Sinking the Blücher: How an Outdated Fort Stopped the WWII Invasion of Norway March 28, 2024 Unipro2013main Historical, History, WW2 </p> <h2>Sinking the Blücher</h2> <p> The Battle of Drøbak Sound was one of the most incredible confrontations of the Second World War: an old and outdated fort, manned by recruits, managed to not only strike but sink one of the Kreigsmarine’s newest and most powerful warships. The brave actions of the men of the Oscarsborg crucially delayed the invasion of Norway and forever changed the direction of the Second World War.</p> <p>00:00 – Introduction<br /> 03:25 – Britain Eyes Narvik<br /> 03:57 – Plan R4<br /> 04:18 – Altmark: The Final Straw for Germany<br /> 05:06 – Germany Plans for a Norwegian Invasion<br /> 06:32 – The Mighty Bluecher<br /> 08:16 – Group V Sets Sights on Oslo<br /> 09:33 – Entering the Oslo Fjord<br /> 10:40 – Last Stand of Pol III<br /> 12:10 – Slipping Past the Defences<br /> 12: 40 – The Oscarsborg<br /> 14:20 – Undermanned and Unprepared<br /> 16:00 – Do We Open Fire?<br /> 16:37 – “Either I will be decorated, or I will be court-martialed. Fire!”<br /> 18:30 – The Oscarsborg’s Final Trick<br /> 21:27 – Retreat!<br /> 22:01 – The End of the Bluecher<br /> 23:50 – Operation Weserübung in Chaos<br /> 24:36 – Last Stand of the Oscarsborg<br /> 26:10 – Far-Reaching Effects<br /> 27:50 – Waffling on a Bit<br /> Credit to : Calum</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors -
