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...ambushes along the hills-was endangered by a shortage of materiel. The Germans had captured the country's most important ammunition factory, at Kongsberg, arsenals at Nittedal and Raufoss, a powder factory, 1,000,000 rounds of rifle ammunition. This was bad news because Norway's Krag-Jorgsen rifles (6.5 mm.) will not shoot the 7.7-mm. bullet used by the Allies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORTHERN THEATRE: Nazi v. Norse | 4/29/1940 | See Source »

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