WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:02.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 00:30.000 --> 00:32.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 01:00.000 --> 01:02.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 01:30.000 --> 01:32.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 02:00.000 --> 02:02.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 02:02.000 --> 02:22.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 02:32.000 --> 02:34.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 03:02.000 --> 03:04.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 03:32.000 --> 03:34.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 04:02.000 --> 04:04.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 04:32.000 --> 04:34.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 05:02.000 --> 05:04.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 05:32.000 --> 05:34.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 06:02.000 --> 06:04.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 06:32.000 --> 06:34.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 07:02.000 --> 07:04.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 07:32.000 --> 07:35.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 08:02.000 --> 08:04.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 08:32.000 --> 08:34.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 09:02.000 --> 09:04.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 09:32.000 --> 09:34.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 10:02.000 --> 10:04.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 10:04.000 --> 10:27.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 10:27.000 --> 10:55.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 10:55.000 --> 11:01.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 11:01.000 --> 11:03.000 ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] 11:03.000 --> 11:28.080 The Kingdom of Denmark is under the command of the King and every resistance remains. 11:28.080 --> 11:32.880 Denmark, the decisive stage to Norway, will be fought without any fight and without any 11:32.880 --> 11:33.880 disturbance. 11:33.880 --> 11:57.760 The King is usually riding through the streets of Copenhagen on the same day. 11:57.760 --> 12:01.600 In Norway, the conquest of Oslofjord was the most difficult company. 12:01.600 --> 12:06.480 It also took place on 9 April, at the same time with the landing in all other ports. 12:06.480 --> 12:18.560 The fjord is 100 kilometers long and strongly fortified. 12:18.560 --> 12:31.760 The cruiser Blücher, Lütso and Emden are deep in the heart of the fjord. 12:31.760 --> 12:35.480 Two shipyards and two torpedo boats are being towed off to Horten, the important port of 12:35.480 --> 12:36.480 war. 12:36.480 --> 12:40.720 The landing groups are there to fight the morning cold. 12:40.720 --> 12:45.960 The decisive, progressive approach brings the important place with the arsenal in German 12:45.960 --> 12:46.960 hands. 12:46.960 --> 12:56.160 70 men bring in 1,200 prisoners. 12:56.160 --> 13:00.360 In the meantime, the three cruisers continue to enter the fjord in the first twilight and 13:00.360 --> 13:08.280 reach the narrowest point at Oskarsborg-Drøbak, the inner fortress of Norway. 13:08.280 --> 13:13.440 Here the unit has to be immediately under the 28 cm guns and past the torpedo battery 13:13.440 --> 13:17.160 from Oskarsborg. 13:17.160 --> 13:22.240 The heavy coastal guns open fire at 500 meters distance. 13:22.240 --> 13:24.560 Cruiser Blücher hits hard. 13:24.560 --> 13:29.080 Two torpedoes, the torpedo battery on Carhol, seal the fate of the proud ship. 13:29.080 --> 13:39.480 The cruiser Emden and Lütso land their troop transports in the zone. 13:39.480 --> 13:43.760 The advance to Oslo is not a significant resistance. 13:43.760 --> 13:53.720 The torpedo battery, which fell to the victim of Blücher, is hidden in the rocks. 13:53.720 --> 13:59.240 The torpedo is brought to water. 13:59.240 --> 14:01.640 Here the target facility. 