Namsos campaign

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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.
Date April–May, 1940 Location Namsos, Norway 64°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
Adrian Carton De Wiart Sylvestre-Gérard Audet [fr] 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.