
• 196th Infantry Division
  • Commanded by Generalmajor Richard Pellengahr
    Richard Pellengahr
    Richard Pellengahr was a major general in the German Wehrmacht, commander of the 196th infantry division.-Awards:* Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class* House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords...
    
    
  • By 15 April, most of this division had landed at Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
    
    .
  • Regiments: 340th, 345th, and 362nd infantry; 233rd artillery
• 214th Infantry Division
  214th Infantry Division (Germany)
  The 214th Infantry Division was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 26 August 1939.-214...
  
  
  • Commanded by Generalmajor Max Horn. It landed at Kristiansand
    Kristiansand
    -History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
    
     and Arendal
    Arendal
    is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Arendal belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet.The town of Arendal is the administrative center the municipality and also of Aust-Agder county...
    
     on 17 and 18 April.
  • Regiments: 355th, 367th, and 388th infantry; 214th artillery

• 170th Infantry Division
  170th Infantry Division (Germany)
  The 170th Infantry Division was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 1 December 1939.-170...
  
  
  • Commanded by Generalmajor Walter Wittke
  • Entered Denmark through the southern end of Jutland
    Jutland
    Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
    
     peninsula on 9 April.
  • Regiments: 391st, 399th, and 401st infantry; 240th artillery
• 198th Infantry Division
  • Commanded by Generalmajor Otto Röttig
  • Occupied Copenhagen
    Copenhagen
    Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
    
    , Zealand, and the southern Danish islands on 9 April.
  • Regiments: 305th, 308th, and 326th infantry; 235th artillery
• German 11th Motorized Rifle Brigade
  • Commanded by Oberst Günther Angern
    Günther Angern
    Günther Angern was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several panzer divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or...
    
    
  • Part of the Denmark invasion force. It was replaced by garrison troops from the 160th Security Division on 13 May, when the brigade was withdrawn for use in the invasion of France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
    
    .
  • Regiments: 110th and 111th motorized infantry

Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe's X Fliegerkorps

10th Air Corps (Germany)

X. FliegerkorpsFor more details see Luftwaffe Organization was a formation of the German Luftwaffe in World War II, which specialised in coastal operations. It was formed 2 October 1939, in Hamburg from the 10...

 organization was commanded by Lieutenant-General Hans Ferdinand Geisler

Hans Ferdinand Geisler

Hans-Ferdinand Geisler was a Luftwaffe commander during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.Born in Hanovre in April 1891, Geisler...

, and had operational command of all Luftwaffe units participating in Operation Weserübung.

• Parachute troops
  • I/German 1st Parachute Regiment
  • Commanded by Major Erich Walther
    Erich Walther
    Erich Walther was a German general of the Fallschirmjäger who served during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
    
    
  • Individual companies were used to occupy key airfields in northern Denmark (Ålborg), near Stavanger
    Stavanger
    Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
    
     (Sola), and Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
    
     (Fornebu).
• Aircraft available
  • 102 fighters.
  • 233 bombers.
  • 39 dive bombers.
  • 165 reconnaissance aircraft (including floatplanes).
  • 582 transport aircraft.

Kriegsmarine

Baltic Sea and Norwegian Waters
Naval Group Command West - Generaladmiral Alfred Saalwächter

Alfred Saalwächter

Alfred Saalwächter was a German U-boat commander during World War I and General Admiral during World War II.-Early life:...

Battleship Force - Vice Admiral Gunther Lutjens

Günther Lütjens

Günther Lütjens was a German Admiral whose military service spanned almost 30 years. Lütjens is best known for his actions during World War II, primarily his service as admiral of the squadron comprising and her consort, , during the Operation Rheinübung sortie.-Early career:Günther Lütjens was...

• Gneisenau
  German battleship Gneisenau
  Gneisenau was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship and battlecruiser, of the German Kriegsmarine. She was the second vessel of her class, which included one other ship, Scharnhorst. The ship was built at the Deutsche Werke dockyard in Kiel; she was laid down on 6 May 1935...
  
  , Kapitän zur See Harald Netzbandt,
• Scharnhorst
  German battleship Scharnhorst
  Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship and battlecruiser, of the German Kriegsmarine. She was the lead ship of her class, which included one other ship, Gneisenau. The ship was built at the Kriegsmarinewerft dockyard in Wilhelmshaven; she was laid down on 15...
  
  , Kapitän zur See Kurt-Caesar Hoffmann
  Kurt-Caesar Hoffmann
  Vizeadmiral Kurt-Caesar Hoffmann was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient during World War II and commander of the battleship Scharnhorst...
  
  

Objective: Narvik
Warship Group One - Kapitän zur See and Commodore Friedrich Bonte

Friedrich Bonte

Friedrich Bonte was the German naval officer commanding the destroyer flotilla that transported invasion troops to Narvik during the German invasion of Norway in April 1940.-Naval career:...

• First Flotilla (detachment) - Fregattenkapitän Fritz Berger
  • Z2 Georg Thiele
    German destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele
    The German destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele was a Type 1934 destroyer in the German Kriegsmarine, named after Korvettenkapitan Georg Thiele who commanded the Seventh Half Flotilla of torpedo boats in the Battle off Texel in October 1914....
    
     (Type 1934) - Korvettenkapitän Max-Eckart Wolff
    Max-Eckart Wolff
    Eduard Hans Martin Max-Eckart Wolff was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient during World War II...
    
    
• Second Flotilla – Fregattenkapitän Erich Bey
  Erich Bey
  Erich Bey was a German naval officer who most notably served as a commander of the Kriegsmarine's destroyer forces and commanded the battleship Scharnhorst in the Battle of North Cape on 26 December 1943, during which the German ship was sunk. He was killed during that action. Bey was also a...
  
  
  • Z9 Wolfgang Zenker
    German destroyer Z9 Wolfgang Zenker
    Z9 Wolfgang Zenker was a built for the German Navy in the mid-1930s. Several days after the start of World War II, she unsuccessfully attacked, together with another destroyer, Polish ships anchored at the naval base on the Hel Peninsula. In early 1940 the ship made two successful minelaying...
    
     (Type 1934A) - Fregattenkapitän Gottfried Pönitz
  • Z11 Bernd von Arnim
    German destroyer Z11 Bernd von Arnim
    Z11 Bernd von Arnim was a built for the German Navy in the late 1930s. At the beginning of World War II, the ship was initially deployed to blockade the Polish coast, but she was quickly transferred to the German Bight to lay minefields in German waters...
    
     (Type 1934A) - Korvettenkapitän Kurt Rechel
  • Z12 Erich Geise
    German destroyer Z12 Erich Giese
    Z12 Erich Giese was a built for the German Navy in the late 1930s. At the beginning of World War II, the ship was used in the German Bight to lay minefields in German waters. In late 1939 the ship made one successful minelaying sortie off the English coast that claimed two merchant ships...
    
     (Type 1934A) - Korvettenkapitän Karl Smidt
  • Z13 Erich Koellner
    German destroyer Z13 Erich Koellner
    Z13 Erich Koellner was a built for the German Navy in the late 1930s. At the beginning of World War II, the ship was still working up. In early 1940 she made two successful minelaying sorties off the English coast that claimed six merchant ships...
    
     (Type 1934A) - Fregattenkapitän Alfred Schulze-Hinrichs
    Alfred Schulze-Hinrichs
    Alfred Schulze-Hinrichs was a Kapitän zur See with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.1924 Oct.: Vermessungsschiff "Panther"....
    
    
• Third Flotilla - Fregattenkapitän H.-J. Gadow
  • Z17 Diether von Roeder
    German destroyer Z17 Diether von Roeder
    Z17 Diether von Roeder was a built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s.-External links:*...
    
     (Type 1936) - Korvettenkapitän Erich Holthof
  • Z18 Hans Lüdemann
    German destroyer Z18 Hans Lüdemann
    Z17 Hans Lüdemann was a built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s.-External links:*...
    
     (Type 1936) - Korvettenkapitän Herbert Friedrichs (Flotilla Flagship)
  • Z19 Hermann Künne
    German destroyer Z19 Hermann Künne
    Z19 Hermann Künne was a built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s.-External links:*...
    
