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Joint Operations Case Study, Weserubung Nord

Joint Operations Case Study, Weserubung Nord

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Military StrategyScandinavian HistoryWorld War II

ISBN10: 1025134656
ISBN13: 9781025134659
Publisher: Hutson Street Press
Published: May 22 2025
Pages: 62
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.25 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

In the history of modern warfare, WeserÃ1/4bung Nord, the German invasion of Norway in 1940, occupies a distinguished station as the first campaign jointly planned and executed by ground, sea, and air forces. This paper examines the origins, concept, and planning of WeserÃ1/4bung Nord, as well as the execution of the landings. Brief attention is given to the defense of the landings against Allied counterstrokes and to issues associated with unified planning and direction. The origins of the campaign are found in the German naval experience in the First World War, interwar naval strategy debates, and the persona of Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, who was determined to secure a decisive role for the German Navy in the Second World War. Raeder capitalized on the fortuitous opportunities the Russo-Finnish War and the Norwegian traitor Vidkun Quisling presented to win Hitler over to his naval plans. Raeder and the Navy heavily influenced the concept development and planning of the campaign in concert with the High Command of the (German) Armed Forces, which also had a vested organizational interest in a military solution of the Norwegian issue. In executing WeserÃ1/4bung Nord, the German Armed Forces encountered major problems only at Oslo and Narvik. However, the operational-level success of the campaign tends to draw attention away from fundamental problems regarding unified planning and direction which emerged during the preparation and execution of the campaign.

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