Namsos campaign

Namsos campaign
Part of the Norwegian Campaign of the Second World War

British troops pick through the ruins of Namsos after a German air raid, April 1940.
DateApril–May, 1940
Location64°28′09″N 11°29′42″E / 64.4693°N 11.4949°E / 64.4693; 11.4949
Result German victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
France
 Norway
 Germany
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Adrian Carton De Wiart
France Sylvestre-Gérard Audet [fr]
Norway Ole Berg Getz [no]
Strength
3,500 British
2,500 French
500 Norwegian[citation needed]
6,000
Casualties and losses
British:
19 killed
42 wounded
96 missing

The Namsos campaign, in Namsos, Norway, and vicinity took place between Anglo-French and Norwegian naval and military forces against German military, naval and air forces in April and early May 1940. It was one of the first occasions during the Second World War when British and French land forces fought the German Army.