     (Type 1936) - Korvettenkapitän Friedrich Kothe
  • Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp
    German destroyer Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp
    Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp was a built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s.-External links:*...
    
     (Type 1936) - Korvettenkapitän Hans Erdmenger
    Hans Erdmenger
    Kapitän zur See Hans Otto Erdmenger was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Erdmenger was killed in action on 28 December 1943 in the Bay of...
    
    , (Group One Flagship)
  • Z22 Anton Schmitt
    German destroyer Z22 Anton Schmitt
    Z22 Anton Schmitt was a built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s.-External links:*...
    
     (Type 1936) - Korvettenkapitän Friedrich Böhme
    Friedrich Böhme
    Friedrich Böhme was a highly decorated Kapitän zur See in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
    
    

Transporting:

• Advanced HQ/3rd Mountain Division - Generalleutnant Eduard Dietl
  Eduard Dietl
  Eduard Dietl was a German general of World War II. He was born in Bad Aibling, Bavaria. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
  
  , 139th Mountain Regiment/3rd Mountain Division - Oberst Windisch, coastal artillery battery (crew only), Naval signals section, Army signals platoon, I Bn/32nd LW Flak Regiment (personnel only)

Landing Group (planned to be at or entering Narvik

Narvik

is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle...

 when Warship Group One was scheduled to arrive.)

• Bärenfels (cargo ship) (army equipment, guns, and ammunition) - diverted to Bergen and sunk by Fleet Air Arm
  Fleet Air Arm
  The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters...
  
   air attack
• Rauenfels (cargo ship) (army equipment, guns, and ammunition) - sunk by British destroyers Havock
  HMS Havock (H43)
  HMS Havock was an H-class destroyer built for the British Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, the ship enforced the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides as part of the Mediterranean Fleet...
  
   and Hostile
  HMS Hostile (H55)
  HMS Hostile was an H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the 1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 the ship spent considerable time in Spanish waters, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict...
  
   while entering the Ofotfjord. (cargo ship) (motor transport and military stores) - captured by the British destroyer Icarus
  HMS Icarus (D03)
  HMS Icarus was an I-class destroyer that served with the Royal Navy in World War II.On 29 November 1939, Icarus sighted the German U-boat U-35 between the Shetland Islands and Bergen , but was unable to launch an effective attack because her ASDIC was out of commission. Fellow destroyers and ...
  
   near Bodø
  Bodø
  is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
  
  

Tanker Group

• Jan Wellem (tanker) - arrived at Narvik, sunk 13 April
• Kattegat (tanker) – scuttled by crew after being intercepted by Norwegian patrol boat Nordkapp
  HNoMS Nordkapp OPV (1937)
  The lead ship of the Nordkapp class of fishery protection vessels, Nordkapp was launched 18 August 1937 at Horten naval shipyard, with yard number 123. She had one sister ship, HNoMS Senja. Nordkapp was named after the North Cape in Finnmark. As was typical of her class Nordkapp was very unstable...
  
  

Objective Trondheim

Warship Group Two - Kapitän zur See Hellmuth Heye,

• Admiral Hipper
  German cruiser Admiral Hipper
  Admiral Hipper, the first of five ships of her class, was the lead ship of the Admiral Hipper–class of heavy cruisers which served with the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. The ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1935 and launched February 1937; Admiral Hipper...
  
  , Kapitän zur See Hellmuth Heye
• 2. Destroyer Flotilla - Fregattenkapitän Rudolf von Pufendorf
  • Z5 Paul Jakobi
    German destroyer Z5 Paul Jakobi
    Z5 Paul Jakobi was a built for the German Navy in the mid-1930s.-Design and description:Paul Jacobi had an overall length of and was long at the waterline. The ship had a beam of , and a maximum draft of . She displaced at standard and at deep load. The Wagner geared steam turbines were...
    
     (Type 1934A) - Korvettenkapitän Hans-Georg Zimmer, Flagship of 2. Destroyer Flotilla
  • Z6 Theodor Riedel
    German destroyer Z6 Theodor Riedel
    Z6 Theodor Riedel was a built for the German Navy in the mid-1930s.-Design and description:Theodor Riedel had an overall length of and was long at the waterline. The ship had a beam of , and a maximum draft of . She displaced at standard and at deep load. The Wagner geared steam turbines were...
    
     (Type 1934A) - Korvettenkapitän Gerhardt Böhmig
  • Z8 Bruno Heinemann
    German destroyer Z8 Bruno Heinemann
    Z8 Bruno Heinemann was a built for the German Navy in the mid-1930s. After the start of World War II in September 1939, she blockaded the Polish coast and searched neutral shipping for contraband. In late 1939 and early 1940 the ship made three successful minelaying sorties off the English coast...
    
     (Type 1934A) - Korvettenkapitän Hermann Alberts
  • Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt
    German destroyer Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt
    Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt was a built for the German Navy in the mid-1930s. At the beginning of World War II, the ship was initially deployed to blockade the Polish coast, but she was quickly transferred to the German Bight to lay minefields in German waters...
    
     (Type 1934A) - Korvettenkapitän Alfred Schemmel
• Naval Special Operations Group - Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Hornack

Transporting:

• 138th Mountain Regiment/3rd Mountain Division - Oberst Weiss, minus one company on the Lutzow, diverted to Oslo,

1./112th Mountain Artillery Regiment, 1./38th Engineer Battalion, naval signals detachment, army signals platoon, Two Coast

Artillery Batteries (crews only), I Bn/611th LW Flak Regiment - personnel only, airbase personnel
Landing Group (Planned to be at or entering Trondheim

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

 when Warship Group Two was scheduled to arrive.)

• Sao Paulo (supply ship) (mined off Bergen, mine laid by Norwegian minelayer Tyr),
• Levante (cargo ship)
• Main (supply ship) (captured and sunk by Norwegian destroyer Draug)

Tanker Group

• Skagerrak (tanker) (scuttled when intercepted by the Royal Navy cruiser Suffolk
  HMS Suffolk (55)
  HMS Suffolk was a County class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy, and part of the Kent subclass. She was built by Portsmouth Dockyard, Portsmouth, UK), with the keel being laid down on 15 November 1924...
  
  )
• Moonsund (tanker) (sunk by UK submarine Snapper
  HMS Snapper (39S)
  HMS Snapper was a Royal Navy S-class submarine which was launched October 25, 1934 and fought in World War II. Snapper is one of 12 boats named in the song Twelve Little S-Boats.-Career:...
  
  )

Objective Bergen
Warship Group Three - Rear Admiral Hubert Schmundt

Hubert Schmundt

Hubert Schmundt was an Admiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross....

• Köln
  German cruiser Köln
  Köln was a German light cruiser prior to and during World War II, one of three K-Class cruisers named after cities starting with the letter K. This ship was named after the city of Köln . The others in her class were the Königsberg and the Karlsruhe...
  
   - Kapitän zur See Ernst Kratzenberg (Flag)
• Königsberg
  German cruiser Königsberg
  Königsberg was a light cruiser of the in the German Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine. Her sisterships were Köln and Karlsruhe.After a number of foreign visits in the 1930s, the ship operated along the Spanish coast from November 1936 to January 1937 during the Spanish Civil War...
  
   - Kapitän zur See Heinrich Ruhfus (damaged by Norwegian coastal artillery, then sunk by Fleet Air Arm
  Fleet Air Arm
  The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters...
  
   aircraft)
• TS Bremse
  German training ship Bremse
  The Bremse was built as an artillery training ship of the German Kriegsmarine with a secondary function as a testbed for new marine diesel engines later installed in German panzerschiffs...
  
