Show Map Shows ws Developments merits o of Swift Moving 2 24 4 Hours CITY BOMBED NAVAL BATTLE NARVIK A REPORTED AT SEA S NORWAY MOVES CAPITAL HERE North Nor 2 A Atlantis r Ocean HE o GERMAN TROOPS 0 w Mr x LAND IN NORWAY c HA o OSLO SURRENDERS d BERGEN NE OSLO VALLO STOCKHOLM SWEDES DENY DENYE E x MOBILIZATION North I urnA d Sea pl c GERMANS OCCUPY RK S Flu DANISH CAPITAL CREAt BRITAIN LO DON DANES PANES SUCCUMB ouN TO G GERMANYS GERMANY'S PROTECTION PROTECTION- N NO RESISTANCE E PARIS ARMY LEAVES FRANCE CANCELLED Tz HUN c A R Y 5 RUMANIA BRITAIN FRANCE tier PLEDGE HELP YUGOSLAVIA TO NORWAY ITAL BULGARIA ROME A GERMANY DEMANDS POLICE PATROL Q 4 p B c a ALONG DANUBE Q DORMANT EUROPEAN WAR COMES Ol TO LIFE IN SCANDINAVIA Where Germany has moved and what is happening in arena of battle Text of Germanys Germany's Memorandum To Two Nations on Invasion BERLIN April 9 INS INS INS-Fol- Fol Following lowing is the text in part of the German memorandum submitted sub sub- submitted submitted to the Danish and Norwegian Norwegian Norwegian Nor Nor- governments concerning the invasions Contrary to the German peoples people's peoples people's peoples people's peo peo- ples and the reich governments government's sincere wishes to live in peace and friendship with the Franco- Franco British peoples and although a reasonable ground for a dispute is lacking the rulers in London and Paris declared warIn warIn warIn war In unleashing their pre long pared aggressive was war directed against the existence of the German German German Ger Ger- man people England and France also opened sea warfare against the neutral world The French and British were completely ignoring the most primitive rules of inter international law by establishing a hunS hung r blockade against German women women women wom wom- en children and the aged They simultaneously were submitting neutral states to ruthless blockade measures The immediate consequence of these fighting methods initiated initiated by England and France against the rules of international law and which Germany was compelled to oppose was the most severe ere infringement on neutral neutral neu neu- shipping and trade Moreover Moreover Moreover More More- over the British precedent dealt the most deadly blow to ro the neutrality neutrality neu neu- idea Germany on her side en endeavored n- n to safeguard the rights of neutrals through efforts to restrict sea ea warfare in sea zones between Germ Germany ny and her op op- On the other hand England with the intention of diverting danger from her islands and at atthe atthe atthe the same time interrupting trade between Germany and the neutral neutral neutral neu neu- world more and more aimed at carrying the sea warfare into neutral waters Pursuing this type of British warfare England was increasingly increasIngly increasingly under flagrant violation of international law and undertook warlike actions on the sea and air as well as in the territorial waters of Denmark and Norway Germany foresaw the development development development devel devel- since the beginning of the war Through her interior and exterior economic policy polley Germany knew how to prevent the attempts of the British hunger hunger hunger hun hun- ger blockade against the German German German Ger Ger- man people as well as the cutting of German trade with the neutral neutral neutral neu neu- states This was revealed more and more by the complete breakdown breakdown breakdown break break- down of British blockade policy during the last months The developments developments developments de de- de- de as well as the absence absence absence ab ab- sence of prospects o of a dir direct ct attack on the German western fortifications and the steadily- steadily growing anxiety of England and France In tn the face of successful German counter-attacks counter on the sea and In the air recent recently y culminated culminated cul cul- with increased extent in the effort by both countries to undertake all means of shifting shiftIng shiftIng shift- shift Ing the war area to the neutral continent in or outside Europe E In view of British traditions it was natural that England and France hereby were reckoning first with the territories of the small European states The British British British Brit Brit- ish and French statesmen quite openly proclaimed extension of the w war X to these territories as the strategic basic idea of their warfare The Russian-Finnish Russian conflict offered the first opportunity The quick conclusion of peace in the north orth contrary to their i ii i of desires and expectations prevented prevented pre pre- ent vented d them from carrying out their decision then The reich government holds documentary proof in its hands that England and France jointly joint joint- ly decided to carry out their action through the territory of the Nordic states if necessary against their will The aim pursued by the allies in Scandinavia was and is the following First to cut Germany off from her northern ore supply point by by- occupation of Narvik Norway Second to establish a new front frontin in in Scandinavian countries by landing English and French troops In order t to be able to attack attack attack at at- tack Germanys Germany's flank After Alter this plan was crushed by the Russo-Finnish Russo peace the British and French governments governments governments govern govern- ments having a standing desire to prepare for intervention in the north during the last weeks openly proclaimed the thesis that there should not be neutrality neutrality neutrality neu neu- in this war that it was the duty of small countries to ro participate actively in the fight against Germany The reich has gained possession possession possession posses posses- sion of clear proof of the Franco- Franco British intentions to occupy by surprise certain territories of the Nordic states during the next few days The northern states not only did not oppose Franco-British Franco aggressions aggressions aggressions ag ag- ag- ag but they tolerated even the severest infringements on their sovereign rights without respective respective respective re re- re- re counter measures The reich government must assume therefore that the Norwegian Norwegian Norwegian Nor Nor- government assumed the same attitude toward the planned actions of the French and Brit Brit- Js ish sh which were about to be carved carried carried car car- ried ved out But even if the Norwegian government was willing to take take counter measures the reich retch government government government gov gov- was aware that Norwegian Norwegian Norwegian Nor Nor- military forces were Insufficient insufficient in in- sufficient to resist successfully the Franco-British Franco actions Germany was not willing to wait passively or accept the re realization realization realization re- re of the plans of her ene ene- mies The reich government therefore initiated certain military military military mili mili- tary operations w which ich led led to occupation occupation occupation oc oc- of strategically important tant points on Norwegian terri terri- tory Thereby the reich government government govern government govern govern- ment is assuming protection of the kingdom of Norway for the duration of the war The reich is determined that from now on onit onit onit it will defend definitely peace inthe in inthe inthe the north against any Franco- Franco British attack with all the means in her power German troops are not enterIng entering entering enter- enter Ing Norwegian t territory with hostile feeling The supreme command does not intend to use the points occupied as a basis for operations against England so long as Germany is not compelled compelled compelled com com- to do so by Franco-British Franco measures German military operations are exclusively aiming to secure the north against the intended occupation of Norwegian bases by Franco-British Franco forces The reich government is expecting expecting expecting ex ex- ex- ex the royal Norwegian government government government gov gov- and the people to understand understand understand un un- German procedure and not resist Any resistance must and will be broken with all the means available Such moves would only lead to completely futile bloodshed |