Template:Did you know nominations/Capture of Egersund

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The result was: promoted by Allen3 ^talk 21:16, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Capture of Egersund

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• ... that while the German conquest of the Norwegian port of Egersund on 9 April 1940 occurred without resistance, popular panic broke out the next day due to rumours of 600 incoming British bombers?

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• Comment: Alt hook: ... that the main goal of the 9 April 1940 German conquest of the Norwegian port of Egersund was to cut the town's undersea telegraph cable to Peterhead, Scotland?

Created/expanded by Manxruler (talk). Self nom at 21:40, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

great article on good sources, offline sources accepted AGF. Both hooks are sourced, I prefer the original, as more about people. I recommend that you sort the refs in the several cases of multiple sources for one fact. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:07, 7 December 2012 (UTC)