Naval battle preceding the first naval battle of Narvik
type: SocietalEvent
type: Event
type: Thing
type: SpatialThing
type: Q1656682
type: MilitaryConflict
type: ConflictEvent
name: Battle of Narvik
name: First naval battle of Narvik
name: Battles of Narvik
name: Second naval battle of Narvik
label: Битва при Нарвике @ru
label: معركة نارفيك @ar
label: Batallas de Narvik @es
label: Bataille de Narvik @fr
label: Битва за Нарвік @uk
label: Bitwa o Narwik @pl
label: Batalha de Narvik @pt
label: Bataloj je Narviko @eo
label: ナルヴィクの戦い @ja
label: Bitva o Narvik @cs
label: Slaget om Narvik @sv
label: Schlacht um Narvik @de
point: 68.25 2.0
subject: Category:Naval battles of World War II involving Germany
subject: Category:April 1940 events in Europe
subject: Category:1940 in Norway
subject: Category:Norwegian campaign
subject: Category:Narvik
subject: Category:Battles involving the French Foreign Legion
subject: Category:Military operations directly affecting Sweden during World War II
subject: Category:Battles and operations of World War II involving Poland
subject: Category:Naval battles and operations of the European theatre of World War II
subject: Category:Battles and operations of World War II involving Norway
subject: Category:Attacks on military installations in Norway
subject: Category:June 1940 events in Europe
subject: Category:May 1940 events in Europe
subject: Category:Attacks on military installations in 1940
subject: Category:Naval bombing operations and battles of World War II
subject: Category:Attacks on naval bases
subject: Category:Battles of World War II involving France
subject: Category:History of Nordland
subject: Category:Naval battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom
commander: Erich Bey
commander: Eduard Dietl
commander: Odd Isaachsen Willoch
commander: Carl Gustav Fleischer
commander: Bernard Warburton-Lee
commander: Raoul Magrin-Vernerey
commander: William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork
commander: Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
commander: Per Askim
commander: William Whitworth (Royal Navy officer)
commander: Friedrich Bonte
author: Carl Gustav Fleischer
combatant: Poland
combatant: Germany
strength: 342e CACC (15Hotchkiss H35tanks)
strength: 10 destroyers
strength: Four battalions of thePolish Independent Highland Brigade
strength: 2,000 Gebirgsjäger (mostly fromAustria)
strength: Three battalions ofChasseurs Alpins
strength: 1 aircraft carrier
strength: 2 coastal defence ships
strength: 2 U-boats
strength: Two battalions of13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion
strength: 2,600 sailors
strength: 1,000 Fallschirmjägers
strength: Total: 24,500 men
strength: 9 destroyers
strength: Total: 5,600 men
strength: a small number of aircraft
strength: 8 destroyers
strength: Norwegian 6th Division
strength: 1 battleship
strength: Four British battalions
strength: 5 destroyers
is part of military conflict: World War II