British Forces fighting in Norway 1940

One of the expeditions I made this summer was to a hill in my valley where British and Norwegian troops dug down to try halt the advancing German/Austrian Gebirgsjägers.
Here is the report from the trip.Lots of pics

http://www.hobbyhistorica.com/forests-of-norway/british-positions

 

Thanks Owen

 

Very interesting - thanks for posting.

 

Thanks for posting.

 

Very good pictures, thanks. Sad that such beautiful scenery had to witness this.

 

Glad you like it Thanks for your comments

 

Nice work. Thanks

 

Thanks for posting - very interesting to me.

 

Thamks guys

 

Thought this might make a nice addition:

From WO 168/57 1 Irish Guards Apr-Jun 1940 War Diary

 

That is very interesting!! Thanks for sharing those

 

Pics of the British War Graves in my valley, and signposts where the fighting was and some of the soldiers fell..

http://www.hobbyhistorica.com/forests-of-norway/british-war-graves

 

A couple of items left behind by the British troops, found in a barn.

 

A couple of other British finds from Nordland.
A Bren gun tripod and I found a pair of ski for a Ariel military motorcycle

 

Fascinating finds inka