Battle for Norway

Battle for Norway - 1940 Campaign
Historical Film


"Kampf um Norwegen - Feldzug 1940" (English: Battle for Norway - 1940 campaign) is a 81 minute-long German documentary directed by Martin Rikli and Dr. Werner Buhre by orders of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht.


Produced in 1940, the movie follows the Invasion of Denmark and Norway in the spring 1940.


For unknown reasons, the film was never shown in Germany. It was considered lost in its entirety until it surfaced at an Internet auction in 2005.


Producer: Martin Rikli and Dr. Werner Buhre
Production Company: Oberkommando der Wehrmacht