   Fregattenkapitän Jakob Förschner (damaged by Norwegian coastal artillery)
• Torpedo boat Leopard Kapitänleutnant Hans Trummer (sunk in collision)
• Torpedo boat Wolf, Oberleutnant Broder Peters, Flag of 6. Torpedo Boat Flotilla Korvettenkapitän Hans Marks,

1. S-Boatflotilla - Kapitänleutnant Heinz Birnbacher

• S-Boat-Tender Carl Peters, Kapitänleutnant Otto Hinzke (damaged by Norwegian coastal artillery)
• S19, S21, S22, S23, S24, Fischdampfer 9 (mined off Bergen, mine laid by Norwegian minelayer Tyr), Fischdampfer 18

Transporting:

• HQ/69th Infantry Division, 1./169th Engineer Bn, 2./169th Engineer Bn, HQ/159th Infantry Regiment, I./159th infantry Regiment,

II./159th infantry Regiment (-5. Company), 159th Band, naval signals section, army signals platoon, two coastal artillery batteries (crews only), I Bn/33rd LW Flak Regiment - personnel only, airbase personnel

Objectives Kristiansand and Arendal
Warship Group Four - Kapitän zur See Friedrich Rieve

• Karlsruhe
  German cruiser Karlsruhe
  Karlsruhe was a light cruiser of the German K class in World War II, the other ships in class being and . The K class were the first cruisers of the German navy to employ electric arc welding techniques and a newly designed triple gun turrets were installed...
  
   - Kapitän zur See Friedrich Rieve (torpedoed and sunk by the British submarine Truant
  HMS Truant (N68)
  HMS Truant was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow and launched on the 5 May 1939.-Career:...
  
   on return voyage to Germany)
• Torpedo boat Luchs - Kapitänleutnant Karl Kassbaum, flagship of Kapitän zur See Hans Bütow (F.d.T. = Leader of T-Boats),
• Torpedo boat Greif - Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm-Nikolaus Freiherr von Lyncker, flagship Korvettenkapitän Wolf Henne, leader of 5. Torpedo Boat Flotilla),
• Torpedo boat Seeadler - Kapitänleutnant Franz Kohlauf,

2. S-Boat-Flotilla - Korvettenkapitän Rudolf Petersen

Rudolf Petersen (Kapitän zur See)

Rudolf Petersen was a German officer in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...

• S-Boat-Tender Tsingtau - Kapitän zur See Carl Klingner
• S7, S8, S17, S30, S31, S32, S33

Transporting

• HQ/310th Infantry Regiment, I/310th Infantry Regiment, 9 Co./310th Infantry Regiment, 234th Bicycle Infantry Co., naval signals platoon, two coastal artillery batteries (crews only)

Objectives Oslo and Oslofjord
Warship Group Five - Rear Admiral Oskar Kummetz

Oskar Kummetz

Oskar Kummetz was a Generaladmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He also served in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I. Kummetz was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions in the Battle of Drøbak Sound, during which his command, the was sunk by Norwegian...

Objective Oslo

• Blücher
  German cruiser Blücher
  Blücher was the second of five heavy cruisers of the German Kriegsmarine, built after the rise of the Nazi Party and the repudiation of the Treaty of Versailles. Named for Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, the victor of the Battle of Waterloo, the ship was laid down in August 1936 and launched in...
  
   - Kapitän zur See Heinrich Woldag, flagship (sunk
  Battle of Drøbak sound
  The Battle of Drøbak Sound took place in the northernmost part of the Oslofjord on 9 April 1940, on the first day of the German invasion of Norway...
  
   by the Norwegian coastal fortress Oscarsborg
  Oscarsborg Fortress
  Oscarsborg Fortress is a coastal fortress in the Oslofjord, close to the small town of Drøbak. The fortress is situated on two small islets, and on the mainland to the west and east, in the fjord and was military territory until 2003 when it was made a publicly available resort island...
  
   in the Oslofjord
  Oslofjord
  The Oslofjord is a bay in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the Torbjørnskjær and Færder lighthouses and down to Langesund in the south to Oslo in the north....
  
  )
• Lützow - Kapitän zur See August Thiele (damaged by Oscarsborg, then torpedoed and further damaged by HMS Spearfish
  HMS Spearfish (69S)
  HMS Spearfish was a Royal Navy S-class submarine which was launched April 21, 1936 and fought in World War II. Spearfish is one of 12 boats named in the song Twelve Little S-Boats...
  
   on return voyage to Germany)
• Emden
  German cruiser Emden
  The German light cruiser Emden was the only ship of its class. The third cruiser to bear the name Emden was the first new warship built in Germany after World War I....
  
   - Kapitän zur See Werner Lange (damaged in encounter with Norwegian patrol boat Pol III
  HNoMS Pol III
  Pol III was a patrol boat of the Royal Norwegian Navy, used for guarding the inlet of the Oslofjord in early April 1940. She was a small vessel, originally a whaler, of 214 tons...
  
  )
• R18
• R19
• Rau 8

Objectives Son and Moss

• Torpedo boat Möwe - Kapitänleutnant Helmut Neuss

Objective Horten

• Torpedo boat Albatros - Kapitänleutnant Siegfried Strelow (grounded and wrecked 10 April while under fire from Norwegian coastal artillery)
• Torpedo boat Kondor - Kapitänleutnant Hans Wilcke
• R17 (sunk by Norwegian warships Olav Tryggvason
  HNoMS Olav Tryggvason
  The minelayer HNoMS Olav Tryggvason was built by the naval shipyard at Horten in the early 1930s and had build number 119. She served in the Royal Norwegian Navy until captured by the Germans in 1940. The Germans renamed her first Albatros II, and a few days later Brummer...
  
   and Rauma
  HNoMS Rauma (1939)
  As the threat of war in Europe became ever more clear the decision was made to improve the Royal Norwegian Navy's mine warfare capabilities. At first a number of 2. class gunboats were rebuilt into minelayers and minesweepers, but with war looming it soon became clear that more capable vessels were...
  
  )
• R22
• Rau 7

Objective Rauøy Island

• R20
• R24

Objective Bolærne Island

• R22
• R23

Objective Egersund Cable Station
Warship Group Six - Korvettenkapitän Kurt Thoma,
2 Minehunting Flotilla

• M1, M2, M9, M13

Objectives Korsör and Nyborg
Warship Group Seven – Kapitän zur See Gustav Kleikamp

• Schleswig-Holstein - Kapitän zur See Gustav Kleikamp
• Claus von Bevern (minesweeper)
• Pelikan (minesweeper)
• Nautilus (minesweeper)
• Campinas (cargo ship)
• Cordoba (cargo ship)

• MRS12 (minesweeper)

School Flotilla of Commander in Chief Baltic Approaches

• Six armed fishing trawlers - Fregattenkapitän Dr. Oskar Dannenberg

Objectives Copenhagen
Warship Group Eight - Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Schroeder

• Hansestadt Danzig (minelayer) - Korvettenkapitän Wilhelms Schroeder
• Stettin (icebreaker)

Warship Group Eight supported in the waters of the Belt by 13. Patron-Flotilla - Kapitänleutnant Dr. Walther Fischer

Objectives Middelfart and Belt Bridge
Warship Group Nine - Kapitän zur See Helmut Leissner, F.d.V.O

• Rugard (cargo ship), flagship of F.d.V.O,
• Arkona (M115), Otto Braun (M129), Cressida, Silvia, * R6, R7 (minesweepers)
• UJ107 (ASW patrol craft)
• Passat, Monsun (Tugs)

Objectives Esbjerg and Nordby
Warship Group Ten – Kapitän zur See and Commodore Friedrich Ruge

Friedrich Ruge

Friedrich Oskar Ruge was an officer in the German Navy and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.-Life:Friedrich Ruge was the son and grandson of German educators...

 F.d.M. West

• Königin Luise (F6) (patrol craft)

12. Minehunter Flotilla - Korvettenkapitän Karl Marguth

• KFK M1201, KFK M1202, KFK M1203, KFK M1204, KFK M1205, KFK M1206, KFK M1207, KFK M1208, M4, M20, M84, M102 (minesweepers)

2. Minesweeper Flotilla - Korvettenkapitän Gert von Kamptz

• R25, R26, R27, R28, R29, R30, R31, R32 (R boat
  R boat
  The R boats were a group of small minesweepers but used for several purposes during the Second World War.A total of 424 boats were built for the Kriegsmarine before and during World War II. The German Navy used them in every theatre including the Baltic, Mediterranean and the Black Sea...
  
   minesweepers)

Objective Thyborön
Warship Group Eleven – Korvettenkapitän Walter Berger
4. Minehunter Flotilla - Korvettenkapitän Walter Berger

• M61, M89, M110, M111, M134, M136 (minesweepers)

3. Minesweeper Flotilla - Kapitänleutnant Hagen Küster

• R 33, R 34, R 35, R 36, R 37, R 38, R 39, R 40 (minesweepers)
• Von Der Groeben - Oberleutnant Gustav Czycholl (R-Boat-Tender)

Mine Sweeper Covering Group
Laying minefields to the Skagerrak

Skagerrak

The Skagerrak is a strait running between Norway and the southwest coast of Sweden and the Jutland peninsula of Denmark, connecting the North Sea and the Kattegat sea area, which leads to the Baltic Sea.-Name:...

 to protect the German resupply route to southern Norway.