14:01.640 --> 14:14.800 And this is the trigger for the torpedo. 14:14.800 --> 14:18.120 The observation slits were very well tarnished with a garden hedge. 14:18.120 --> 14:25.080 From sea, Oslo was not yet to be reached. 14:25.080 --> 14:32.080 But the air transport season of the Norwegian capital is approaching. 14:55.080 --> 15:02.080 The Norwegians had brought MG's to the airfield. 15:02.080 --> 15:03.080 They were fought back. 15:03.080 --> 15:18.080 Some German machines were destroyed on the short airfield. 15:18.080 --> 15:32.640 The landed infantry gathers quickly and marches to Oslo. 15:32.640 --> 15:46.680 The waterway is still blocked by the fortress of Oskarsborg. 15:46.680 --> 15:53.680 The waterway is blocked by the fortress of Oskarsborg. 16:16.680 --> 16:46.520 The waterway is blocked by the fortress of Oskarsborg. 16:46.520 --> 16:59.640 Now the waterway to Oslo is also free. 16:59.640 --> 17:12.240 The cruiser Emden has secured the port of Oslo. 17:12.240 --> 17:23.160 The wounded of Blücher are brought ashore. 17:23.160 --> 17:33.120 The last honor is bestowed to the dead. 17:33.120 --> 17:43.120 The troops march past General Maj. Engelbrecht. 18:03.120 --> 18:19.280 A day later, the population is panicked by English radio messages. 18:19.280 --> 18:24.280 It is said that the British fleet should appear in a few hours before Oslo and shoot down the city. 18:24.280 --> 18:40.280 But it was of course only a blind alarm. 18:40.280 --> 18:47.280 In the same hour as the German troops enter the Oslo fjord, the landing is carried out in Christian sand. 18:47.280 --> 18:49.280 First, the first attempt fails. 18:49.280 --> 19:01.280 In dense fog, strong enemy resistance must be fought until the coast batteries are silent and the troops can land. 19:01.280 --> 19:08.280 This is Christian sand. 19:08.280 --> 19:13.280 On the return journey, the cruiser Karlsruhe became a victim of the English torpedoes. 19:13.280 --> 19:18.280 Cruiser Königsberg with a course on mountains. 19:18.280 --> 19:20.280 At the same hour, mountains are occupied. 19:20.280 --> 19:45.280 Mountains lie, like most Norwegian port sites, not on the open coast, but behind large pre-laden islands and is only accessible by long narrow waterways. 19:45.280 --> 19:48.280 The entry to the city is blocked by the barrier batteries. 19:48.280 --> 19:48.080 But the 19:48.080 --> 19:50.280 break-in is daring. 19:50.280 --> 19:56.280 The fight is tough. 19:56.280 --> 20:20.280 Landing departments conquer the battery positions of the west and north. 20:20.280 --> 20:37.280 The first troops entering the city are given general title. Please do not confuse him with the Norwegian commander Dietel to demand him to be transferred. 20:37.280 --> 20:48.280 The next day, English planes attack. They sink the already damaged cruiser Königsberg. 20:48.280 --> 20:52.280 The Norwegian batteries are supported by the air force. 20:52.280 --> 21:07.280 The first German planes land in the harbor of Bergen. 21:07.280 --> 21:36.280 The 10 destroyed planes used for Narvik were first in contact with the Drondheim Group, which consists of a heavy cruiser and four other destroyers. 21:36.280 --> 21:48.280 The two battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst are also in contact. 21:48.280 --> 21:59.280 The Cairnhorst-Clairs have a significant share in the success of the company. They constantly report the location of enemy sea battleships. 21:59.280 --> 22:14.280 In the afternoon, Admiral Hipper and four destroyers of the company meet and also attack on April 9 at the recommended time, with high speed through the narrow, from the Norwegians with headlights and guns secured the entry of Drondheims. 22:14.280 --> 22:28.280 The Drondheim. 22:28.280 --> 22:30.280 And the English? 22:30.280 --> 22:38.280 On April 8, that is, before the German landing, the British troops had already been deployed, some of the transports had been run out. 22:38.280 --> 22:32.460 Recon 22:39.280 --> 22:44.280 The British Admiralty reported the appearance of German sea battleships in the North Sea. 22:44.280 --> 22:51.280 The British Admiralty ordered their transport ships, which they suspected to be attacking, to return immediately. 