The naval fighting at Narvik unfolded while the campaign against Norway's government, towns, and inland positions widened. Königsberg was sunk by air attack on 10 April as the Norwegian government left Oslo. On 11 April, Luftwaffe bombers attacked Norwegian towns, including Elverum, where the account gives a figure of about 41 civilian deaths. Kongsberg fell to German forces the next day. These events place Narvik within a fast-moving national campaign fought at sea, in the air, and on land.
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Air attacks widen the Norwegian campaign
A brief chronology places the Narvik battles within the wider invasion, as air attacks struck Norwegian towns and German ground forces advanced.