Battle of Drøbak Sound

Property	Value
rdf:type	April 1940 event Battle of World War II involving Germany Military engagement of World War II owl:NamedIndividual Battle (geographic) Battles 1901–2000 Norwegian battle or siege Battle or operation of World War II involving Norway
rdfs:label	Battle of Drøbak Sound
owl:sameAs	dbr:Battle_of_Drøbak_Sound
prov:wasDerivedFrom	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:April_1940_events http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Battles_and_operations_of_World_War_II_involving_Norway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_World_War_II_articles_(B) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battles_(geographic) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battles_1901%E2%80%932000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Battles_of_World_War_II_involving_Germany http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_engagements_of_World_War_II http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_cruiser http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Norwegian_battles_and_sieges
skos:prefLabel	Battle of Drøbak Sound
skos:altLabel	sinking sunk surface action the sinking was sunk a battle turned back coastal defenses had sunk ''Blücher'' while passing through the Sound Blücher was sunk Sunk in battle 1940 battle of Drøbak Sound by gunfire and torpedoes gives the order to fire had sunk more determined resistance multiple artillery and torpedo hits opposed by Oscarsborg Fortress serious resistance sufficiently delayed sunk by shore batteries sunk by the fortress
clgo:causalties	None
clgo:combatant	Germany Norway
clgo:commander	August Thiele Birger Eriksen Oskar Kummetz Erwin Engelbrecht
clgo:date	1940-04-09
clgo:isPartOfMilitaryConflict	Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) Norwegian campaign
clgo:place	Norway Drøbak Sound Oslofjord
clgo:result	Norwegian victory German invasion forcedelayed Evacuation of theNorwegian Parliament,Royal Family, andgold reserve
clgo:strength	407 1 torpedo boat 1 light cruiser 2 heavy cruisers 2 minesweepers 1 fortress 1 torpedo battery 11 anti-aircraft guns 18 coastal guns 2 protection guns
is clgo:battle of	Birger Eriksen Oskar Kummetz

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