Narvik: The Struggle of Battle Group Dietl in the Spring of 1940
Narvik: The Struggle of Battle Group Dietl in the Spring of 1940 (Die Wehrmacht im Kampf) by Alex Büchner, translated by Janice W. Ancker
English | November 23, 2020 | ISBN: 1612009174 | EPUB | 240 pages | 6.2 MB
English | November 23, 2020 | ISBN: 1612009174 | EPUB | 240 pages | 6.2 MB
Published for the first time in English, this is a German account of the German invasion of Norway in the spring of 1940. It focuses on the efforts of Group “1” led by Eduard Dietl. This group of Gebirgstruppen was landed at Narvik in early April by ten destroyers. These ships were then all sunk by the Allies. Dietl’s troops were outnumbered by Allied troops but his defense utilized ammunition, food and sailors from the sunken ships and his men retook Narvik once the Allies abandoned their efforts to push the Germans out of Norway.