The British War office communiqué stated that British
forces in Trondheim sector had retaken positions abandoned
after German counter-attack.
Stockholm reported that Allied forces which had occupied Stenkjer,
north of Trondheim, had to withdraw as a result of continuous
bombing by Luftwaffe aircraft.
The British air ministry announced that five Luftwaffe air
bases had been raided by the British Royal Air Force (RAF)
bombers, Aalborg, Kristiansand, Oslo, Stavanger, and Westerland,
on island of Sylt, which was heavily and successfully attacked.
North of Sylt German patrol vessels were encountered, and
two were sunk. offensive reconnaissance carried out by British
planes over Trondheim Fjord.
Numerous Luftwaffe aircraft attempted to attack Scapa Flow
during the night. Two bombs dropped on heather land, and one
aircraft made machine gun attack on open road. No damage or
casualties. Luftwaffe were driven off by anti-aircraft guns
and the British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighters.
Paris reported many long-distance reconnaissance flights during
the night of
22-
23.
April 1940, including one over prior in region.
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