Important place of ww2

[zapatista]

Originally Posted by bf-110

Attacking England from Norway???You just take out the "r" from Norway...
That is possible today,but not in 1940.

at first glance it might sound odd because it is a long way away (compared to france or belgium's coast), but it is a historical fact the germans used planes from norway during the BoB period

... Luftflotte 5, led by Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff from his headquarters in Norway, targeted the north of England and Scotland...

german losses in those attacks were very high, and their pilots dreaded the journey (isnt this the period/location they started refering to themselves as "tomato" ?). they often met high english resistance and be outnumbered, and damaged aircraft on the return journey often had to ditch in the sea which was an almost certain death sentence (area was vast and wide, with little chance of rescue)

the reverse problem also existed during the British "norway campaign" when they sent large numbers of ground troops there (which turned into a disaster). english fighters tried to provide air cover (sent from Britain) but were short on fuel and could only stay over their troops for brief periods of time. german pilots had the luxury of nearby ground bases and so would dominate the skies (the opposite of BoB in southern england)