The King’s Shield *
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Date: April 10,, 1940 *
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Battle Location: Midskogen, Norway*
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Battle Type: Norway delay vs Germany advance*
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Description: Escaping from Oslo the King of Norway and parts of the Norwegian government headed in the direction of Hamar. Pursuing him was a German force lead by Spiller, the German air attache to Norway.*
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At Midtskogen there was a narrow passage where a scratch force of a few officers, Guards recruits and some local members of a rifle club that had been given a short five minutes crash course in use of military weapons before they marched out to defend the Norwegian government and monarchy.*
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The Norwegian force numbered at first around sixty men but later grew to just under 100. They had set up an ambush position close to the bridges near Midtskogen Gaard but during the night a number of civilian refuges arrived at the roadblock and had to abandon their cars which put the intended ambush point further and further away. When the Germans finally came the Norwegian machine guns could no longer cover the area where the Germans had to deploy from their vehicles.*
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Early in the morning the Germans arrived and a started to advance on the Norwegian position. If the King was to get away the improvised force at Midtskogen had to hold.*
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the Norwegian side.*
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Source: Tamelander, M and Zetterling, N - Den nionde april ("The Ninth of April")*
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Design by:  Ulf Lundstrom.**
