Operation Weserübung

On 9 April 1940, the German army launched a invasion of Denmark. In under 6 hours, the Danish surrendered; after this, the Germans launched a invasion against Norway. On the same day, 9 April, by 10 June, the governments would surrender to the Germans ending the Nazi invasion of Denmark and Norway.

Operation Weserübung
Part of World war 2
Operational scope	Strategic
Location	Denmark and Norway
Planned by	Nazi Germany
Commanded by	General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
Target	Denmark and Norway
Date	9 April 1940 04:15 9 April – 18:00 10 June (Central European Time (CET))
Executed by	Nazi Germany
Outcome	German Victory Germany occupies Norway and Denmark
Casualties	Kriegsmarine: 1 heavy cruiser, 2 light cruisers, 10 destroyers, various U-boats, transports, and smaller warships (total: 5,296 casualties) Denmark: 26 killed, 23 wounded Norway: 116 ships lost, 1,700 killed Royal Navy: 1 aircraft carrier, 2 cruisers, 7 destroyers, 1 submarine, various transports, and smaller warships French Navy: 1 destroyer, 1 submarine Polish Navy: 1 destroyer, 1 submarine Allies (total): 4,902 casualties