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This was the second incident within four days as Nazi gunners had previously fired
upon a Swedish naval torpedo boat and air force plane. Similar harassments included
antiaircraft fire from German warships on Swedish planes, though Swedish forces
would not return fire. By April 27, 1944, British sources reported that Nazi troops near
Sweden were sparse given German setbacks elsewhere, and there were not enough to
launch an attack. The troop movements near Sweden were deemed a defensive move
rather than offensive.
Coding changes: End Date changed from April 28, 1944.
255 Germany/385 Norway
MID#1771
Dispute Number: 1771
Date(s): July 18, 1911 to July 19, 1911
Participants: 255 Germany/385 Norway
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Germany made a show of force off the Norwegian coast to assert its naval
power during the second Moroccan crisis.
MID#1656
Dispute Number: 1656
Date(s): February 19, 1915 to October 13, 1918
Participants: 255 Germany/385 Norway
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: This dispute describes multiple incidents of German U-boat attacks on
Norwegian merchant ships during World War I.
Coding changes: End Date changed from November 11, 1918. Outcome changed
from Unclear.
MID#258
Started in March 1939. See the narrative in the 255 Germany/290 Poland dyad dispute
list.
MID#3705
Dispute Number: 3705
Date(s): November 4, 1939 to April 9, 1940
Participants: 255 Germany/385 Norway
Outcome (and Settlement): Joins ongoing war (None)
Fatalities: None