Delaying Action at Otta*
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Date: April 28, 1940*
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Battle Location: Otta, Norway*
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Battle Type: Great Britain Delay vs Germany Advance*
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Description: For the British forces in central Norway the fighting had mostly been a series of delaying actions against the advancing German forces. On April 28 LtCol Robinson of the Green Howards would take his turn at trying to halt the enemy.*
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Robinson would make his stand near the small town of Otta, which offered good defensive positions. However, he had only two of the rifle companies along with two AT-guns and two mortars avaliable - and because they had to cover both the road and the railway leading to Otta his companies would have to fight separated by the Lagen river.*
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Notes: Historically the British, though spotted by the Luftwaffe and subjected to both air and artillery attack, were able to keep the Germans at arms length and inflict a number of casualties on their enemy. Despite all however, it had dawned on the planners in London that the battle for central Norway was all but lost, the decision to evacuate had already been taken. Robinson did disengage under cover of darkness and conducted a fighting retreat until being evacuated by the Royal Navy a few days after the fight at Otta.*
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Sources: Tamelander, M and Zetterling, N; Den Nionde April* 
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Design by:  Ulf Lundstrom.**