• Schliesen (pre-dreadnought battleship)

Minelaying Group - Kapitän zur See Kurt Böhmer:

• Roland - Korvettenkapitän Karl von Kutzleben (minelayer)
• Cobra - Kapitänleutnant Dr. Ing. Karl-Friedrich Brill (minelayer)
• Preussen - Korvettenkapitän Karl Freiherr von der Recke (minelayer)
• Köningen Luise - Kapitänleutnant Kurt Foerster
• M6, M10, M11, M12 (minesweepers fitted to lay mines)

U-Boat Force Force - Rear Admiral

Rear Admiral

Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...

 Karl Dönitz

Karl Dönitz

Karl Dönitz was a German naval commander during World War II. He started his career in the German Navy during World War I. In 1918, while he was in command of , the submarine was sunk by British forces and Dönitz was taken prisoner...

U-Boat Group One
Patrol area: Narvik, Harstad, Westfjord, Vagsfjord

• U25, U46, U51, U64, U65

U-Boat Group Two
Patrol area: Trondheim, Namsos, Romsdalsfjord

• U30, U34

U-Boat Group Three
Patrol area: Bergen, Aalesund, Shetland Islands

• U9, U14 ,U56, U60, U62

U-Boat Group Four
Patrol area: Stavanger

• U1, U4

U-Boat Group Five
Patrol area: East of the Shetland Islands, Vagsfjord, Trondheim

• U37, U38, U47, U48, U49, U50

U-Boat Group Six
Patrol area: Pentland, Orkney islands, Shetland Islands

• U13, U57, U58, U59

U-Boat Group Seven
Never assembled.

U-Boat Group Eight
Patrol area: Lindesnes, Egernsund

• U2, U3, U5, U6

U-Boat Group Nine
Patrol area: Bergen, Shetland Islands

• U7, U10, U19

Unassigned to a group
Operating in the area of the Orkney islands, Shetland Islands, and Bergen

• U17, U23, U24, U61

Danish

Due to a non-aggression treaty with Germany, the army of Denmark had not been mobilized and no fortifications had been built. As a result, only a few elements of the Royal Danish Army

Royal Danish Army

The Royal Danish Army is the land warfare branch of the Danish Defence Forces, together with the Danish Home Guard.For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures, equipment and training methods, abandoning its traditional role of anti-invasion...

 were able to mount a defence.

Royal Danish Army

The Commander in chief of the Danish army was General William Wain Prior

William Wain Prior

William Wain Prior...

.

• 1st "Seeland" Division
  • Based in Copenhagen
    Copenhagen
    Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
    
     and eastern Denmark
  • Commanded by Major-General Hans Aage Rolsted
  • Regiments:
    • Danish Royal Guard's Infantry Regiment
      Den Kongelige Livgarde
      The Royal Life Guards is an infantry regiment of the Danish Army, founded in 1658 by King Frederik III. It serves in two roles: as a front line combat unit, and as a guard/ceremonial unit to the Danish monarchy...
      
      
    • Danish Guards Hussar Cavalry Regiment
      Gardehusarregimentet
      The Guard Hussars , abbreviated GHR, is a special cavalry unit, the primary task of which is to place mounted escorts and commando forces at the service of the regent, and to train the guard hussars for various functions in the mobilisation force...
      
      
    • Danish 1st Infantry Regiment
      Gardehusarregimentet
      The Guard Hussars , abbreviated GHR, is a special cavalry unit, the primary task of which is to place mounted escorts and commando forces at the service of the regent, and to train the guard hussars for various functions in the mobilisation force...
      
      
    • Danish 4th Infantry Regiment
      Prinsens Livregiment
      Prinsens Livregiment was a Danish Army infantry regiment. It was named for Prince Henrik, the husband of Queen Margrethe II. The motto of the regiment was "Gloria Finis" .-History:...
      
      
    • Danish 5th Infantry Regiment
      Gardehusarregimentet
      The Guard Hussars , abbreviated GHR, is a special cavalry unit, the primary task of which is to place mounted escorts and commando forces at the service of the regent, and to train the guard hussars for various functions in the mobilisation force...
      
      
    • Danish 1st Field Artillery Regiment
    • Danish 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
• 2nd "Jutland" Division
  • Based in the Jutland
    Jutland
    Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
    
     peninsula
  • Commanded by Major-General Frederick Christian Essemann
  • Regiments:
    • Danish Jutland Dragoon Cavalry Regiment
      Jydske Dragonregiment
      Jydske Dragonregiment is the sole pure armoured regiment of the Danish Army.It was formed in 1657. In 1932 it became JDR with the amalgamation of 3. Dragonregiment in Århus and 5. Dragonregiment from Randers. Originally located in Randers, it moved to a new barrack in Holstebro in 1953, where it...
      
      
    • Danish 2nd Infantry Regiment
      Prinsens Livregiment
      Prinsens Livregiment was a Danish Army infantry regiment. It was named for Prince Henrik, the husband of Queen Margrethe II. The motto of the regiment was "Gloria Finis" .-History:...
      
      
    • Danish 3rd Infantry Regiment
    • Danish 6th Infantry Regiment
      Prinsens Livregiment
      Prinsens Livregiment was a Danish Army infantry regiment. It was named for Prince Henrik, the husband of Queen Margrethe II. The motto of the regiment was "Gloria Finis" .-History:...
      
      
    • Danish 7th Infantry Regiment
    • Danish 3rd Artillery Regiment

Royal Danish Navy

The small Royal Danish Navy

Royal Danish Navy

The Royal Danish Navy is the sea-based branch of the Danish Defence force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese territorial waters...

consisted of a few coastal vessels.

• 2 coastal defence ships - Niels Juel and Peder Skram.
• 6 torpedoboats.
• 7 submarine
  Submarine
  A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
  
  s.
• 3 minelayers.
• 9 minesweepers.
• 4 inspection ships.

Norwegian

Due to the speed and surprise achieved by the German forces, the Norwegian military was only able to partially mobilize their military. Actual unit strengths only achieved a portion of their listed organizations. Some of the Norwegian forces were ad hoc battalions. The commander of the Norwegian army at the time of the invasion was General Kristian Laake

Kristian Laake

Kristian Kristiansen Laake was a Norwegian military officer. He is best known for having commanded the Norwegian Army in the first days after the German invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940, and for having been replaced because of what was seen by the leading Norwegian politicians as passive...

. He was replaced by Colonel Otto Ruge

Otto Ruge

Otto Ruge was a Norwegian general. He was Commander-in-chief of the Royal Norwegian Armed Forces after Nazi Germany's assault on Norway in April 1940.-Background:...

 on 11 April.

Unlike the armies of most other nations, the Norwegian 'division' was more of an administrative and mobilization unit, rather than a fighting unit. The most important tactical unit of the Norwegian army was the regiment. When mobilized, each regiment was supposed to muster two battalions of infantry of the line, and one battalion of Landwehr

Landwehr

Landwehr, or Landeswehr, is a German language term used in referring to certain national armies, or militias found in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Europe. In different context it refers to large scale, low strength fortifications...

.

Norwegian Army

• The Royal Guards
  Hans Majestet Kongens Garde
  Hans Majestet Kongens Garde is a battalion of the Norwegian Army. The battalion has two main roles; it serves as the Norwegian King's bodyguards, guarding the royal residences and Akershus Fortress in Oslo, and is also the main infantry unit responsible for the defence of...
  
   battalion - based in Oslo
  Oslo
  Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
  
   and Elverum
  Elverum
  is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum...
  
  , the only unit in Southern Norway that received proper training during the inter-war years.

