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Operation Weserübung

By Alex Camai, Emily Sullivan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Buk Lau, and ShrekSlide2

THESIS

Operation Weserübung was a battle over Norway for British and German interests, leading to a British defeat and a loss of confidence in English naval power, making it even more difficult to unify to attack Nazi Germany.Slide3

MAPSlide4

MAPSlide5

Basically, Germany and the Allies (Shreks) are fighting over the rights to Norway along with other north European/Scandinavian countries like Denmark and Sweden, who claimed their neutrality. Germany wants its ports to launch Uboats and navy, and England has a mining operation there. The Danish capitulated immediately but the Norwegians announced their will to fight.

Basic Diagram of Operation

No Norway is

me

swampe, not yers!

Git out me swampe!

Pls don’t hurt meSlide6

The Norwegian Navy was unprepared for the German offensive. The forces consisted of the following:

The Panserskipsdivisjon (say that five times fast)

2 Coastal defense ships, the

Eidsvold

and

Norge

2 Older Coastal Defense Ships (the Germans later turned these into anti-aircraft ships for themselves)

Dated BEFORE 1920 (Old)

15 Torpedo boats

4 Destroyers

Dated From 1858 (REALLY OLD)

9 Submarines and warships

Norway’s SquadSlide7

Germany would have the jump on Norway because the Norwegians were more concerned about the Allies and their naval offensive.

German AdvantageSlide8

The Norwegian ship

Eidsvold

was from a class of obsolete ships including the

Norge

that had insufficient technology (such as lack of bottom torpedo defense) and outdated weaponry.

Eidsv-OLD

U jelly Norway?Slide9

In a sense, trying to fight German U-Boats with the

Eidsvold

was like playing Airsoft with a Nerf gun.

ContinuedSlide10

Captain Off and the

Eidsvold

were wrecked by Germany at Narvik along with the

Norge

.

Germany was able to get a head start against England because their ships were already at sea.

But England had something up their sleeve...

SURPRISE ATTACK!

Norway resists

Oops.Slide11

This was England after the surprise attack.

They used a unique strategy to attack German ships unexpectedly, under a snowstorm, with a fleet of battleships.

Summary cont.

LOL! Scrub didn’t even think I would attack them during a snowstorm. Ha, I’m so MLG, aren’t I, Germany? Slide12

This was Germany after England surprise attacked them ->

Summary Cont.Slide13

Germany got England back later. While the English fleet was withdrawing, German ships attacked them back. They ended up beaching the

Hardy

, damaging the

Hotspur

, and sinking the

Hunter.

MOAR SUMMARYZ

LOL England revenge is sweetSlide14

After Norway and Denmark were invaded by Germany, the US troops went to Iceland to protect it. As many as 40,000 troops flew over and set up in Iceland.

AMERICA! FUDGE YEAH!!!Slide15

A successful campaign by Germany against France and the Low Countries furthered the operation.

Eventually, France and England withdrew from Norway.

The End?

England and France

Hey Norway, how’s it going? Wanna let me occupy your ports?Slide16

-April 4, 1940: Hitler decided to start the operation...in five days. #procrastination

-April 8, 1940: British begin their mining operation in Norwegian waters. German units were already at sea and got a march on the British.

-April 9, 1940 (FIVE DAYS LATER): Operation begins

-German destroyers intercepted by

Eidsvold

commanded by Captain Off. German ships demanded surrender, but when the Captain rejected, German torpedoes rekked the Norweigian ship

, losing all but 8 of its crew of 193.

The Germans then proceeded to sink the

Norge

,

losing 101 of its crew.

German KDR was 286-0

-British ships intercepted German transports under the cover of a snowstorm, rekking two and heavily damaging one.

