At 6:10 a.m. on April 6, 1940, 40 nautical miles southwest of the entrance to Westfjord in northern Norway, a periscope quietly popped out of the water and turned due east.

At a depth of 10 meters, in the German Navy's U-31 submarine, the captain of the boat, Captain Wagner, wore a hat crooked and stuck it in front of the periscope to check the battle situation on the sea.

"Who was discovered? u－38？ Or U-25? Captain Wagner couldn't help but worry about his comrades when he saw the fires rising one after another on the dark sea.

In order to monitor the movements of the British Navy, the commander of the German submarine force, Dönitz, sent 25 submarines on reconnaissance missions, and the submarines U-31, U-38 and U-25 under the command of Captain Wagner were assigned to patrol near Narvik.

A naval battle broke out on the nearby sea, and the first thing that came to Captain Wagner's mind was that his comrades were exposed.

After about 10 minutes, the listener reported that the explosions on the surface of the sea had stopped, and Captain Wagner immediately ordered the submarine to dive to a depth of 50 meters, with the entire crew remaining silent. At the same time, the periscope was retracted, and it was up to the listener to listen to the movement of the sea.

On the sea, on the British destroyers Cossacks and Eskimos, bright beams of light from searchlights swept across the undulating sea, and finally froze on several corpses floating with the waves.

After a radio wave, in the command room of the battleship HMS Warweariness of the British Royal Navy, Lord Cork learned that the submarine of unknown nationality had been sunk.

After two orders, the destroyers Eskimo and Cossack, who had just won the battle, turned their bows and began to search the nearby seas, trying to find other hidden threats in the seas.

Almost at the same time, the destroyers of the Bedouin and Hero in the fleet accelerated away from the fleet, their bows pointing northeast, heading straight for Westfjord, where they would take on the role of pioneers.

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Southwest of Narvik, Colonel Sundelo came out of his bedroom, rubbed his eyes and asked his adjutant, Captain Cresta, "What's the matter?" ”

"The Navy sent a telegram that the U-7 submarine had spotted a fleet of unknown nationality 40 nautical miles southwest of the entrance to Westfjord, with at least two capital ships inside." Captain Cresta replied.

Hearing the words of unknown nationality in Captain Cresta's mouth, Colonel Sundelo's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he quickly ordered: "Pass my order, and all personnel are ready for battle according to the original plan." Let the U-7 continue to monitor that fleet and keep me updated. ”

Served by the orderlies, Colonel Sundelo quickly dressed up and walked out of the room, heading straight for his command room.

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Sailing 40 nautical miles of waterway and crossing Westfjord, Lord Cork ordered the fleet to cease operations at the junction of Westfjord and Ufortfjord.

Looking at the already lit sky, thinking that the sunken submarine was most likely Norwegian, and thinking of the radio waves emitted before the submarine was discovered, Lord Cork thought that the Norwegian defenders of Narvik were probably ready for battle at this time, waiting for his fleet to break into the fjord and throw themselves into the net.

Prudence is not cowardice, but a virtue, and Lord Cork gave two orders with this attitude.

Not long after, on the battleship War-Wey, a seaplane was catapulted into the air by a catapult, and then flapped its wings and flew towards the Ufortfjord. The destroyers USS Bedouin and USS Hero cautiously sailed towards the Ufortfjord to see if the entrance to the fjord was safe.

About fifteen minutes later, a telegram was sent by seaplanes that two warships were hidden behind the rocks at the bend in the Ufortfjord. The destroyer HMS Hero also reported the sighting of mines at the entrance to the Ufortfjord.

Lord Cork breathed a sigh of relief and gave two new battle orders with a smile on his face.

The destroyers USS Bedouin and HMS Hero were transformed into "sappers" and rushed into the minefield, firing at the mines with all the weapons available to them and detonating them.

While the destroyers USS Bedouin and USS Hero were struggling to clear mines, in the middle of Westfjord, the Furious received an order to quickly adjust its bow to turn against the wind, and 12 gulls dive bombers took off one after another, and after converging in the air, they fiercely slaughtered towards Ufortfjord.

Guided by seaplanes, the bomber group quickly found the two ironclads, and a one-sided slaughter began.

Looking at the ill-intentioned flock of "Skuua", Major Crespo put down the binoculars in his hand and shouted to the first mate in horror: "It's the British, they are British, hurry up and send a report to the shore, the enemy is the British." ”

The first mate was stunned on the spot, the garrison of Narvik had been discussing how to deal with the Germans for the last two days, and now why did the captain suddenly shout that the enemy was British?

"The blue circle, the red center, is the symbol of the Royal Air Force. I won't admit my mistake, so I'll send it out quickly. Major Crespo shoved the first mate, and the first mate reacted and carried out the order.

