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Battle of Kristiansand
	Part of the Norwegian Campaign in World War II
Date	9 April 1940
Location	Kristiansand, Norway
Result	German victory
Belligerents
Norway	Germany
Commanders and leaders
	Friedrich Rieve
Strength
1 fort; 2 destroyers; ~400 troops	1 light cruiser; 2 torpedo boats; 7 E-boats; 1 depot ship; Unknown number of aircraft; 970 soldiers
Casualties and losses
	1 aircraft destroyed; 3 wounded

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The Battle of Kristiansand was

Background

Kristiansand was only garrisoned by about 400 men.^[1]

Battle

First attack

Second attack

References

Haarr, Geirr (2012). The German Invasion of Norway: 4/1/1940. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781612519401.

Citations

^ Kaufmann, J. E.; Jurga, Robert M. (2009). Fortress Europe: European Fortifications Of World War II. Da Capo Press. p. 228. ISBN 9780786749874.

[1] Kaufmann, J. E.; Jurga, Robert M. (2009). Fortress Europe: European Fortifications Of World War II. Da Capo Press. p. 228. ISBN 9780786749874.

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