Fresh German reinforéemenis and war materials continued to arrive the Oslo and 'Trondhjem' fronts. on 'Thursday and Friday to. strengthen German' troops already "operating there, according to an announcement issued "here. Fast night. Simultan ously, the German "news agency, DNB, reported that operations north of Oslo had developed into a "pursuit" asserting that" the " dit-Acultles' of the terrain, rather than Norwegian resistance, were, holding Back German ores tions In northern Norway, with Ger-complete mystery surrounds opera"
man and Allied claims. diametsteally variance. Responsible German quarters continued. to deny reports of Allied landings in Norway except Harstadt and denied "any clashes between Allied and. German forces ound Namsos, where they' insisted there had been no Allied" landings Similarly, indirect contradiction to the Allied announcement that landings had been completed without the Toss a single life, the Germans have reported that during the past week they bombed and damaged at least British transports, including three which DNB. announced: task night, Air Supremacy Claimed With German claims of successes against British transports and cruisers, also reported sunk, responsible German quarters last night asserted that not only. was Germany's position in [Norway becoming "dally more une assailable, but that thelt modern ale arm had' proven superior to." the British Navy.
The situation at Narvik ttselt also remained uncertain. The. only new fof that area published" La. Berlin during. the past two. days, was a RIB, report, issued. last night. that calm' prevails in the area occupied by" the German troops. There were agafh no landing attempts by, the British, although a" detachment of German "troops operating Inthe Narvike area wore involved ina Victorious ght afew days ego, in which a Norwegian detachment was Droken up, the total losses. of (Ger man) army detachments operating in the Narvik area have reached so far only one dead, two. missing and thirteen wounded, "Both of the two Inissing didn't return from a long Histance reconnaissance, for which they" volunteered."
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