In the face of the "swarm of skuas" that swooped down, the two 210 mm main guns and six 150 mm secondary guns on the ironclad ship Eddersfield were useless. The sailors had no anti-aircraft guns, so they could only take out a dozen rifles from the cabin and shoot them in the air, and the firepower of a dozen bolt-action rifles was only better than nothing, and they could not pose a threat to the roaring "skuas" at all.

Two 500-pound aerial bombs hit the bow deck of the Eddersford, and the Nodge was not spared, and the bow and stern decks were hit by three bombs, and flames and smoke rose into the sky, covering the two aging ironclads.

In the port of Narvik, Colonel Sundlo climbed to the top of the three-story building of the headquarters, picked up the binoculars and looked at the fjord, and clearly saw that in the fjord, after the "skuas" swooped, the two ironclad ships rose black smoke into the sky.

"Colonel, Major Crespo sent a telegram that it was the British who attacked us." Captain Cresta hurried to Sundello's side and shouted.

"British? Could they be mistaken? Colonel Sundelo asked "surprised".

"I don't think Major Crespo will mistake the enemy." Captain Cresta said.

"Is it really the British? We ・・・・・・"

"Rumbling ・・・・・・" A violent explosion interrupted Colonel Sundelo's words, and Sundelo hurriedly picked up his binoculars and looked into the distance.

"My God, its ammunition depot exploded, it was the Noch, he was sunk. Order the two frigates to rescue the crew who fell into the water, act quickly, the sailors will not last long in the sea water at this temperature and will freeze to death, and the action must be fast. Colonel Sundlow shouted.

"I'm going to report to Oslo that the British have declared war on us." Colonel Sundelo screamed and ran down to the roof.

Sundello and his lieutenant had barely left the roof when the stern of the Edsfield ironclad was lifted high above the water, and with a piercing creak broke in two and sank into the icy waters, leaving only two huge whirlpools.

At 11:40 a.m. on April 6, 1940, after a lapse of 40 years, the two Norwegian ironclads built in Britain in 1900, the Eddersfield and the Nuoch, were sunk by the British Royal Navy, announcing the official beginning of British aggression against Norway.

In southern Norway, thousands of miles away from Narvik in Oslo, Haakon VII, who received a call from General Ruger, stretched out his hands and asked Nigauswall: "How could it be British?" Did Colonel Sundlow admit his mistake? ”

"Maybe the Germans pretended to do it." Nikas Wall said with a blushing face.

"We must come to the British ambassador at once, confirm with him the truth of the matter, and then demask the Germans." Nigaos Wall continued.

The phone rang suddenly, and Haakon VII picked it up, listened for a few seconds, and said, "Please let him in." ”

Putting down the phone, Haakon VII said to Nicos Wall: "The British ambassador asks for a meeting." ”

The British ambassador asked to meet, at this time? A sense of foreboding rose in Nigaoswall's mind・・・・・・

When Haakon VII and Niegos Wall received the British ambassador, more than 1,000 Ghislings rushed to Oslo's main communication arteries, shouting, "Outside, outside, Britain has declared war on Norway, Narvik is in a hurry, and the 5th Infantry Brigade is fighting the invaders." He then handed out the tabloid printed in his hand to passers-by for free.

In less than two hours, the news of the British invasion of Norway reached the ears of every citizen of Oslo.

At the same time, similar scenes are seen on the streets of Bergen, Norway's second-largest city, and Trondheim, Norway's third-largest city. Under the manipulation of Quisling, the news of the British invasion of Norway spread like a plague across the territory of Norway.

Haakon VII knew nothing about the news outside at this time, angrily threw the diplomatic note in his hand on the table, and said with a trembling body: "The British ** team came as a friend to help the Norwegian people resist the German invasion? What are you kidding, what the British are doing is what a friend should do? They are **naked aggression. ”

Nicoswall, who had no gods, appeased Haakon VII and then said, "We must ask General Ruger to come and ask him what he should do?" ”

"You're right, we have to ask General Ruger." Haakon VII said.

Twenty minutes later, General Ruger arrived at the palace. To the inquiries of Haakon VII and Nigels Wall, General Ruger's answer was succinct: "We fight. ”

At 2 p.m. on April 6, 1940, King Haakon VII of Norway issued a "Letter to the Nation" by radio, calling on all Norwegians to work together to resist British aggression.

At 3 p.m. on the same day, the French ambassador to Norway visited Haakon VII and informed him that France would also enter Norway as a friend to assist the Norwegian people in the defense of Germany.

Ousting the French ambassador, Haakon VII once again issued a mobilization for war, calling on the Norwegian people to resist the British invading army and its accomplices, the French.

In less than two hours, two war mobilizations spread throughout Norway, and the blood of the Vikings, who had been dormant for a long time in the bones of the Norwegians, was completely boiling.

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