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1940 Norway Campaign Part 4 of 5: After 1940 - Quislings & Commandos
Study 1940 Norway Campaign Part 4 of 5: After 1940 - Quislings & Commandos, a Dr. Alex Clarke video from 17 Nov 2020, with 8 time notes. Topics include British Commandos, Norwegian Campaign, Operation Claymore.
Time notes
- 1:24Quisling's attempted radio coupChapter
Vidkun Quisling's April 1940 broadcast tried to claim power while German forces invaded Norway.
- 5:30Why Quisling could not command NorwayNotable Point
The king, cabinet, police, and parliament denied Quisling the authority his German backers wanted him to possess.
- 10:24The Blackburn Skua over NorwayNotable Point
The campaign's early air fighting included a Fleet Air Arm Skua shooting down an enemy aircraft.
- 11:35Operation Claymore's naval raid forceChapter
Operation Claymore combined landing ships, assault and mechanized landing craft, destroyers, and Norway Campaign experience for the first commando raid of the war.
- 14:09Fish oil as a raid targetNotable Point
Claymore targeted Lofoten fish-oil production, showing how a commando raid could attack Germany's war economy.
- 15:04Fjord warfare shaped the follow-on raid forceNotable Point
Confined Norwegian fjords favored cruisers, large destroyers, and motor torpedo boats across a growing series of raids.
- 16:47SOE reconnaissance watched German forces and shipsNotable Point
SOE and reconnaissance activity monitored German movements and major warships based in Norway while preparing air attacks.
- 17:24The strategic cost of losing NorwayChapter
Occupied Norway tied down German and Allied resources while altering Arctic convoy, North Atlantic, and possible second-front choices.