German ships killjoy the withdrawing British and attack them. Hardy was hit several times and was beached. The Hunter sunk, and the Hotspur was damaged. -May 10, 1940:

Germans launch successful campaign against France and the Low Countries-June 5-8, 1940: British and French get wrecked and withdraw from Norway-June 10, 1940: Norwegian armed forces get wrecked and surrender

-June 4-9: Operation JUNO: German relief forces link up at Narvik and attack enemy shipments/protect German shipments

-June 8: German ships

Scharnhorst

and

Gneisenau

encounter the British aircraft carrier

Glorious

and it gets wrecked by the Germans

TIMELINESlide17

Who can tell me what this says? ^

-The Royal Navy lost a fleet carrier, two light cruisers, and 9 destroyers.

-The German Navy lost its heavy cruiser Blücher, 2 light cruisers many more smaller ships.

-The operation revealed errors in the chain of command, resulting in the replacement of the second fleet commander: Wilhelm Marschall (Germany).

-Hitler considered Norway as the “zone of destiny” (CUE CHOIR MUSIC)

-The heaviest fighting occurred near

Narvik

-Casualties and resource costs were minor compared to the other battles later.

5,296 injured and dead for Germany. The British, French, and Poles had 4,899 wounded and dead. Norwegian forces suffered 1,335 deaths.

-The German Navy got major wreckage. Their strength was

diminished to a degree that it affected the war.

-However, the navy

still managed to occupy Norway

, and Hitler even said that it was “one of the sauciest undertakings in the history of modern warfare.”

Apres de la bataille: Fun facts and outcomeSlide18

The Blücher sinking

V

PicturesSlide19

Goals of operation

German forces wanted to seize control of Norway’s ports, which would become a useful base of operations to launch their U-boat attacks.

Lead up to Operation:

Raeder, German navy commander, was frustrated by Hitler’s restrictions on naval operations not allowing him to seize the initiative and achieve early success.

1939, Britain was planning on invading Norway

Operation Weserübung

Raeder planned this operation of Norway and Denmark

Was going to be the big moment for the Navy in the war for Germany

Secured important port facilities for surface raiders and U-boats in Norway and a shipping route for iron from Sweden

substantial losses

(German Navy: World War II)

DESCRIPTIONSlide20

A wild enemy soldier appears! What do you do?

A)Throw potatoes

B)Answer the following quiz questions

C)Scream

D)Die

Oh noesSlide21

Why did the Germans want to take Norway?

A)They wanted to live there

B)For the social security

C)To use as a front to launch H-Boats

D)To use as a front to launch U-Boats

Question 1Slide22

What was the British aircraft carrier ironically named who was sunk by German ships?

A)

No Friends

B)

Glory

C)

FALCON PAAAAAAAAAAUUUNNNCH

D)

Glorious

Question 2Slide23

How many destroyers

did the Royal Navy lose?

A)3.1415926

B)(cos(180)+1) x tan(45)+3^2

C)sec540 x tan80+csc(tan(59))

D)cot(45.23)log(56 x tan(45))

B)9

Question 3Slide24

The Germans did not lose a substantial amount of ships.

A)True, they lost the heavy cruiser

B)False, the Germans only lost one ship

C)Potato

D)2.71 millimeters

True or False?Slide25

German relief forces linked up with the existing force in Operation-

A)JUNO

B)1

C)SUN

D)GUN

E)KIM JONG UUNION

Question 5Slide26

June 5-8: Who got rekked?

A)Britain and Belgium

B)Iraq and the United States

C)Britain and France

D)420 and Blazin

Question 6Slide27

Which town was roughly in the center of the battle?

A)Middelfart

B)Seattle

C)Fartkontrol

D)Barcelona

BONUSSlide28

What is “speed bump” in Norwegian?

A)FART

B)NOLF

C)FARTSDUMP

D)POOPSDIARRHEA

BONUS TWOSlide29

What is this? --->

A

A)The letter A

B)The color black

C)The first letter of the alphabet

D)A 90 degree rotated unfinished drawing of Pacman eating a tic-tac

ULTIMATE BONUSSlide30

YUO ARE NAO MLG PRO

CONGLAJURATIONSSlide31

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