Calum's video: Sinking the Bl cher: How an Outdated Fort Stopped the WWII Invasion of Norway

Use my code CALUM to get up to 55% off Ekster’s wallets during Black Friday sales! https://partner.ekster.com/calumraasay The Battle of Drøbak Sound was one of the most incredible confrontations of the Second World War: an old and outdated fort, manned by recruits, managed to not only strike but sink one of the Kreigsmarine's newest and most powerful warships. The brave actions of the men of the Oscarsborg crucially delayed the invasion of Norway and forever changed the direction of the Second World War. My film channel: https://www.youtube.com/@filmthings4645 Sources & References: The Sinking of the Blücher: The Battle of Drøbak Narrows (UK): https://amzn.to/3sNL9QD The Sinking of the Blücher: The Battle of Drøbak Narrows (US): https://amzn.to/49SYtnK Doomed From the Start: The Allied Intervention in Norway (there's two parts but I only read part one!) (UK): https://amzn.to/46F73U5 The models for the animations were made with a combination of blueprints and diagrams, most of which came from Shipbucket and then manually painted by myself in photoshop: http://www.shipbucket.com This Norwegian government website has wonderful resources and history of the fortress of Oscarsborg, including photos, illustrations and diagrams: https://www.forsvarsbygg.no/no/verneplaner/oscarsborg-festning/ Info on the Blucher wreck site: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31940 I try to make a point of not watching other YouTube videos on the subjects that I cover, just as I don't want to give the appearance of copying anyone! However, I have always enjoyed this video on the battle: https://youtu.be/hlBkym_Ky6E?si=D29yn3gvbedrGMGr Twitter......................►https://twitter.com/calumraasay Instagram................►http://instagram.com/calumraasay Discord.....................►https://discord.gg/BPahz6vHJd Website....................►http://calumgillies.com 00:00 - Introduction 03:25 - Britain Eyes Narvik 03:57 - Plan R4 04:18 - Altmark: The Final Straw for Germany 05:06 - Germany Plans for a Norwegian Invasion 06:32 - The Mighty Bluecher 08:16 - Group V Sets Sights on Oslo 09:33 - Entering the Oslo Fjord 10:40 - Last Stand of Pol III 12:10 - Slipping Past the Defences 12: 40 - The Oscarsborg 14:20 - Undermanned and Unprepared 16:00 - Do We Open Fire? 16:37 - "Either I will be decorated, or I will be court-martialed. Fire!" 18:30 - The Oscarsborg's Final Trick 21:27 - Retreat! 22:01 - The End of the Bluecher 23:50 - Operation Weserübung in Chaos 24:36 - Last Stand of the Oscarsborg 26:10 - Far-Reaching Effects 27:50 - Waffling on a Bit