Battle of Gratangen
The Battle of Gratangen occurred during the first Norwegian counter-attack in the Narvik Campaign. The Norwegian 6th Division gathered forces to push the Germans out of the Gratangen area and back towards Narvik. The first attack failed disastrously when the Germans counter-attacked unprepared Norwegian forces, routing a battalion and blunting the first Norwegian advance.
| Battle of Gratangen | |||||||
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| Part of the Norwegian Campaign of World War II | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Norway | Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Overall: Kristian Løken I/IR12 (1st battalion of Infantry Regiment 12): Nils Christoffer Bøckman | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| I/IR12 | 165 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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34 killed 64 wounded 130 captured |
6 killed 16 wounded 3 missing | ||||||
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