22:51.280 --> 22:59.280 English warships tried to stop the fast German fleet. It was too late. 22:59.280 --> 23:04.280 On the way to Narvik, the German destroyers are in a heavy storm. 23:04.280 --> 23:23.280 People and boats are being approached to the very end. Only the toughness of the perseverance is certain to succeed. 23:23.280 --> 23:41.280 All alone, the destroyers have to find their way to the Ophotfjord without a moat or a sea sign. Before Narvik, the boats are in dense fog. The Norwegians have extinguished the fire. 23:41.280 --> 24:09.280 Storm and poor visibility make it easier to reach the target harbor, which is not seen by the enemy. Two Norwegian coastal tanks are trying to prevent the entry into the harbor of Narvik with armed force. Fires are being sunk. 24:09.280 --> 24:19.280 General Dietl leaves his destroyer and enters a barricade on land. His trade skills manage to avoid the pointless bloodshed. 24:39.280 --> 25:01.280 25 freight steamboats. Ships of all nations are in the harbor. They are mainly loaded with earth. 25:01.280 --> 25:11.280 A German whaler is also among them, who is now a welcome help with his oil supplies. It was foreseen that the destroyers would leave on the same evening. 25:11.280 --> 25:22.280 But the Commodore had to shift the departure again and again. The oil supply provided difficulties. After Narvik, ordered tankers were on the way out of the impact. 25:22.280 --> 25:35.280 While troops occupied Narvik, strong parts of the mountain hunters landed in Bjergvik and took the Norwegian training ground Elvegardsmoon. Their task is to close the area of Narvik north. 25:35.280 --> 25:50.280 On April 9, all important harbors of the Norwegian coast are occupied. The task is also fulfilled in the distant Narvik. The Navy has proved itself brilliantly. 25:50.280 --> 26:00.280 On the following day, in the fog and snow, five English destroyers arrive at the harbor and open fire on the Germans with artillery and torpedoes. 26:00.280 --> 26:21.280 The destroyer wants a half-battle, gets hit hard and sinks. Commodore Bonte dies, the hero dies. These are English recordings. 26:21.280 --> 26:41.280 The English take up their shipwreck. Two of their five destroyers have already been destroyed. Three injured manage to escape. 26:41.280 --> 27:06.280 Two German destroyers have also been eliminated. Another German destroyer is burning. 27:06.280 --> 27:21.280 After ten attempts, it succeeds to extinguish the fire. After the English attack. 27:21.280 --> 27:32.280 The requirements that are put on the distant destroyers are great. Their base of operations Drondheim is 650 kilometers from Narvik. 27:32.280 --> 28:00.280 The first aid from home to Narvik. A large transport aircraft brings ammunition and supplies. 28:00.280 --> 28:15.280 The first aid from home to Narvik. A large transport aircraft brings ammunition and supplies. 28:15.280 --> 28:37.280 The first aid from home to Narvik. A large transport aircraft brings ammunition and supplies. 28:37.280 --> 28:47.280 Why this hard fight for Narvik? It's about Erz. In Sweden, the Erzberg lies near Kyröna. 28:47.280 --> 28:54.280 From there, a train leads to the Baltic Sea port Luleå. This harbor is frozen in winter for five to six months. 28:54.280 --> 29:00.280 More important is the Erz train to Narvik, which is free of ice throughout the year due to the impact of the Gulf Stream. 29:00.280 --> 29:07.280 Therefore, Narvik is the big port of the Gulf Stream and an important battlefield in the war. 29:07.280 --> 29:23.280 This is the Erzberg of Kyröna. In peacetime, 10% of its high-quality iron ore was delivered to England and 90% to Germany. 29:23.280 --> 29:33.280 On the Erz train to Narvik. 29:33.280 --> 29:44.280 This lonely house at Björnfjell was the headquarters of General Dietl for many weeks. 29:44.280 --> 29:57.280 The Erz train is located in the last part of the narrowly cut Rombakenfjord. 