The Archive · 1940

Read War" Continuing

Paris, Apr. 15.

For the second day in succession, operations in Norway during the past 24 hours have been characterized By the "road war" in which the Germans are trying to progress as far as possible along communication lines, while the Norwegians defend bridges, passages on lakes, and entrances to forest highways..

The German aim is to hamper the mobilization ordered in Norway and relieve the German detachments which landed in a number of Norwegian ports.

The Norwegian air force and fleet are making their action felt. Yesterday several German planes were shot, down by Norwegian machines whil the Norwegian destroyer Dang intel cepted a German freighter off the we coast and stood by while it sank slowl; after having been scuttled by he crew.

The third bombing of the airport at Stavanger by British planes last

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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