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| 1939 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer |  |
| 19th Sep Proposes an invasion of Norway to intercept Germany's supply of iron-ore from Sweden |
| 1940 | Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre | |
| 11th May Commander of the British forces during the Norwegian campaign |
| 8th June Final day of the evacuation of the British forces from Norway |
| 1940 | Chamberlain, Neville | |
| 12th Jan Narvik The War Cabinet decides not to act against German iron ore supplies from Narvik |
| 5th Feb Narvik The British Chiefs -of-Staff set 20th March as the date for a landing at Narvik |
| 29th Feb Calls off mining Norwegian waters, might effect neutrals such as the USA & Sweden |
| 12th Mar Narvik The War Cabinet agrees to go ahead with the Narvik landing |
| 13th Mar Narvik Gives a "standstill order" on Narvik after the surrender of the Finns to Russia |
| 28th Mar Narvik Launched to prevent Germany getting Swedish ore |
| 28th Mar Narvik The Supreme War Council agrees minefields will be laid off Norway on 8th April |
| 28th Mar Narvik The Supreme War Council agrees to A British landing at Narvik on 8th April |
| 28th Mar Narvik The Supreme War Council agrees to Chamberlain's request |
| 28th Mar Narvik The Supreme War Council agrees to mine Norwegian waters on 8th April |
| 13th April Narvik General Mackesy calls off the British occupation of Narvik |
| 15th April Narvik The Allied Expeditionary Force lands at Narvik |
| 16th April Namsos The Allied Expeditionary Force lands at Namsos |
| 18th April Andalsnes The Allied Expeditionary Force lands at Andalsnes |
| 26th April Trondheim General Mackesy is forced to call off the pincer assault on Trondheim |
| 1st May Andalsnes British Forces are withdrawn from Andalsnes |
| 3rd May Namsos British Forces are withdrawn from Namsos |
| 1940 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 29th Feb Chamberlain calls off plans to mine Norwegian waters |
| 26th Mar Wins support of the war Cabinet & the Allied supreme war Council to mine Norway |
| 29th Mar The Supreme War Council agrees mines will be laid in Norwegian waters on 8th April |
| 29th Mar The Supreme War Council agrees to a Narvik landing on 8th April |
| 8th April Narvik At Churchill's urging the Royal Navy commences laying mines in the waters off Norway |
| 8th April Namsos Soldiers in the British Army land at Namsos in Norway |
| 9th April The Germans invade Norway, British intervention is too late |
| 13th April 7 German warships are sunk off Narvik, but Narvik remains in German hands |
| 8th June Narvik British Forces are withdrawn from Narvik |
| 1940 | Dietl, Eduard | |
| April Leads a German invasion force |
| 1940 | Roope, Gerard | |
| 9th April Launches torpedoes at Admiral Hipper to protect Britsh troops |
| 1941 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 27th Dec Lofoten Island A 2nd landing on Lofoten Island reinforces Hitler's belief that Britain is planning to invade Norway |
