Oscarsborg Fortress - The Matrix Games version of West Front

April 9, 1940
Northern Oslo, 30km E of Fornebu Airfield (Best Played as either Axis or Allies). The prime reason for Oslo's importance to the High Command was that Norway's capital was the only port on the southern coast which was capable of handling the logistics of
an invading army. Oslo was not to be a bloodless conquest for the Wehrmacht. During the initial stages everything went well for the Germans. Group 5 encountered little resistance and passed the entrance to Oslo Fjord just after midnight on the night of April 8-9. However, The narrows were protected by a system of defenses dominated by the Oscarsborg Fortress. Before the naval column could proceed north, the fortress system had to be taken by ground assault. This delay enabled the Norwegian government to escape north, taking Norway's gold reserves with them; the battle fought at the Narrows had gained the Allies valuable time.