Surprise gave Germany an effective opening, but the invasion was no naval cakewalk. The closing images preview a sinking German warship and further losses that later parts of the series examine. Around Narvik, Tribal-class destroyers, HMS Warspite, and Warspite's Swordfish aircraft all contributed to the destruction of German forces. This brief preview leads from Norway's political and mobilization failures to the contested naval operations that followed.
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Why the invasion was not a naval cakewalk
The introduction closes by previewing the German warship losses and the Royal Navy's destroyer, battleship, and air attacks around Narvik.