Complex sentence: On board "Blücher" were troops specially designated to capture the King, the Norwegian cabinet, the Storting (Norwegian Parliament) and the national gold reserve; the delay made it possible for all these to escape from Oslo.
Split into simpler sentences: On board "Blücher" were troops specially designated to capture the King, the Norwegian cabinet, the Storting (Norwegian Parliament) and the national gold reserve. The delay made it possible for all these to escape from Oslo.