29:57.280 --> 30:03.280 Arrival in Narvik. The German armor industry was dependent on this Swedish Erz. 30:03.280 --> 30:12.280 England wanted to prevent its transport to Germany. Therefore, the Germans had to get hold of Narvik under all circumstances. 30:12.280 --> 30:15.300 Three days after the landing, on April 13, the English 30:15.300 --> 30:19.280 are entering the fjord with a battleship and nine large destroyers. 30:19.280 --> 30:24.280 One is in the outskirts of Postenburg, where the German destroyer is attacking. 30:24.280 --> 30:29.280 It comes to a difficult fight. 30:29.280 --> 30:41.280 Three more destroyers run out of the harbor of Narvik and intervene in the fight. 30:41.280 --> 30:51.280 The German destroyer is attacked by a large number of destroyers. 30:51.280 --> 31:01.280 The German destroyer is attacked by a large number of destroyers. 31:01.280 --> 31:27.280 After the last German destroyers have shot their ammunition and torpedoes, they take a course on the Rombakenfjord. 31:27.280 --> 31:31.280 It is necessary to remove the ships from the enemy's attack. 31:31.280 --> 31:43.280 The German crews have to destroy their last four destroyers after the teams and a part of the weapons could be secured. 31:43.280 --> 31:48.280 In Narvik, the harbors are heavily damaged. 31:48.280 --> 31:52.280 Almost all ships in the harbor are destroyed and sunk. 31:52.280 --> 32:01.280 But every English landing attempt in Narvik remains in the open. 32:01.280 --> 32:09.280 The crews of the German destroyers in the Rombaksbotten have then worked their way out of this steep slope and reached the earth's coast. 32:09.280 --> 32:14.280 In the meantime, mountain hunters have already arrived on the earth's coast from Narvik. 32:14.280 --> 32:20.280 The crews of the destroyers, about 1,500 men, are rushing into the front of the mountain hunters. 32:20.280 --> 32:26.280 The Marines have not only carried out the transport of the mountain hunters to Narvik under the most difficult circumstances. 32:26.280 --> 32:33.280 With a weapon in hand, they stand in the unusual mountain area for many weeks in the hard fight against enemy superpowers. 32:33.280 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In the morning of the next day, Lillehammer was taken over. 48:18.280 --> 48:30.280 The Germans stood against the English. 48:30.280 --> 48:40.280 The English, who were in our hands, disobeyed the orders for the already planned occupation of Norway. 49:00.280 --> 49:10.280 The further advance leads through the deeply cut down Guitbrandt's valley. 49:10.280 --> 49:20.280 At Kvam, strong resistance must be defeated. 49:20.280 --> 49:30.280 A weak German regiment is attacking in bitter battles. 49:50.280 --> 50:00.280 The division commander, Generalleutnant Pellengard. 50:00.280 --> 50:08.280 North of the Hachtnäck, defended Otta, the railway is less damaged than the road. 50:08.280 --> 50:22.280 Immediately it is used for the advance. 50:22.280 --> 50:30.280 On the last April, Dombos has already been reached. 50:30.280 --> 50:36.280 The advance on Grontheim through the Guitbrandt valley and through the Oester valley in the third week of the field trip. 50:36.280 --> 50:40.280 The group in the Oester valley has also fought hard. 50:40.280 --> 50:58.280 In a part of the Guitbrandt valley, large parts of the second Norwegian division are in daily combat in the mountainous area of the Gaustal and captured. 50:58.280 --> 51:16.280 The Drontheim group under General Major Wojtasz had occupied the English troops in its battles. 51:16.280 --> 51:22.280 11,000 English, French and Norwegians stood only 4,000 Germans across. 51:22.280 --> 51:28.280 Nevertheless, the power of the Allies did not manage to advance to Drontheim. 51:28.280 --> 51:32.280 The landing area can now be extended to the south. 51:32.280 --> 51:38.280 After a battle at Stören, the road to the south is free. 51:38.280 --> 51:46.280 On April 29, three weeks after the start of the Norwegian occupation, the top of Drontheim and Oslo meet. 51:46.280 --> 51:52.280 The most important task in the middle and south of Norway is solved. 