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*Germany occupies Denmark and Norway | *Germany occupies Denmark and Norway | ||
| side1 = | | side1 = [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] [[Germany]] | ||
| side2 = | | side2 = [[Norway]]<br> | ||
[[Denmark]]<br> | |||
[[United Kingdom]]<br> | |||
[[France]]<br> | |||
[[Poland]] | |||
| commanders1 = {{Wiki|Nikolaus von Falkenhorst|N. von Falkenhorst}}<br>{{Wiki|Leonhard Kaupisch}}<br>{{Wiki|Eduard Dietl}}<br>{{Wiki|Erhard Milch}}<br>{{Wiki|Hans Ferdinand Geisler|Hans Geisler}}<br>{{Wiki|Alfred Saalwächter}} | | commanders1 = {{Wiki|Nikolaus von Falkenhorst|N. von Falkenhorst}}<br>{{Wiki|Leonhard Kaupisch}}<br>{{Wiki|Eduard Dietl}}<br>{{Wiki|Erhard Milch}}<br>{{Wiki|Hans Ferdinand Geisler|Hans Geisler}}<br>{{Wiki|Alfred Saalwächter}} | ||
| commanders2 = {{Wiki|Kristian Laake}}<br>{{Wiki|Otto Ruge}}<br>{{Wiki|Carl Gustav Fleischer}}<br>{{Wiki|William Wain Prior}}<br>{{Wiki|William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork and Orrery|William Boyle}} | | commanders2 = {{Wiki|Kristian Laake}}<br>{{Wiki|Otto Ruge}}<br>{{Wiki|Carl Gustav Fleischer}}<br>{{Wiki|William Wain Prior}}<br>{{Wiki|William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork and Orrery|William Boyle}} | ||
| casual1 = | | casual1 = | ||
'''''{{Wiki|Kriegsmarine}}''''':<br> | '''''{{Wiki|Kriegsmarine}}''''':<br> | ||
1 heavy cruiser<br>2 light cruisers<br>10 destroyers<br>various U-boats, transports and smaller warships<br | 1 heavy cruiser<br>2 light cruisers<br>10 destroyers<br>various U-boats, transports and smaller warships<br>'''Total''': 5,296 Casualties | ||
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'''''[[Royal Navy]]''''':<br>1 aircraft carrier<br>2 cruisers<br>7 destroyers<br>1 submarine<br>various transports and smaller warships<br | '''''[[Royal Navy]]''''':<br>1 aircraft carrier<br>2 cruisers<br>7 destroyers<br>1 submarine<br>various transports and smaller warships<br> | ||
'''''[[French Navy]]''''':<br>1 destroyer<br>1 submarine<br | '''''[[French Navy]]''''':<br>1 destroyer<br>1 submarine<br> | ||
'''''{{Wiki|Polish Navy}}''''':<br>1 destroyer<br>1 submarine<br | '''''{{Wiki|Polish Navy}}''''':<br>1 destroyer<br>1 submarine<br> | ||
'''Norway''':<br>116 ships lost<br>1,700 killed<br | '''Norway''':<br>116 ships lost<br>1,700 killed<br> | ||
'''Denmark''':<br>26 killed<br>23 wounded<br | '''Denmark''':<br>26 killed<br>23 wounded<br> | ||
'''Allies''': 4,902 Casualties<br | '''Allies''': 4,902 Casualties<br> | ||
'''Total''': 6,602 Casualties<br | '''Total''': 6,602 Casualties<br> | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Operation Weserübung''' was the code name for the [[Germany|German]] assault on [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]] during [[World War II]]. | '''Operation Weserübung''' was the code name for the [[Germany|German]] assault on [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]] during [[World War II]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:45, 13 July 2026
Operation Weserübung was the code name for the German assault on Denmark and Norway during World War II.
In April 1944, after occupying Denmark, Germany invaded Norway and set fire to a Norwegian village.[1]
In 2012, a photograph of Wehrmacht soldiers burning a Norwegian village's house was later acquired by the Assassin Clay Kaczmarek and hidden in the Animus for his successor, Desmond Miles to find. Desmond did so in September of that year.[2] The picture was hidden with the Glyph puzzle titled "The Bunker".[1]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (appears in Glyphs only)
References[edit | edit source]