• 1st Division
  1st Division (Norway)
  The Norwegian 1st Division is a former unit in the Norwegian Army, responsible for the defence of Eastern Norway along with 2nd Division.Following the German invasion of Norway in 1940 the Norwegian 1st Division, commanded by Major General Carl Johan Erichsen, was responsible for defending the land...
  
   - This division had its headquarters in Halden
  Halden
  is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...
  
  , and was commanded by Major-General Carl Johan Erichsen.
  • 1st Infantry Regiment (based in Fredrikstad
    Fredrikstad
    is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....
    
    ).
  • 2nd Infantry Regiment (based in Oslo).
  • 3rd Infantry Regiment (based in Kongsberg
    Kongsberg
    is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located at the southern end of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg....
    
    ).

• 2nd Division - This division had its headquarters in Oslo
  Oslo
  Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
  
  , and was commanded by Major-General Jacob Hvinden Haug
  Jacob Hvinden Haug
  Jacob Hvinden Haug was a Norwegian military officer, born in Christiania. He was Major General and commander of the Norwegian 2nd Division from 1936. During the Norwegian Campaign in 1940 he was Head of the operations at Mjøsa and the armed resistance in Gudbrandsdalen.-References:...
  
  .
  • 4th Infantry Regiment (based in Trandum).
  • 5th Infantry Regiment (based in Elverum).
  • 6th Infantry Regiment (based in Hønefoss
    Hønefoss
    Hønefoss is a city in Buskerud county, Norway, and the center of the municipality of Ringerike.In 1852, Hønefoss received town status and was separated from Norderhov. Hønefoss celebrated its 150th year of township in 2002...
    
    ).

• 3rd Division - This division had its headquarters in Kristiansand
  Kristiansand
  -History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
  
   , and was commanded by Major-General Einar Liljedahl.
  • 7th Infantry Regiment (based in Kristiansand
    Kristiansand
    -History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
    
    ).
  • 8th Infantry Regiment (based in Stavanger
    Stavanger
    Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
    
    ).

• 4th Division - This division had its headquarters in Bergen, and was commanded by Major-General William Steffens
  William Steffens
  William Steffens was a Norwegian military officer, born in Christiania. He was Major General and commander of the Norwegian 4th Division from 1935. During the Norwegian Campaign in 1940 he was Head of the Armed Forces in Western Norway...
  
  .
  • 9th Infantry Regiment (based in Bergen).
  • 10th Infantry Regiment (based in Voss
    Voss
    is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen....
    
    ).

• 5th Division - This division had its headquarters in Trondheim
  Trondheim
  Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
  
  , and was commanded by Major-General Jacob Ager Laurantzon.
  • 11th Infantry Regiment (based in Åndalsnes
    Åndalsnes
    is a town in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Åndalsnes is the administrative center of Rauma. The town has a population of 2,207...
    
    ).
  • 12th Infantry Regiment (based in Trondheim
    Trondheim
    Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
    
    ).
  • 13th Infantry Regiment (based in Steinkjer
    Steinkjer
    is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...
    
    ).

• 6th Division - This division had its headquarters in Harstad
  Harstad
  is the second largest city and municipality by population, in Troms county, Norway – the city is also the third largest in North Norway. Thus Harstad is the natural centre for its district. Situated approximately north of the Arctic Circle, the city celebrated its 100th anniversary in...
  
  , and was commanded by Major-General Carl Gustav Fleischer
  Carl Gustav Fleischer
  Carl Gustav Fleischer KCB was a Norwegian general and the first land commander to win a major victory against the Germans in the Second World War...
  
  . The division was better prepared for war than any other unit of the Norwegian Army as it had been mobilised and kept on duty during the Finnish Winter War.
  • 14th Infantry Regiment (based in Mosjøen
    Mosjøen
    -History:Mosjøen was founded in the 17th century as local farmers met here to trade, and has been growing since then. Sawmills were built here in 1866 by a British company, and Mosjøen got township rights in 1875. It is the oldest town in the Helgeland region and the second oldest town in Nordland...
    
    ).
  • 15th Infantry Regiment (based at Elvegårdsmoen).
  • 16th Infantry Regiment (based in Tromsø
    Tromsø
    Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
    
     and Bardufoss
    Bardufoss
    Bardufoss is a small village in the municipality of Målselv in Troms county, Norway. The population was 2,580. Bardufoss is located in the Målselvdalen valley near the confluence of the Barduelva and Målselva rivers. It is located about north of the city of Narvik and about south of the city...
    
    ).

• Additional units - These were additional units not organized into divisions.
  • 1st Dragoon Regiment (based at Gardermoen and including Norway's only tank
    Landsverk L-120
    The Landsverk L-120 was a light tank designed in Sweden. One tank and one tank chassis was ordered for tests by the Swedish Army in 1936, and one chassis was ordered by the Norwegian Army the same year...
    
    ).
  • 2nd Dragoon Regiment (based in Hamar
    Hamar
    is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...
    
    ).
  • 3rd Dragoon Regiment (based in Rindleiret, Verdal
    Verdal
    Verdal is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra...
    
    )
  • 1st Artillery Regiment (based in Ski
    Ski, Norway
    is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Ski. Ski was separated from the municipality of Kråkstad on 1 July 1931 to form a separate municipality...
    
    ).
  • 2nd Artillery Regiment (based at Gardermoen).
  • 3rd Artillery Regiment (based in Trondheim
    Trondheim
    Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
    
    /Stjørdal
    Stjørdal
    is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stjørdal, also called Stjørdalshalsen...
    
    ).
  • 1st Mountain Artillery Battalion (based in Evje
    Evje
    Evje is a village and former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village of Evje is the administrative center of the current municipality of Evje og Hornnes in the Setesdal valley region...
    
    )
  • 2nd Mountain Artillery Battalion (based in Voss
    Voss
    is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen....
    
    )
  • 3rd Mountain Artillery Battalion (based in Bardufoss
    Bardufoss
    Bardufoss is a small village in the municipality of Målselv in Troms county, Norway. The population was 2,580. Bardufoss is located in the Målselvdalen valley near the confluence of the Barduelva and Målselva rivers. It is located about north of the city of Narvik and about south of the city...
    
    )
  • Alta Battalion
    Alta Battalion
    The Alta Battalion was an independent battalion within the Norwegian 6th Division based in the village of Alta in western Finnmark and commanded by Lt...
    
     (based at Altagård in Alta
    Alta, Norway
    -Birdlife:For those interested in bird watching, the river outlet, known locally as Altaosen is well worth a visit. This tidal area is used as a stopover for many wetland species.-Transportation:...
    
    )
  • Varanger Battalion (based on the Varanger Peninsula
    Varanger Peninsula
    Varanger Peninsula is a peninsula in Finnmark, north-eastern Norway, by the Barents Sea. The peninsula has the Tanafjord to the west, the Varangerfjord to the south and the Barents Sea to the north and east. Vadsø, Båtsfjord, Berlevåg, Vardø and Unjárga - Nesseby are the municipalities sharing the...
    
    , possibly in Varangerbotn
    Varangerbotn
    Varangerbotn is the administrative centre of Nesseby municipality, Norway. It is located in inner Varangerfjord.The band The BlackSheeps comes from Varangerbotn....
    
    )

At the time of the German invasion, the Norwegian army was only partially mobilized, and thus only the following land units were immediately available to the Norwegians;

• The Oslo battalion of the Royal Guard
  Hans Majestet Kongens Garde
  Hans Majestet Kongens Garde is a battalion of the Norwegian Army. The battalion has two main roles; it serves as the Norwegian King's bodyguards, guarding the royal residences and Akershus Fortress in Oslo, and is also the main infantry unit responsible for the defence of...
  
  .
• Four infantry battalions at Trandum, Madla
  Madla
  -History:Madla municipality was created by a split from Håland in 1930. At that time Madla had a population of 1,091. On 1 January 1965 Madla was incorporated into Stavanger along with the majority of Hetland municipality...
  
  , Gimlemoen and Ulven, as well as five additional infantry battalions in the extreme north, plus one partially mobilized infantry battalion at the outskirts of Trondheim
  Trondheim
  Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
  
  .
• One motorized infantry company at Gimlemoen.
• Three landwehr companies at Horten
  Horten
  is a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the villages of Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum, and Nykirke....
  