51:52.280 --> 51:58.280 The English go to their ships at Orndalsnes and Namsos in silence and secretly. 51:58.280 --> 52:06.280 Meanwhile, the order of the air force was given to General Stumpf. 52:06.280 --> 52:12.280 General Oberst Milch took over a task in the field trip in France. 52:12.280 --> 52:18.280 The air force makes the fleeing enemy the shipwreck to hell. 54:12.280 --> 54:16.760 acknowledge his 54:21.160 --> 54:28.280 administrative duties war 54:28.280 --> 54:32.280 and winning wars 54:32.280 --> 54:35.880 ...which wrote to this German success as a Yorkshire Post. 54:36.040 --> 54:39.240 We retreated without losing a single man... 54:39.400 --> 54:42.640 ...and thus committed a deed that will live on in the annals of war history... 54:42.800 --> 54:45.800 ...as one of the greatest in its kind. 54:52.640 --> 54:55.280 But what did this retreat really look like? 54:55.440 --> 55:00.160 On May 3rd, the German air force blasts English sea forces at Namsos. 55:00.160 --> 55:04.760 The use of the German air force by bombs on warships during the field trip in Norway... 55:04.920 --> 55:08.080 ...is a turning point in the history of the whole Sea War. 55:08.240 --> 55:12.680 The coastline is extended by the air force by many hundred kilometres. 55:12.680 --> 55:30.880 The English fleet is only a matter of delaying their use. 55:35.560 --> 55:38.680 After the escape of the English from Orndalsnes and Namsos... 55:38.680 --> 55:44.280 ...the rest of the 2nd Norwegian Division have laid down their arms at Orndalsnes. 55:47.320 --> 55:51.320 The 5th Norwegian Brigade is also at Snorza. 55:59.760 --> 56:03.040 Even after a few weeks, before the decision was made in Norway... 56:03.040 --> 56:09.040 ...the Norwegian prisoners were released. 56:13.680 --> 56:16.880 In the last week of April, the west Norway was also cleared... 56:17.040 --> 56:20.280 ...and the connection between Oslo and Bergen was established... 56:20.440 --> 56:22.640 ...as well as the Sonjefjord. 56:22.800 --> 56:27.800 General Engelbrecht turns from Gøvik to Sonjefjord. 56:28.800 --> 56:31.120 The march takes place on several streets. 56:31.120 --> 56:37.120 At Bagen, the Norwegians are particularly tough. 56:37.280 --> 56:43.280 In the course of the march, one column also passes through Gål. 56:50.520 --> 56:56.520 It cuts off the way to Sonjefjord at Borlaug. 56:56.520 --> 57:00.520 Since the high mountains are a great escape to the north... 57:00.680 --> 57:06.680 ...the 4th Norwegian Brigade has to lay down their arms with 3,000 men. 57:15.640 --> 57:19.640 The Bergen group and General Major Titel are in their weak position... 57:19.800 --> 57:23.800 ...and are advancing along the Van and the Hardanger fjord. 57:23.800 --> 57:26.800 Part of the navy is brought deep into the fjord. 57:26.960 --> 57:29.960 The deployed army in difficult mountain marches... 57:30.120 --> 57:36.120 ...is supported by the air force Foss in battle. 57:36.520 --> 57:40.520 Parts of the army are passing through the Mørdalen tunnel... 57:40.680 --> 57:46.680 ...to the halfway through Gål. 57:46.680 --> 57:52.680 Now, on May 1st, soldiers of the Bergen group meet soldiers of the Oslo group. 57:52.840 --> 57:58.840 On the same day, the Sonjefjord is also reached. 58:02.280 --> 58:08.280 The important connections between Oslo and Bergen are established. 58:10.360 --> 58:13.360 The south and central Norwegians are satisfied. 58:13.360 --> 58:17.360 While the army and the air force were doing their job... 58:17.520 --> 58:22.520 ...the navy and the flak were at the most important points on the coast. 58:22.520 --> 58:44.520 Every approach from ships and planes is a strong counterattack. 58:52.520 --> 58:54.520 The military success of Germany means... 58:54.680 --> 59:00.680 ...a significant drop in raw materials for England. 59:00.680 --> 59:08.680 England loses with Scandinavia. 