Editing Norwegian resistance movement (section)

==Counter-attacks==
[[6th Division (Norway)|Several Norwegian military units]] that had mobilised as a precautionary measure in [[Nord-Norge|Northern Norway]] during the [[Winter War]], in cooperation with Polish, French and British forces, launched several counterattacks with moderate success. Allied forces had several successes in Northern Norway, but were redirected for the futile [[Battle of France|defense of France]]. While Northern Norway ultimately fell, efforts there allowed the Norwegian government, including the [[Norwegian royal family]], to escape and maintain the legitimate government in exile, as part of the Allies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Schlesinger |first=Joe |date=August 5, 2011 |title=Breivik, Quisling and the Norwegian spirit |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/breivik-quisling-and-the-norwegian-spirit-1.1064817 |access-date=January 14, 2025 |website=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]}}</ref>

While on station in [[London]], the government contributed to Norwegian forces with the Allied effort and ordered the Norwegian Merchant Fleet to assist in troop transportation. To expedite this ships operated under the [[Nortraship]] organisation, which at that time was the world's largest shipping company. It created apprehension among the Nazi leadership that Allied forces might try to recapture Norway with the intention of denying German naval units access to the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]], tying up several hundred thousand troops that otherwise might have been deployed to other fronts.