  , Haugesund
  Haugesund
  is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...
  
   and on various fortresses in the Oslofjord
  Oslofjord
  The Oslofjord is a bay in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the Torbjørnskjær and Færder lighthouses and down to Langesund in the south to Oslo in the north....
  
  .
• One artillery battalion at Fredrikstad
  Fredrikstad
  is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....
  
  , and another one in the extreme north.
• One artillery battery at Gardermoen, and two more in the extreme north.
• One mountain artillery battery at Evjemoen
  Evjemoen
  Evjemoen was a Norwegian military camp in use from 1912 to 2002. The camp lies south of Evje in Evje og Hornnes municipality in the county of Aust-Agder. From 1953 to 1995 Evjemoen was used as a training area for Infanteriets øvingsavdeling II...
  
  .
• One engineer company near Madla
  Madla
  -History:Madla municipality was created by a split from Håland in 1930. At that time Madla had a population of 1,091. On 1 January 1965 Madla was incorporated into Stavanger along with the majority of Hetland municipality...
  
  .
• Partially mobilized elements of the 3rd Dragoon Regiment at the outskirts of Trondheim
  Trondheim
  Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
  
  .

Royal Norwegian Navy

• 2 coastal defence ship
  Coastal defence ship
  Coastal defence ships were warships built for the purpose of coastal defence, mostly during the period from 1860 to 1920. They were small, often cruiser-sized warships that sacrificed speed and range for armour and armament...
  
  s - HNoMS Eidsvold
  HNoMS Eidsvold
  HNoMS Eidsvold, or Panserskipet Eidsvold in Norwegian, was a coastal defence ship and the lead ship of her class, serving in the Royal Norwegian Navy...
  
   (sunk 9 April), HNoMS Norge
  HNoMS Norge
  HNoMS Norge was a coastal defence ship of the Eidsvold class in the Royal Norwegian Navy. Built by Armstrong Whitworth at Newcastle on Tyne in 1899, she was obsolete when torpedoed and sunk by German destroyers in Narvik harbour on 9 April 1940.-Description:Built as part of the general rearmament...
  
   (sunk 9 April).
• 7 destroyers -
  • Three Draug class
    Draug class destroyer
    The Draug class was the first multi-vessel class of destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy, the first destroyer to be built for the RNoN being the Valkyrjen, commissioned 17 May 1896. As the single Valkyrjen was not enough to fulfil the need for destroyers, the Draug class was ordered and...
    
    : Troll (captured 18 May), Garm (sunk, 26 April) and Draug (escaped to the UK 9 April).
  • Four Sleipner class
    Sleipner class destroyer
    The Sleipner class was a class of six destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1936 until the German invasion in 1940. The design was considered advanced for its time, and it was the first class of vessels for the Norwegian Navy that used aluminium in the construction of the bridge, the...
    
     ships: Æger (sunk, 9 April), Sleipner (escaped to the UK after fighting the German invasion), Gyller and Odin (both captured by the Germans at Kristiansand
    Kristiansand
    -History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
    
     9 April)
• 10 minelayers.
• 8 minesweepers.
• 9 submarines (3 scuttled by own crew to avoid capture)
• 17 torpedo boats.
• 58 patrol boats (among others Pol III
  HNoMS Pol III
  Pol III was a patrol boat of the Royal Norwegian Navy, used for guarding the inlet of the Oslofjord in early April 1940. She was a small vessel, originally a whaler, of 214 tons...
  
  )
• Small number of aircraft: mainly Norwegian produced M.F.11s and 7 German produced He 115A-2
  Heinkel He 115
  The Heinkel He 115 was a World War II Luftwaffe seaplane with three seats. It was used as a torpedo bomber and performed general seaplane duties, such as reconnaissance and minelaying. The plane was powered by two 720 kW BMW 132K nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines...
  
  s.

Mauriceforce

Commanded by Major-General Carton de Wiart

Adrian Carton de Wiart

Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO , was a British officer of Belgian and Irish descent...

 V.C., this group began landing at Namsos

Namsos

is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos. Other villages in the municipality include Bangsund, Klinga, Ramsvika, Skomsvoll, and Spillum....

 on 14 April.

• British 146th (Territorial) Infantry Brigade
  146th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
  The 146th Infantry Brigade was a formation active during the First World War, the Second World War, and with the Territorial Army during the early part of the Cold War.-Second World War :...
  
   - Commanded by Brigadier Charles G. Phillips.
  • 1st/4th Battalion, Royal Lincolnshire Regiment.
  • 1st/4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
    King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
    The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. The regiment's traditions and history are now maintained by The Rifles.-The 51st Foot:...
    
    .
  • Hallamshire Battalion
    Hallamshire Battalion
    The Hallamshire Battalion was part of the York and Lancaster Regiment of the British Army .- History :Formed in 1859 as The Hallamshire Volunteer Rifle Corps with its H.Q. at Sheffield . The title Hallamshire came from the ancient lordship of West Riding comprising the parishes of Sheffield and...
    
    , York and Lancaster Regiment
    York and Lancaster Regiment
    -History:It was formed in 1881 through the amalgamation of two other regiments:*65th Regiment*84th RegimentThe title of the regiment was derived not from the cities of York and Lancaster, or from the counties...
    
    .

• French 5e Demi-Brigade Chasseurs Alpins - Commanded by Général de Brigade Antoine Béthouart
  Antoine Béthouart
  Marie Émile Antoine Béthouart was a French Army general who served during World War I and World War II....
  
  .
  • 13ème Bataillon Chasseurs Alpins.
  • 53ème Bataillon Chasseurs Alpins.
  • 67ème Bataillon Chasseurs Alpins.

Sickleforce

Commanded by Major-General Bernard Charles Tolver Paget

Bernard Paget

General Sir Bernard Charles Tolver Paget GCB, DSO, MC was a British officer who served in both the First and Second World Wars.-Military career:...

, this force landed at Åndalsnes

Åndalsnes

is a town in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Åndalsnes is the administrative center of Rauma. The town has a population of 2,207...

 starting 18 April.

• 15th Infantry Brigade - Commanded by Brigadier Herbert Edward Fitzroy Smyth.
  • 1st Battalion, Green Howards .
  • 1st Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
    King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
    The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. The regiment's traditions and history are now maintained by The Rifles.-The 51st Foot:...
    
    .
  • 1st Battalion
    1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
    The 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment was formed in 1881 from the 65th Regiment of Foot .- Early history :After amalgamation in the army reform of 1881 the new 1st Battalion of the York and Lancaster Regiment were based in Bengal, India. In 1882 they were shipped to Aden while the 2nd...
    
    , York and Lancaster Regiment
    York and Lancaster Regiment
    -History:It was formed in 1881 through the amalgamation of two other regiments:*65th Regiment*84th RegimentThe title of the regiment was derived not from the cities of York and Lancaster, or from the counties...
    
    .

• 148th Infantry (Territorial) Brigade - Commanded by General Harold de Riemer Morgan.
  • 1st/5th Battalion, Royal Leicestershire Regiment
    Royal Leicestershire Regiment
    The Royal Leicestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, with a history going back to 1688. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Royal Anglian Regiment in 1964.-1688 - 1881:...
    
    .
  • 1st/8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
    Sherwood Foresters
    The Sherwood Foresters was formed during the Childers Reforms in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 45th Regiment of Foot and the 95th Regiment of Foot...
    
    .

Rupertforce

Commanded by Major-General Pierse Joseph Mackesy, this force landed at Harstad

Harstad

is the second largest city and municipality by population, in Troms county, Norway – the city is also the third largest in North Norway. Thus Harstad is the natural centre for its district. Situated approximately north of the Arctic Circle, the city celebrated its 100th anniversary in...

, near Narvik

Narvik

is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle...

, between 15 April and 5 May.

• 24th (Guards) Brigade - Commanded by Brigadier William Fraser.
  • 1st Battalion, Scots Guards
    Scots Guards
    The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
    
    .
  • 1st Battalion, Irish Guards
    Irish Guards
    The Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
    
    .
  • 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers.

• French 27e Demi-Brigade de Chasseurs Alpins - Commanded by Lieutenant-colonel Valentini.
  • 6ème Bataillon Chasseurs Alpins.
  • 12ème Bataillon Chasseurs Alpins.
  • 14ème Bataillon Chasseurs Alpins.