81% of its cell population is lost. 59:08.840 --> 59:06.480 The remaining 59:06.640 --> 59:11.640 ...of the German army is lost. 59:11.800 --> 59:13.440 The remaining 59:13.600 --> 59:17.600 ...of the German army is lost. 59:17.760 --> 59:20.600 The remaining 59:20.760 --> 59:24.760 ...of the German army is lost. 59:24.920 --> 59:27.000 The remaining 59:27.000 --> 59:32.600 ...of the German army is lost. 59:32.760 --> 59:37.280 According to sc responsible 59:39.200 --> 59:43.660 theCAROHU& 59:43.840 --> 59:46.120 SLENSKえ 59:46.280 --> 59:50.280 is terrifyingly filling steam up in the Charsik. 59:50.440 --> 59:52.120 The 59:52.280 --> 59:55.120 alie 59:55.120 --> 59:58.120 air force that eases attacks on England and Scotland. 01:00:04.120 --> 01:00:09.120 Significant landing ports were built, especially to monitor the English fleet movements. 01:00:09.120 --> 01:00:16.120 The Norwegian ports have become a valuable starting point for the sea-fighting forces. 01:00:39.120 --> 01:00:44.120 The Norwegian fleet is a major part of the Norwegian navy. 01:00:48.120 --> 01:00:49.120 Narvik. 01:00:50.120 --> 01:00:57.120 Five weeks ago, our mountain hunters, the destroyers and General Dietl fought and survived up here. 01:00:58.120 --> 01:01:02.120 These days, they have reached the news of the beginning of the fight against France, 01:01:02.120 --> 01:01:09.120 which is full of enthusiastic excitement in the hearts of the Narvik fighters. 01:01:10.120 --> 01:01:13.120 After landing in Narvik, the coast was secured. 01:01:14.120 --> 01:01:18.120 The air train was occupied to the Swedish border. 01:01:22.120 --> 01:01:29.120 Weak forces of the North Group pushed from Elvegård's Moon to the next fjord and destroyed a Norwegian battalion. 01:01:29.120 --> 01:01:37.120 In total, the entire area of Narvik, the group Dietl, is only available to almost 3,500 mountain hunters and marine soldiers. 01:01:41.120 --> 01:01:45.120 The English have now created an operation base in Harstad. 01:01:52.120 --> 01:01:55.120 Their destroyers, Narvik and the Irktsban, are constantly firing. 01:01:55.120 --> 01:02:03.120 When they succeed in destroying the ferry over the Rombachen fjord, the direct connection between the North Group and Narvik is interrupted. 01:02:04.120 --> 01:02:10.120 The supply for the North Group must now be brought to the mountain path of Björnfjell. 01:02:15.120 --> 01:02:20.120 At the beginning of May, the enemy's pressure begins to make itself felt at various points. 01:02:20.120 --> 01:02:24.120 At Elvenes, through Norwegian forces. 01:02:25.120 --> 01:02:28.120 In the Rathangen fjord, through the landing of French Alpine hunters. 01:02:29.120 --> 01:02:33.120 And southwest of Narvik, through the landing of the English and Poles. 01:02:33.120 --> 01:02:47.120 Reinforcements take place at the Irktsban near Björnfjell, because there are no airfields in the rock terrain around Narvik. 01:03:33.120 --> 01:03:37.120 The German soldiers are not allowed to defend themselves against attacks of five to six times the force. 01:03:38.120 --> 01:03:40.120 There are no roads, there are no accommodations. 01:03:40.120 --> 01:04:06.120 The German soldiers in these barren, snow-covered mountain heights are infinitely tough. 01:04:06.120 --> 01:04:10.120 The Fallschirmjäger immediately enter the defensive battle. 01:04:11.120 --> 01:04:19.120 The Irktsban, partially destroyed by the Norwegians, is soon put back in operation. 01:04:19.120 --> 01:04:35.120 Captain Leutnant as the station commander. 01:04:35.120 --> 01:04:49.120 In this wild landscape, the burying of the wounded is particularly difficult. 01:05:05.120 --> 01:05:31.120 The Alirts prepare a destruction strike against the troops of General Dietl. 01:05:31.120 --> 01:05:43.120 They have decided to land at Birkbeck and attack the North group in flank and back. 01:05:44.120 --> 01:05:51.120 On May 13, 14 warships and transporters with French Alpine hunters appear in front of Birkbeck. 01:05:51.120 --> 01:06:04.120 Film recordings of the French give us a clear picture of the course of the operation. 01:06:05.120 --> 01:06:07.120 The hunt is on fire. 01:06:08.120 --> 01:06:11.120 On this front line stands a single company of mountain hunters with marine soldiers. 