WWII Strategic Initiatives 6. Fort Commander’s Lonely Decision Saves Norwegian Government from Capture by Germans

At 4:21 a.m. on April 9, 1940, a 64-year-old Norwegian colonel six months from retirement had about ninety seconds to decide whether to start a war. Birger Eriksen, who entered Norwegian military service way back in 1893, commanded Oscarsborg, a… Continue reading →