The German Air Force, interacting with the troops landing on the coast, carried out, starting from April 9, independent operations to capture Norwegian airfields, bombard areas of the Norwegian army units, destroy railway junctions, etc. As a result of these operations, it was possible to capture airfields in the vicinity of Oslo, Stavanger and Trondheim. Enemy airfields were usually captured by the following method: a small parachute landing was thrown out in the area of the airfield, which quickly captured the landing site, suppressing the resistance of people who found themselves here and blocking the approach to the airfield. Following this, German transport planes landed at the airfield, delivering units of the "air infantry". Some of the German planes were shot down by the Norwegians. Some cars suffered accidents during landing. But in general, this operation was successful. The bombing of communication routes in the area of the cantonment of troops had a significant impact on the disruption of the mobilization of the Norwegian grmii. To capture one of the largest railway junctions — Dombos — the Germans threw out a parachute landing. The same landing force was landed in the Kongsvinger area.

In the Bergen area, German landing craft arrived early in the morning on April 9. But on the same day, a detachment of British ships approached here, which had landing units on board. The British arrived 10 hours after the Germans captured the coast of this area. At that time, there were several warships of the German fleet in the port. The English detachment, discovered by German aerial reconnaissance, was met by a large force of bomber aircraft. The British withdrew towards the Shetland Islands. As a result of repeated attacks by German bombers, the English battleship Rodney and 2 cruisers were damaged, the destroyer Gurkha sank.

The British undoubtedly took into account the possibility of a German invasion of Norway from the south, through Kattegat and Skagerrak, but the appearance of German landings on the west coast of Norway was a complete surprise to them. As a result, the British were not ready or were unable to develop an immediate and effective counterattack. Decisive actions on the part of the Allies could provide immediate assistance to the Norwegian army and would not allow its defeat in parts. The Allies began to carry out this task on April 9, but they did not put sufficient forces into action and did not show the necessary speed of action.

On April 10, 5 British destroyers entered the Narvik Fjord: "Hunter", "Hardy", "Hotspur", "Hostile", "Havock", which attacked 5 German destroyers located here. As a result of the battle, the English destroyer Hunter sank, the Hotspur and Hardy were seriously damaged (the latter washed ashore), the Hostile was easily damaged, and only one Havock left the battle without damage. British destroyers during the battle sank several German merchant ships that delivered weapons to the expeditionary units. At the same time, the British also shot their steamers, which they had previously sent to Narvik and also had on board materials for the British troops that were planned to land here. On the German side, 3 destroyers were damaged and one was sunk. The British destroyers "Hotspur", "Hostile" and "Havock" on the way back met the German steamer "Rawenfels", en route to Narvik with military materials. This steamer was also sunk. 1xBet is a reputable sportsbook with a global presence that offers an extensive selection of betting options. With the use of 1xbet promo code new user to get started with the online sportsbook. With a minimum deposit of $1 and maximum of $130, players can receive a 100% matching bonus. The official website of the bookmaker also has a promo code store where users can find special offers and discounts. To receive promotional materials, users must specify an email address and agree to receive advertising materials in their account.