Battle of Høljarast Bridge
| Battle of Høljarast Bridge | |||||||
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| Part of the Norwegian Campaign in World War II | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Norway |
 Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Maj. Sæter |
Maj. Daubert | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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| Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Høljarast Bridge was a military engagement between Norwegian and German forces during the Norwegian Campaign. The battle ended with a partial Norwegian defeat as they were unable to hold their lines against German advance. Norwegians managed to withdraw in order destroying the strategic bridge so Germans would not be able to use it. Germans soon built an improvised bridge in the same place they named "Brandenburg".[3]
See also
[edit]- List of Norwegian military equipment of World War II
- List of German military equipment of World War II
References
[edit]- ^ Battle of Høljarast Bridge
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Valdres, 1940". Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
External links
[edit]- Valdres, 1940
- [1] Archived 2019-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1940 in Norway
- Norwegian campaign
- April 1940 in Europe
- World War II sabotage
- Bridge disasters caused by warfare
- Bridge disasters in Norway
- Attacks on bridges
- Attacks on buildings and structures in Norway
- Attacks on buildings and structures in 1940
- Battles and operations of World War II involving Norway
- Battles and operations of World War II involving Germany