page_title: Battle of Hegra Fortress
section_title: Opposing forces
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Hegra Fortress / Opposing forces
caption_attribution_description: A group of Norwegian soldiers during the Battle of Hegra Fortress
context_page_description: The Battle of Hegra Fortress was a 25-day engagement in the 1940 Norwegian Campaign which saw a small force of Norwegian volunteers fighting numerically superior German forces from a fortified position. After initial fighting around the Meråker Line railway line, the Norwegians pulled back into Hegra Fortress and held off further German attacks before surrendering on 5 May as one of the last Norwegian units active in southern Norway.
caption: A group of Norwegian soldiers early on during the battle
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