Operation Weserübung
1940 code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during the Second World War
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Summary
Operation Weserübung is a military campaign[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of military campaign entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,167 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Denmark[3], Norway[4]
- Instance of: code name[5]
- Part of: Norwegian Campaign[6]
- Commons category: Operation Weserübung[7]
- Start time: April 9, 1940[8]
- End time: June 10, 1940[9]
- Point in time: 1940[10]
- Coordinate location: 59.916666666666664, 10.733333333333333[11]
- Participant: Nazi Germany[12], Poland[13], France[14], United Kingdom[15], Denmark[16], Norway[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Operation Weserübung[18]
- Number of deaths: 11,752[19]
- Number of injured: 341[20]
- Described by source: NavWeaps[21], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[22]
- Order of battle: Norwegian Campaign order of battle[23]
Why It Matters
Operation Weserübung has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]