Airborne forces
Operation Weserübung began on 9 April 1940. Denmark was in German hands within the day. Airborne forces assiste in the Capture of Egersund, Kristiansand and the Oslo Airport, Fornebu. All ports, from Stavanger in the south to Trondheim in the north were to be reinforced by air once captured. From the second week, "Fliegerkorps" X turned to defeating the Åndalsnes landings and supported the Battle of Dombås and Namsos campaign.