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Operation Alphabet

Operation Alphabet was an evacuation, authorised on 24 May 1940, of Allied (British, French and Polish) troops from the harbour of Narvik in northern Norway marking the success of Operation Weserübung (the German invasion of 9 April) and the end of the Allied campaign in Norway during World War II. The evacuation was completed by 8 June.

Operation Alphabet
Operation Alphabet · War Office official photographer, Marshall Bishop H, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
24 May 1940 – 8 Jun 1940
Where
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Era
Modern

Before and after

Norwegian heavy water sabotage1940 – 1944Operation Compass1940 – 1941Show on timeline

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