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Hitler: A Brush With Death… (Part 18)

Real Dictators

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The Germans Are Going to Build the Maginot Line

On land however, things swing in Hitler's favor. An Anglo-French task force supported by Polish units lands 25,000 men near Nava-Kentrondheim. But they are ill-equipped for snow or mountain warfare. Within sufficient air cover, their operation fails. On April the 28th, an evacuation begins. By early June, the Allies will have pulled out of Norway altogether. Finally, distraction over, Hitler can focus on the task at hand.

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