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WHAT
THE fog of war still lies thicky
over Norway. Only at a few places has it lifted to any appreci able extent.
Any British expedition of a con- siderable size needs to establish an advanced base close to the scene of operations; If It is not assured of such on the mainland, an adjacent island is the natural site for it.
In the Dardanelles campaign, for example, we established our ad- vanced hasent. Mudros The Island of Lemnes, some 60 miles from the coast of Gallipoli.
Harstad,
the on
Island Hunoy, is about the same distance from Narvik by water, but close to other points on the mainland whence roads, of a rough kind, lead towards the northern flank of the rallway from Narvik to the Swedish iron felds.
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If the mountainous nature of the country and the paucity of com- munications do not of scope _large-scale_operations, the scale of the enemy forces there hardly calls for them, while the Lofoten Islands may be a convenient assembly point until the Narvik brea
leared.
linket.
In the main southern part of Norway, there are signs that the German Invadera are how extend- ing as well as consolidating their
From Trondheim, where the criginal slender occupying force appears to have been reinforced by air, they are stated to
have
pushed east and reached The Swedish: frontier near the railway station of Storlicu, some 60 miles inland, while another detachment la re-. ported to be rushing north towards Die hitherto unoccupied port of Namsos, thereby, as they probably hope,
establish strategle barricade shutting off the northern pari of Norway, which, in any case, they could hardly have hoped to hold unless the Norwegian people had capitulated us a whole before the Allien could come to the rescue.
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From Trondheim southwards the Norwegian forces still preserve a considerable part of their territory, but while this is large in area it contains only a few small towns and is sparse in resources. Thus, the chances of prolonged resistance are severely handicapped unless
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speedy relief could be brought by the recapture of Trondheim and the the opening of ports to Houth of it-no easy task to at- tempt,
by CAPTAIN
LIDDELL HART
It would be still more difficult, however, once the invaders have spread their tentacles over the whole coastline and Interior and galued.a.orm. grip_on_the_connect- Ing road system.
While the rugged and barren nature of the country, is an ob- stacle to the arrival of relieving forces it has at least the compen-
of sation hampering the progress of the German forces and limiting the numbers they can effectively employ at any particular spot. And there are many points in such a country where
comparative lundful of defenders could bar the rond
it closed so long as and keep their
ammunition supplies and morale held out.
Thus the attacker might find it hard to advance except through applying a sustained air or artil- lery bombardment ni ench succes- sive point of resistance. Where he succeeds in doing that, defending troops, who are familiar with the terrain, may still be able to check his progress by harassing his flanks from the high ground bordering the route.
It is foolish, however, to under- rate the
great strategic advantage which the German invaders gained by surprise in seizing at the very outset all the chile! poits and inany of the local mobilisation centres of the Norwegian Army. It was the means of multiplying the limited numbers which they originally Janded by heavy subtraction from the nominal strength of the Norwegian forces, as these might have been mobilised had they not been taken unawares.
It relief cannot be given owing to the dimeuilles of approach It would seem probable that the Nor- wegian forces would be gradually driven off the main arteries of Internal communications, even though undaunted parties might In keep up a guerilla campaign the mountaina,
This would mean that the Ger mana could complete the occupa- tion of the main part of Norway.
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On the other hand, we might preserving the long once northern strip of country Narvik has been cleared of the in- vaders, who are isolated from all possibility of rellet. If such partial redemption of Norway's territory would
far from satisfying, even s a temporary. incasure, It would at least recover the roll route to the Swedish Iron- folds.
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It is to be hoped that the in- vaders have not been able to damage it badly. The reopening
MUST NOW
of this route would do more than curtail
Germany's prospects of obtaining adequate fron are sup- plies, for it should be an assurance to Sweden against the danger of German Invasion, and correa- ponding deterrent to this develop- ment since any German attempt to invade the south of Sweden would automatically bring Britishi troops from the North to Sweden's help.
Through Narvik they could not only assist in covering the Iron- fields close at hand, but be able to reinforce the man Swedish dew fence.
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