In April 1940, when Norway was invaded by Nazi Germany, the gold reserves included 48.8 or 60 tonnes. During the morning hours of 9 April, 818 boxes of 40 kilograms each, 685 boxes of 25 kg each, and 39 barrels of 80 kg each (sum 29.6 tonnes) were brought out of Oslo parallel with the capital city's being invaded. The gold was subsequently transported to the United Kingdom by the British Royal Navy and, in June and July, further to Montreal, later Ottawa, in Canada and New York City in the United States. Only a small portion, approximately , was kept in London. From 1940 to 1945, the gold holdings funded both the exiled King and Government as well as the resistance movement.