01:06:12.120 --> 01:06:15.120 They lay in the heaviest fire of the ship's artillery for many hours. 01:06:15.120 --> 01:06:20.120 The enemy fires from over 100 barrels, from caliber 2 to 38 centimeters. 01:06:21.120 --> 01:06:27.120 The German soldiers have nothing to resist, but also nothing to resist as rifles and some machine guns. 01:06:28.120 --> 01:06:30.120 The enemy's landing boat. 01:06:34.120 --> 01:06:37.120 In the course of the attack, the French storm forward. 01:06:38.120 --> 01:06:43.120 Here and there, the enemy strikes at the enemy from a few masts of MG fire. 01:06:43.120 --> 01:06:48.120 The oppressive force of the Lege, the Narvik fighters, are in French captivity. 01:06:49.120 --> 01:06:51.120 The enemy plan is to flank. 01:06:51.120 --> 01:07:13.120 At the same time, the North group withdraws under the lead of the highest wind of the encirclement and withdraws to a shortened defensive position. 01:07:22.120 --> 01:07:26.120 The French land more troops. 01:07:26.120 --> 01:07:41.120 The situation of the small German battle force is getting more and more threatening. 01:07:56.120 --> 01:08:07.880 Talking with sufficient 01:08:07.880 --> 01:08:10.840 The 01:08:13.900 --> 01:08:16.520 8 01:08:16.520 --> 01:08:18.600 the 01:08:18.600 --> 01:08:20.740 even 01:08:20.740 --> 01:08:23.600 them 01:08:23.600 --> 01:08:34.220 how does he speak effective in the Kyoto sin singersLife 01:08:34.220 --> 01:08:36.220 The troops are being supplied in the steppes. 01:08:36.420 --> 01:08:37.420 Everything is missing. 01:08:37.620 --> 01:08:38.820 The ammunition is scarce. 01:08:39.020 --> 01:08:41.220 Snow shoes, warm clothes are not available. 01:08:41.420 --> 01:08:44.420 Just as snow goggles, stiches and ski boots. 01:08:44.420 --> 01:09:05.740 The 01:09:14.420 --> 01:09:26.620 So, for many weeks, the Narvikämpfer were in ice and snow, in cold and wet. 01:09:45.420 --> 01:09:52.420 General Dietl is coming. His soldiers are in no danger. He is a role model. 01:09:52.420 --> 01:10:08.420 The village can only send weak help. This time it is mountain hunters who have been trained for the wrong turn in just a few days. 01:10:22.420 --> 01:10:46.420 On May 28, when French Alpine hunters and Norwegians land at Narvik, the city must be given back to heroic resistance. 01:10:46.420 --> 01:10:54.420 The retreat took place along the earth's surface and the Baisfjord. 01:11:00.420 --> 01:11:09.420 First, a line of defense was drawn in the extremely difficult mountainous terrain between the Strömmenenge and the Silpniksee. 01:11:09.420 --> 01:11:20.420 Two days later, the front lines are shortened at the Rombachenfjord. The North group must also give way to the strong enemy pressure. 01:11:21.420 --> 01:11:25.420 Despite the lack of visibility, nobody thinks about the task. 01:11:25.420 --> 01:11:44.420 When the Narvik retreat takes place, the earth's lines and the strong power lines are destroyed. 01:11:55.420 --> 01:12:08.420 Immediately after the escape of the English from Namsos, the forces of the group Dietl, newly brought to the north, march to the north. 01:12:09.420 --> 01:12:17.420 Norwegians and the English who landed in Hodø, are fighting the resistance. They are beaten. 01:12:17.420 --> 01:12:29.420 The German troops march to the north without rest. The only road is paved by the snowmobile and is hardly passable. 01:12:33.420 --> 01:12:39.420 The Fjord breaks the road several times. The ferries are destroyed or driven away. 01:12:39.420 --> 01:12:46.420 But our countrymen know how to help. They must continue, because every day is comfortable. 01:13:09.420 --> 01:13:19.420 The front line is already climbing over the mountains. A ferry is impulsed here by means of a truck. 01:13:39.420 --> 01:13:43.420 The Polar Circle is crossed by the German troops. 01:13:54.420 --> 01:14:04.420 After fighting at Hemnesberget and Finnald, through difficult crossings over the mountain rivers and deep fjords, the Polar Circle is crossed on May 23. 01:14:04.420 --> 01:14:12.420 Some of these men have marched from Oslo to here, 1100 kilometers. The troops continue to fight. 