9 April 1940 German Invasion Of Norway - The Dawn Of Decisive Airpower During Joint Military Operations
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9 April 1940 German Invasion Of Norway - The Dawn Of Decisive Airpower During Joint Military Operations - Major Brian T. Baxley
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9 APRIL 1940 GERMAN INVASION OF NORWAY—THE DAWN OF DECISIVE AIRPOWER DURING JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS
BY MAJOR BRIAN T. BAXLEY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4
Preface 5
Abstract 6
Chapter 1 — Introduction 7
Chapter 2 — Norway in 1940 9
Strategic Significance 9
Resources 9
Geography 9
The Politics of Neutrality 11
Chapter 3 — German Plans and Strategy 12
The Planning Staff 12
German Military Theory 12
German Joint Training 12
Concept of Operations 13
Command and Control 14
A Joint Operation 15
Chapter 4 — Operation Weserübung 16
German Operations 16
Prior to W
Day 17
W
Day 18
British Response 18
Chapter 5 — Decisive German Airpower during Operation Weserübung 20
Luftwaffe Support of Landing Operations 20
Luftwaffe Attack on the British Home Fleet 21
Chapter 6 — Lessons for Today’s Military 23
Joint Synergism 23
Command and Control 23
Decisive Airpower 24
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 26
Appendix A — Units Involved in Operation Weserübung 27
Table 1. Luftwaffe Units Assigned to Fliegerkorps X 27
Table 2. All Luftwaffe Aircraft Used for the Invasion of Norway 27
Table 3. Royal Air Force (British) Aircraft Involved in Operation Weserübung 28
Table 4. Deployment of Luftwaffe Units from 8-10 April 1940 28
Table 5. German Ground and Sea Order of Battle 28
Bibliography 29
Preface
Several outstanding books about Operation Weserübung were instrumental in my analysis of what happened to Norway in April of 1940.