GERMAN STRATEGY IN NORWAY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 86, 13 April 1940, Page 7

GERMAN STRATEGY IN NORWAY

THE CAPTURE OF NARVIK CIVILIANS STUPIFIED i ( OCCULTED LN HALF AN HOUK ; i (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) ( Received April 12, 6.5 p.m. NEW YORK. April 11. The New York Times Narvik corre- ■ ’ spondent says German strategy ap- ; pears to be to control the railways and ‘ roads to the interior and using small ' foices co-operating with destroyers in paralysing the Norwegians and reduc- ■ ing tnern to guerrilla warfare. Narvik’s capture was an incredibly quick action, lasting for half an hour. * In another half hour the Germans had established headquarters in the town ' land began climbing the hills to estab- ■ fish fortifications. ‘‘When we arrived on the scene we 1 saw the Germans facing hastily as- : sembled Norwegian guards in tne mar- ' Iket place,’ says the correspondent. ; “The Germans had machine guns. We stood on one side by a concrete wall. The officer waved away a curious, oncoming crowd and demanded that the Norwegians surrender. They were not ready for action and being armed only with rifles, retreated before tne Germans, who occupied tne post office and the railway. The civilians were stupefied as the Germans advanced along ■ the main street.”