British-French force from landings at Namsos joined Norwegians in 
pushing southward toward Steinkjer. Serious fighting is expected 
as the Allied units attempt to destroy the Trondheim garrison of 
some l0,000 men and establish a firm front facing southward before 
the German main body can break through the delaying area north of 
Rena--Lillahammer. The establishment or not of this front may be 
decisive in the Scandinavian campaign.
 
     2. Recent Air Operations. The Germans have repeatedly
since April 20 bombed Andalsnes, Namsos, and the railway junction 
of Dombas. Norwegian ground troops were attacked north of Pamar.
 
     The Royal Air Force bombed German air bases at Aal-
borg, Denmark and fields near Kristiansand and Stavanger on the 
night of April 20-21. On the following night they again attacked 
Aalborg and, for the first time, bombed the fields near Oslo.
 
     The ability of aviation to dominate narrow seas is
an issue of this campaign. This issue has not yet been settled.
 
 
 
                         JOHN MAGRUDER
                         Colonel, F. A.
 
td
 
 
 
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