British Planes In Action Over Norway
NAZIS
ANNOUNCE
CAPTURE OF OSLO
FORTS IN HEAVY ACTIONS
Oslo, To-day.
STOCKHOLM, TO-DAY.
LATEST REPORTS RECEIVED FROM NORWAY NORWAY
STATE THAT NARVIK, TRONDHEIM AND BER- GEN HAVE BEEN OCCUPIED BY THE GERMANS · BUT THAT ✅ THE | NORWEGIANS ARE STILL HOLDING OUT ALONG THE OSLO FJORD. ·
NOT
The Oslo wireless announced yesterday afternoon GIVING UP
that the chief of police in Oslo had received orders from the German Command that all · eva-. cuation of the city must cease and all those who had already left the capital must return and resume work.
An Admiralty communi- que says that German war- ships during Monday night forced their way past the fortress in the outer part of
A communique issued in Berlin Oslo Fjord after being en-states: "Operations for the occupation gaged by coastal batteries.
At 4.30 a violent engagement was reported between warships and the Oscarborg Fortress.
One cruiser forced its way past the fortress but ran aground later. Other warships shelled Horten.
It is believed the Germans have occupied Trondheim. Bergen is oc- cupied.
detachment
of Denmark and the Norwegian coast were carried out according to plan on April 9.
"During the march into Denmark and the landing in that country there were no incidents.
"On the coast of Norway there was opposition worth mentioning only by Oslo. This was overcome during the afternoon and Oslo was occupied.".
The official Nazi' wireless claims that at 6.45 p.m. all of Denmark was oc- cupied with the exception of a very small part.
The Nazi wireless also announced that German planes have landed at
be ́still resisting “in several places but the immediate vicinity of Oslo is quiet.
Germany is reported to Have laid mines from Lindesnes, on the south ern tip of Norway, to Skagen, closing the Skagerrak.
thus
It is reported from Gothenburg that German minelayers were busy all day in the Skagerrak.-Reuter.
London, To-day.
All the foreign diplomats have followed the Norwegian government to the new capital of Hamar, in the
Reuter. interior of the country.
CAUTION RECOMMENDED
Paris, To-day.
London, To-day. It is officially confirmed in Government is now at Hamar London that the Norwegian and that the British Minister and his staff are with them.
The Foreign Office has re-establish- ed communication with the Legation and have received news that the Nor- wegian Government are in good heart and set on resistance.
It is presumed In London that the British Minister and his staff at Copenhagen have been made pri- soners by the Germans, This is a grave breach of inter- national custom if not of international law. It is possible that the Legation staff may be released later,
Reuter.
ternationally known.-Reuter,
GERMAN CLAIMS
Berlin, To-day.
from Christiansand air bases in southern Norway-Reu-against-accepting reports of German German High Command, which also
One warship has also arrived at Narvik, probably after an engage: ment with Norwegian ships, and a comparatively small has been landed. It is reported that German warships attacked the fortress there: No detalls of this at- tack are available but it is known that Christiansand has been attacked by planes.
ter.
'Oslo Fall Admitted
Stockholm, To-day. The Norwegian news agency an-
Troops were also landed at Eger-nounces that German troops reached sand.
Reuter.
COMPLETE OBSCURITY
the outskirts of Oslo at 3 p.m. Strate- gic points in the city are now occu- pied.
German planes flew over Oslo throughout the day and the Norwegian anti-aircraft defence reacted. Appar- ently no bombs were dropped.
A German plane and one or two | Norwegian planes were brought down.
-Reuter.
· British Planes In Air Battle
London, To-day. There is still complete obscurity about the situation in Norway. The Germans apparently hoped the Nor- wegians would give up the struggle without resistance, as Denmark · has done, and, indeed, German circles
Stockholm, To-day. still claim that negotiations are con- British planes are reported to have tinuing with the Norwegians with this been engaged in an air battle over aim in view. In actual fact, by all Moss, on the eastern shore of Oslo reports, these hopes have been dis- Fjord. appointed. Reuter.
A warning has been issued here
successes in Norway- which are · ros garded as an attempt. to terrorise neutrala-Router.
Puppet Government
Gothenburg, To-day.
The Oslo radio, which is now. presumably under Nazi control, has announced the formation of a so-called new national govern- ment.
The ministers are professors, none of whom is in any way in-
The Nazis are quickly occupying bases, in Norway, according to the
claims that German troops have been landed in southern Norway by aero- plane-Reuter.
German Propaganda -(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Paris, To-day. It is stated that rumours of the occupation of northern Norwegian ports are due only to Germán pro- paganda aimed at terrorising neu- trals.
Battles, are raging off several fjords and at least one German cruiser has been sunk.-Havas.-
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London, To-day.
NORWAY'S SHELTERED FJORDS are likely to play an im- portant part in the war if and when an expeditionary force arrives from Britain, writes Reuter's military cor- respondent.
A combined operation in which the army, navy and air force are engaged is the most difficult of all military manoeuvres.
the
Staff work is necessarily very in- which would certainly be one of the tricate; weather conditions play a great main objectives. part in the success or failure of operation, especially - at the... landing, and depends on sheltered facilities.
The Norwegian fjords provide Ideal protection...
· Occupation of Bergen would en able the Allles toʻmoure the dangèr• ous approaches to the okagorrak and sweep the mines which are at- ways the nightmare-of-theas narrow
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