Kelbert Hawsing wrote:
> Fide Wikipedia, the German garrison in Norway was counted in hundred
> of thousands. Sweden is easier terrain, but larger and more populous.
> I doubt that one division would be anywhere near sufficient.
> Apparently even Denmark has a garrison of 200,000 troops.
>
> http://www.milhist.dk/besattelsen/ww2stat/ww2stat.html
Don't forget that the large German garrison in Norway was due to Allied
deception measures, Fortitude North, which made them think that there were
lots of troops in Scotland being readied to invade Norway. So the German
presence in Norway wasn't really needed to tie down the population or
terrain; it was there for the same reason the Panzer divisions in France
were near Calais and not Normandy.
Dennis |