01:14:34.420 --> 01:14:37.420 The German army is advancing. 01:14:37.420 --> 01:14:48.420 The German army is advancing. 01:14:52.420 --> 01:14:56.420 General Feuerschrein, the leader of this company. 01:14:56.420 --> 01:14:59.420 The German army is advancing. 01:14:59.420 --> 01:15:21.420 Some of the troops are moving north with transport planes. 01:15:29.420 --> 01:15:33.420 The Polar Circle is built into a new airfield. 01:15:36.420 --> 01:15:41.420 The Polar Circle is built into a new airfield. 01:15:42.420 --> 01:15:47.420 30,000 trees are cut down and a new city is built. 01:15:48.420 --> 01:15:55.420 The air force can now help the forced Norvig fighters with a stowaway. 01:15:55.420 --> 01:15:59.420 The air force can now help the forced Norvig fighters with a stowaway. 01:15:59.420 --> 01:16:20.420 The aid of the army for Norvig, the so-called Böffel company, must be led by Sir Folth from near the Swedish border through a roadless, uninhabited mountainous area. 01:16:29.420 --> 01:16:32.420 Four camps are to be set up between Sir Folth and Norvig. 01:16:33.420 --> 01:16:37.420 Supply and ammunition supply can only be done by parachute drop. 01:16:40.420 --> 01:16:43.420 The difficulties the terrain provides are immense. 01:16:43.420 --> 01:16:58.420 The weather is also unthinkable. 01:16:58.420 --> 01:17:12.420 Without a path and without a path, it goes across the mountains, through landscapes that have not been walked by any human foot so far. In time, several thousand men will reinforce our troops around Norvig. 01:17:28.420 --> 01:17:33.420 On the 9th of June, the front of the battalion reaches camp 2. 01:17:34.420 --> 01:17:36.420 The point is just before Norvig. 01:17:37.420 --> 01:17:40.420 The situation of the Norvig fighters has become more and more serious. 01:17:41.420 --> 01:17:43.420 The ring is getting tighter and tighter. 01:17:44.420 --> 01:17:46.420 The mountain hunters and marine soldiers are still holding out. 01:17:47.420 --> 01:17:52.420 The Allies suddenly start their attacks against the group of Dietl and even the city of Norvig is being occupied on the 8th of June. 01:17:53.420 --> 01:17:54.420 Why? 01:17:54.420 --> 01:18:03.420 The defeat of the Dünnkirchen, the use of strong Stuka-units around Norvig, and the rapid effect of the Böffel company force the enemy to leave the occupied area. 01:18:04.420 --> 01:18:10.420 The fierce resistance of the small herd of mountain hunters and marine soldiers breaks their great efforts and hopes. 01:18:11.420 --> 01:18:18.420 On the return to England, the English unexpectedly come across a German fleet unit that should also lead the relief of Norvig. 01:18:18.420 --> 01:18:23.420 It comes to attack. 01:18:23.420 --> 01:18:42.420 The Orama, a transporter with 21,000 tons, is following a tanker on the sea. 01:18:53.420 --> 01:18:57.420 Finally, the long-awaited aircraft carrier is in sight. 01:18:57.420 --> 01:19:25.420 The Glorious with 22,500 tons. 01:19:27.420 --> 01:19:39.420 An English destroyer tries to save the aircraft carrier from a fog wall. 01:19:40.420 --> 01:19:45.420 It is invisible. Aircraft carrier, aircraft and destroyers are going to the bottom of the sea. 01:19:45.420 --> 01:19:57.420 On the German side there are no losses to be complained. 01:19:58.420 --> 01:20:07.420 The Norwegians see that every other resistance is useless and on the 10th of June, in the Hotel Britannia in Drondheim, they set the signature under the capitulation order. 01:20:07.420 --> 01:20:14.420 The fight against England in Norway is decided. 01:20:15.420 --> 01:20:19.420 The leader himself has recognized the performance of our army with the following words. 01:20:20.420 --> 01:20:23.420 This blow was the coolest company in German war history. 01:20:24.420 --> 01:20:31.420 Its successful execution was only possible thanks to the leadership and attitude of all the German soldiers involved in it. 01:20:31.420 --> 01:20:41.420 What our three weapons, the army, the navy and the air force, achieved in this fight against Norway, ensures the evaluation of the highest soldier's service.