Bitter Defense At Otta

As the fight in southern Norway moved into the highlands, the German tactics developed into somewhat of a uniform pattern. Largely restricted by the surrounding terrain and weather conditions any line of advance had to parallel the existing road system. …

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As the fight in southern Norway moved into the highlands, the German tactics developed into somewhat of a uniform pattern. Largely restricted by the surrounding terrain and weather conditions any line of advance had to parallel the existing road system. Taking advantage of these restrictions, the Allies based their defense on a series of roadblocks supported by flanking fire from the surrounding high ground. The Germans, quick to learn, would answer this defense in a classic style by pinning the defenders with heavy fire while conducting a flanking maneuver with the main force which often included ski troops. After being forced to retreat from a number of positions in this way, Allied troops once again formed a similar defense with units of the newly arrived British 15th Brigade near the village of Otta on the Laagen River.

Gudbrandsal valley, Norway

The Norwegian campaign was an attempted Allied occupation of northern Norway, during the early stages of World War II.

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