Sinking of Blücher

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The Sinking of Blücher refers to the dramatic 1940 World War II naval engagement in the Oslofjord where Norwegian coastal defenses destroyed the German heavy cruiser Blücher, delaying the German invasion of Norway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
event
naval battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Drøbak Sound
surface form: Battle of Drøbak Narrows

Battle of Drøbak Sound
attacker Germany
belligerent Germany
Norway
causeOf delay in German occupation of Oslo
escape of Norwegian government from Oslo
evacuation of Norwegian royal family from Oslo
combatantShip light cruiser Emden
surface form: German cruiser Emden

German cruiser Lützow
German heavy cruiser Blücher
commanderGermanForces Erich Kumetz
Oskar Kummetz
commanderNorwegianForces Birger Eriksen
conflict World War II
country Norway
date 1940-04-09
defender Norway
followedBy German occupation of Norway
surface form: German occupation of Oslo
historicalSignificance symbol of Norwegian resistance in 1940
invasionObjective capture of Oslo
seizure of Norwegian political leadership
location Drøbak Narrows
Oslofjord
navalTheater North Sea
notableFeature decisive effect despite Norwegian numerical inferiority
surprise engagement in narrow fjord
use of old coastal fortress Oscarsborg
opposedBy Norwegian coastal artillery
Norwegian coastal artillery
surface form: Norwegian torpedo battery

Oscarsborg Fortress
partOf Operation Weserübung
surface form: German invasion of Norway
precededBy German naval approach to Oslofjord
result German heavy cruiser Blücher sunk
Norwegian victory
delay of German capture of Oslo
shipSunk Blücher
shipTypeSunk German heavy cruiser
strategicEffect enabled Norway to mobilize and move gold reserves
tacticalEffect German naval task force forced to retreat temporarily
theater Operation Weserübung
surface form: Norwegian Campaign
tookPlaceOn early morning
usedWeapon coastal artillery guns
fixed torpedoes
shore batteries
year 1940

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Battle of Drøbak Sound alsoKnownAs Sinking of Blücher
Oscarsborg Fortress notableEvent Sinking of Blücher
this entity surface form: Sinking of the German cruiser Blücher