Battle of Høljarast Bridge

The Battle of Høljarast Bridge was a military engagement between Norwegian and German forces during the Norwegian Campaign. The battle ended with a partial Norwegian defeat as they were unable to hold their lines against German advance. Norwegians managed to withdraw in order destroying the strategic bridge so Germans would not be able to use it. Germans soon built an improvised bridge in the same place they named "Brandenburg".[3]

Battle of Høljarast Bridge
Part of the Norwegian Campaign in World War II
Date24 April 1940
Location
Etnedal, Norway
Result

German victory[1]

  • German advance to Tonsåsen
  • Høljarast Bridge destroyed
  • Norwegians successfully withdraw
Belligerents
 Norway  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Sæter Maj. Daubert
Units involved

10th Infantry Regiment

  • 2nd Battalion[2]
 unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

References
  1. Battle of Høljarast Bridge
  3. "Valdres, 1940". Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
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