The scenario sends Norwegian General Carl Gustav Fleischer and his divisions south once Narvik is secure. They would reinforce Adrian Carton de Wiart's Allied formation in central Norway. Both pipe-smoking commanders are presented as aggressive officers intent on finding and attacking the enemy. Their pairing makes leadership and the ability to move forces out of a secured northern base important variables in the counterfactual.
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Fleischer and Carton de Wiart carry the counterstroke south
Securing Narvik could let Fleischer's divisions reinforce Carton de Wiart, pairing two aggressive commanders against Germany's foothold farther south.