The invasion threat that tied German troops to Norway

Was Britain's threat to invade Norway a strategic success despite no invasion taking place?

It helped keep roughly 300,000 German troops away from other fronts. Protecting U-boat facilities offered a competing reason for the garrison, but its size is still challenged.

British threats to invade Norway helped tie down roughly 300,000 German troops even though no landing followed. Their strategic value lay in keeping those men away from other fronts. The garrison is distinguished from additional forces used against Murmansk, with pressure to release troops for the Eastern Front. U-boat bases and training facilities also gave the Norwegian and Baltic coasts operational value. The disagreement concerns whether protecting those facilities justified so large a garrison.