German landing at Narvik

9 April 1940, Narvik harbour and the Ofotfjord

German victory; Eidsvold and Norge sunk and Narvik taken

Ten German destroyers under Commodore Friedrich Bonte carried 2,000 mountain troops under General Eduard Dietl to Narvik, the port for the Swedish iron ore. They came up the Ofotfjord in a snowstorm before dawn. The old coast-defence ship Eidsvold fired a warning shot; a German officer went across to demand surrender, and when Captain Willoch refused, Wilhelm Heidkamp torpedoed her as the boat came back. She broke in two and sank in seconds. In the harbour Norge opened fire, missing in the snow, and Bernd von Arnim sank her with torpedoes. 276 Norwegian sailors died; the garrison's commander surrendered the town.

Kriegsmarine (Germany)

10 ships, none lost

Ship	Type	Outcome
Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp Bonte's flagship; torpedoed Eidsvold	Destroyer Type 1936 class	Survived
Z11 Bernd von Arnim Torpedoed Norge	Destroyer Type 1934A class	Survived
Z2 Georg Thiele	Destroyer Type 1934 class	Survived
Z9 Wolfgang Zenker	Destroyer Type 1934A class	Survived
Z12 Erich Giese	Destroyer Type 1934A class	Survived
Z13 Erich Koellner	Destroyer Type 1934A class	Survived
Z17 Diether von Roeder	Destroyer Type 1936 class	Survived
Z18 Hans Lüdemann	Destroyer Type 1936 class	Survived
Z19 Hermann Künne	Destroyer Type 1936 class	Survived
Z22 Anton Schmitt	Destroyer Type 1936 class	Survived