A successful defense of Norway might have opened Norwegian bases to Allied heavy bombers. Norway could provide some supplies, while the United Kingdom remained close enough to sustain the force by sea and air. Such bases would radically alter the set of German targets within bomber range. The counterfactual links control of the Norwegian coast to Allied logistics and strategic bombing.
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The Norwegian heavy-bomber basing counterfactual
A defended Norway might have supported Allied heavy bombers within reach of targets across Germany.