Derek Law Bibliography

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BUCHNER, Alex. Narvik: The Struggle of Battle Group Dietl in the Spring of 1940. 240p., bibliog., illus., index. Oxford: Casemate, 2021. ISBN: 9781612009179.

Originally published in Germany in 1977 and now published for the first time in English, this is a German account of the invasion of Norway which focuses on the efforts of Group “1” led by Eduard Dietl. Landed at Narvik in early April by ten destroyers soon sunk by the Royal Navy, his men were outnumbered by Allied troops but he defended the town using ammunition, food and sailors from the sunken ships. He withdrew to the mountains but retook Narvik once the Allies withdrew.