• French 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade
  13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade
  The 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade is a mechanized infantry demi-brigade in the French Foreign Legion. It is the only permanent demi-brigade in the French Army, and is a unit of particular notoriety and reputation within the Legion...
  
   - Commanded by Lieutenant-colonel Magrin-Verneret. Landed at Harstad on 5 May.
  • 1er Bataillon
  • 2ème Bataillon.

• Samodzielna Brygada Strzelców Podhalańskich also known as Polish Independent Highland Brigade
  Polish Independent Highland Brigade
  The Polish Independent Highland Brigade was a Polish military unit created in France in 1939, after the fall of Poland, as part of the Polish Army in France. It had approximately 5,000 soldiers trained in mountain warfare and was commanded by General Zygmunt Szyszko-Bohusz...
  
  - Commanded by General Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
  Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
  Zygmunt Piotr Bohusz-Szyszko was a Polish general. During World War I he served in the Imperial Russian army....
  
  .
  • 1st Demi-Brigade
    • 1 Battalion.
    • 2 Battalion.
  • 2nd Demi-Brigade
    • 3 Battalion.
    • 4 Battalion.

• Troop, 3rd The King's Own Hussars
  3rd The King's Own Hussars
  The 3rd Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Own Hussars in 1958.-The Glorious Revolution:...
  
   (personnel only, no tanks)
• 203rd Field Battery/51st Field Regiment.
• French 342me Independent Tank Company.
• French 2me Independent Colonial Artillery Group.
• British 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Independent Companies.

Royal Navy

• 4 battleship
  Battleship
  A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...
  
  s - Resolution
  HMS Resolution (1915)
  HMS Resolution was a Revenge-class battleship of the Royal Navy. She was laid down at Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow on 29 November 1913, launched on 14 January 1915, and commissioned on 30 December 1916....
  
  , Rodney
  HMS Rodney (1925)
  HMS Rodney was one of two s built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1920s. She was named for Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney...
  
  , Valiant
  HMS Valiant (1914)
  HMS Valiant was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship of the British Royal Navy. She was laid down at the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan on 31 January 1913 and launched on 4 November 1914...
  
  , and Warspite
  HMS Warspite (1913)
  HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship of the British Royal Navy. During World War II Warspite gained the nickname "The Grand Old Lady" after a comment made by Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham in 1943....
  
  .
• 2 battlecruiser
  Battlecruiser
  Battlecruisers were large capital ships built in the first half of the 20th century. They were developed in the first decade of the century as the successor to the armoured cruiser, but their evolution was more closely linked to that of the dreadnought battleship...
  
   - Renown
  HMS Renown (1916)
  HMS Renown was the lead ship of her class of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy built during the First World War. She was originally laid down as an improved version of the s. Her construction was suspended on the outbreak of war on the grounds she would not be ready in a timely manner...
  
   and Repulse
  HMS Repulse (1916)
  HMS Repulse was a Renown-class battlecruiser of the Royal Navy built during the First World War. She was originally laid down as an improved version of the s. Her construction was suspended on the outbreak of war on the grounds she would not be ready in a timely manner...
  
  .
• 3 aircraft carrier
  Aircraft carrier
  An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...
  
  s - Ark Royal, Furious
  HMS Furious (47)
  HMS Furious was a modified cruiser built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by the First Sea Lord of the Admiralty, Lord John Fisher, they were very lightly armoured and armed with only a few heavy guns. Furious was modified while...
  
   and Glorious
  HMS Glorious (77)
  HMS Glorious was the second of the cruisers built for the British Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by the First Sea Lord, Lord Fisher, they were very lightly armoured and armed with only a few heavy guns. Glorious was completed in late 1916...
  
   (sunk 8 June).
• 4 heavy cruiser
  Heavy cruiser
  The heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range, high speed and an armament of naval guns roughly 203mm calibre . The heavy cruiser can be seen as a lineage of ship design from 1915 until 1945, although the term 'heavy cruiser' only came into formal use in 1930...
  
  s - Berwick
  HMS Berwick (65)
  HMS Berwick was a Royal Navy County class heavy cruiser, of the Kent subclass. She was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company , with the keel being laid down on 15 September 1924...
  
  , Devonshire
  HMS Devonshire (39)
  HMS Devonshire was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was part of the London subgroup of the County class, and saw service in the Second World War.-Early career:...
  
  , Suffolk
  HMS Suffolk (55)
  HMS Suffolk was a County class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy, and part of the Kent subclass. She was built by Portsmouth Dockyard, Portsmouth, UK), with the keel being laid down on 15 November 1924...
  
  -(Damaged 17 April), and York
  HMS York (90)
  HMS York, pennant number 90, was a heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy built in the late 1920s. She mostly served on the North America and West Indies Station before World War II. Early in the war the ship escorted convoys in the Atlantic and participated in the Norwegian Campaign in 1940...
  
  .
• 6 light cruiser
  Light cruiser
  A light cruiser is a type of small- or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck...
  
  s - Birmingham
  HMS Birmingham (C19)
  HMS Birmingham was a member of the first group of five ships of the "Town" class of light cruisers. She was built at Devonport Dockyard , and launched on 1 September 1936.-Early career:...
  
  , Effingham - (Grounded 17 May, lost), Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield
  HMS Sheffield (C24)
  HMS Sheffield was one of the Southampton sub class of the Town-class cruisers of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She took part in actions against several major German warships. Unlike most Royal Navy ships of her time, her fittings were constructed from stainless steel instead of the...
  
  , and Southampton.
• 5 light cruisers - Arethusa
  HMS Arethusa (26)
  HMS Arethusa was the name ship of her class of light cruisers built for the Royal Navy. She was built by Chatham Dockyard , with the keel being laid down on 25 January 1933...
  
  , Aurora
  HMS Aurora (12)
  HMS Aurora was an Arethusa-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built by Portsmouth Dockyard , with the keel being laid down on the 27 July 1935. She was launched on the 20 August 1936, and commissioned 12 November 1937....
  
  , Coventry
  HMS Coventry (D43)
  HMS Coventry was a C-class light cruiser of the British Royal Navy, named after the English city of Coventry. She was part of the Ceres group of the C-class of cruisers.-Early career and wartime service:...
  
  , Curlew
  HMS Curlew (D42)
  HMS Curlew was a C-class light cruiser of the British Royal Navy. She was part of the Ceres group of the C class of cruisers.She was laid down by Vickers Limited on 21 August 1916, and launched on 5 July 1917, being commissioned into the navy on 14 December 1917. In common with most of her...
  
  (sunk 26 May), Enterprise, Galatea
  HMS Galatea (71)
  HMS Galatea was an Arethusa-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. , with the keel being laid down on the 2 June 1933...
  
  , and Penelope
  HMS Penelope (97)
  HMS Penelope was an Arethusa-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built by Harland & Wolff , with the keel being laid down on 30 May 1934...
  
  .
• 4 anti-aircraft cruisers - Cairo
  HMS Cairo (D87)
  HMS Cairo was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, named after the Egyptian capital, Cairo. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name...
  
   (damaged 28 May), Carlisle
  HMS Carlisle (D67)
  HMS Carlisle was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, named after the English City of Carlisle. She was the name ship of the Carlisle group of the C-class of cruisers...
  
  , Curacoa
  HMS Curacoa (D41)
  HMS Curacoa, named after the island Curaçao in the Caribbean Sea, was a Ceres group C-class light cruiser. In 1942, she became one of the Royal Navy's major accidental losses during the Second World War.-First World War:...
  
   (damaged 24 April), Calcutta.
• ?? minesweepers.
• 21 destroyers. - HMS Acasta
  HMS Acasta (H09)
  HMS Acasta , the third ship to bear that name, launched in 1929, was an A-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy. She served in the Second World War and was sunk on 8 June 1940 in action against the German warships and , while escorting the aircraft carrier...
  
   (sunk 8 June), HMS Afridi
  HMS Afridi (F07)
  HMS Afridi was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She served in the Second World War and was an early casualty, being sunk in an air attack off Norway in May 1940.- Construction :...
  
   (sunk 3 May), HMS Ardent
  HMS Ardent (H41)
  HMS Ardent was an A-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second World War in Home waters and off the Norwegian coast, before becoming an early war loss when she was sunk by the German warships and on 8 June 1940 whilst escorting the aircraft carrier .-Construction and...
  
   (sunk 8 June), HMS Bedouin
  HMS Bedouin (F67)
  HMS Bedouin was a Tribal-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War II. She was launched on 21 December 1937 by William Denny and Brothers....
  
  , HMS Cossack
  HMS Cossack (F03)
  HMS Cossack was a Tribal-class destroyer which became famous for the boarding of the German supply ship Altmark in Norwegian waters, and the associated rescue of sailors originally captured by the Admiral Graf Spee....
  
  , HMS Eskimo
  HMS Eskimo (F75)
  HMS Eskimo was a Tribal-class destroyer, laid down by the High Walker Yard of Vickers Armstrong at Newcastle-on-Tyne on 5 August 1936...
  
  , HMS Punjabi
  HMS Punjabi (F21)
  HMS Punjabi was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service in the Second World War, being sunk in a collision with the battleship . She has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name "Punjabi" which — in common with the other ships of the Tribal-class — was named after...
  
  , HMS Hero
  HMS Hero (H99)
  HMS Hero was an H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 the ship enforced the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides as part of the Mediterranean Fleet...
  
  , HMS Icarus
  HMS Icarus (D03)
  HMS Icarus was an I-class destroyer that served with the Royal Navy in World War II.On 29 November 1939, Icarus sighted the German U-boat U-35 between the Shetland Islands and Bergen , but was unable to launch an effective attack because her ASDIC was out of commission. Fellow destroyers and ...
  
  , HMS Kimberley
  HMS Kimberley (F50)
  HMS Kimberley was a K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She served in the Second World War and survived it, being one of only two of the K-class to do so. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Kimberley, after the town of Kimberley, Northern Cape, site of the Siege...
  
  , HMS Forester
  HMS Forester (H74)
  HMS Forester was a F class destroyer of the British Royal Navy, commissioned in 1935, that saw service in World War II, seeing action in Norway, in the Mediterranean, on the Russian and Atlantic Convoys, and during the Normandy landings before being sold for scrap in early 1946.-Construction:The...
  
  , HMS Foxhound
  HMS Foxhound (H69)
  HMS Foxhound was an Interwar standard that served the Royal Navy from 1935 to 1944.She was laid down on 21 August 1933 at John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. Clydebank and launched on 12 October 1934...
  
  , HMS Hardy
  HMS Hardy (1936)
  |HMS Hardy was the flotilla leader for the H-class destroyers, built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 the ship spent considerable time in Spanish waters, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict...
  
   (sunk 10 April), HMS Hunter
  HMS Hunter (H35)
  HMS Hunter was a H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 the ship enforced the arms blockade imposed on both sides by Britain and France, until she struck a mine in May 1937. She was under repair for the next year and a half, after...
  
   (sunk 10 April), HMS Hotspur
  HMS Hotspur (H01)
  HMS Hotspur was an H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 the ship spent considerable time in Spanish waters, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict...
  
  , HMS Havock
  HMS Havock (H43)
  HMS Havock was an H-class destroyer built for the British Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, the ship enforced the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides as part of the Mediterranean Fleet...
  
  , HMS Hostile
  HMS Hostile (H55)
  HMS Hostile was an H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the 1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 the ship spent considerable time in Spanish waters, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict...
  
  , HMS Gurkha
  HMS Gurkha (F20)
  HMS Gurkha was a Tribal class destroyer that saw active service in the Norway Campaign in 1940, where she was sunk.Gurkha served with the 4th Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean where she was involved in exercises and port visits until the outbreak of war...
  
   (sunk 9 April), HMS Glowworm
  HMS Glowworm (H92)
  HMS Glowworm was a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War the ship spent part of 1936 and 1937 in Spanish waters, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict...
  
   (sunk 8 April), HMS Wolverine
  HMS Wolverine (D78)
  HMS Wolverine was a Royal Navy destroyer, which saw service during the Second World War. She was the seventh ship to bear that name.-Construction:...
  
  , HMS Zulu
  HMS Zulu (F18)
  The second HMS Zulu was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was built in Glasgow by Alexander Stephen and Sons. Her keel was laid down on 10 August 1936. She was launched on 23 September 1937 and commissioned on 7 September 1938...
  
  
• 4 Sloops. - (sunk), HMS Stork, HMS Auckland (damaged 20 April), HMS Black Swan.
• 17 submarines.- HMS Sterlet
  HMS Sterlet (2S)
  HMS Sterlet was a Royal Navy S-class submarine which was launched 22 September 1937 and fought in the Second World War. Sterlet is one of 12 boats named in the song Twelve Little S-Boats. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to be named Sterlet.On 8 April 1940 Sterlet left for a...
  
   (sunk), HMS Tarpon
  HMS Tarpon (N17)
  HMS Tarpon was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Scotts, Greenock and launched in October 1939.-Career:Tarpon had a tragically short career, serving in the North Sea....
  
   (sunk), HMS Thistle
  HMS Thistle (N24)
  HMS Thistle was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow and launched in October 1939.-Career:Thistle had a short wartime career with the Royal Navy....
  
   (sunk), HMS Seal
  HMS Seal (N37)
  HMS Seal was one of six ships of the Grampus-class mine-laying submarines of the Royal Navy. She served in the Second World War and was captured by the Kriegsmarine and taken into German service as U-B...
  
   (captured by germans).

Allied Navies

• 2 French cruisers: Emile Bertin
  French cruiser Émile Bertin
  The Émile Bertin was a French fast light cruiser named after Louis-Émile Bertin, a 19th century naval architect. She was designed to operate both as a minelayer and as a destroyer flotilla leader. The design was the basis for later light and heavy French cruisers, particularly the slightly larger...
  
   and Montcalm
  French cruiser Montcalm
  The Montcalm was a French light cruiser of the La Galissonnière class, named in honour of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. During World War II, she served with both Vichy France and the Allies.-Pre-war:...
  
  .
• 11 French destroyers.Bison (sunk 3 May).
• 1 French submarine: Rubis
• 3 Polish destroyers: ORP Błyskawica, ORP Burza
  ORP Burza
  ORP Burza was a of the Polish Navy which saw action in World War II.-History:ORP Burza was ordered on 2 April 1926 from the French shipyard Chantiers Naval Francais together with her sister ship Wicher...
  
  , ORP Grom (sunk 4 May).
• 1 Polish submarine: ORP Orzeł
  ORP Orzeł
  Three boats of the Polish Navy have been named ORP Orzeł :* ORP Orzeł was an commissioned in 1939 and lost in 1940.* ORP Orzeł was a commissioned in 1962 and decommissioned in 1983....
  
   (sunk 8 June).
• 3 Polish troopships: MS Chrobry
  MS Chrobry
  MS Chrobry was a Polish passenger ship built for the Poland - South America Line to replace the aging and the . She was named in honour of the first Polish king Bolesław I Chrobry....
  
   (damaged later scuttled 16 May), MS Sobieski
  MS Sobieski
  M/S Sobieski was a Polish passenger ship built for the Polish Ocena Lines to replace the aging and ; a sister ship to the MS Chrobry. She was named in honour of the Polish king Jan III Sobieski....
  
  , MS Batory
  MS Batory
  The M/S Batory was a large ocean liner of the Polish merchant fleet, named after Stefan Batory, the famous sixteenth-Century king of Poland....
  
  

See also

• Norwegian Campaign
  Norwegian Campaign
  The Norwegian Campaign was a military campaign that was fought in Norway during the Second World War between the Allies and Germany, after the latter's invasion of the country. In April 1940, the United Kingdom and France came to Norway's aid with an expeditionary force...
  
  
• Operation Weserübung
  Operation Weserübung
  Operation Weserübung was the code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign...
  
  
• Royal Norwegian Navy
• Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service
• Royal Norwegian Air Force
• British Army
• Royal Navy
  Royal Navy
  The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
  
  
• Wehrmacht
  Wehrmacht
  The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
  
  

Sources

• Orbat.com, WW2 Database by Dr Leo Niehorster