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After the German invasion of Norway 1000 Norwegian ships seeked refuge in Great Britain and contributed tremendously to the British War effort:
The British politician Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, commented after the war,"The first great defeat for Hitler was the battle of Britain. It was a turning point in history. If we had not had the Norwegian fleet of tankers on our side, we should not have had the aviation spirit to put our Hawker Hurricanes and our Spitfires into the sky. Without the Norwegian merchant fleet, Britain and the allies would have lost the war".[1]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nortraship
What if the Germans concentrate all their resources on case Yellow, ignoring all British/French interventions in Norway in April 1940? In June the Germans demand full neutrality from Norway which Norway gladly provides by expelling all Allied troops that landed in April/May. The 1000 Norwegian ships that sailed to Britain OTL, remain neutral. How does this change the years 1940/41 and WW2 in general?
The British politician Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, commented after the war,"The first great defeat for Hitler was the battle of Britain. It was a turning point in history. If we had not had the Norwegian fleet of tankers on our side, we should not have had the aviation spirit to put our Hawker Hurricanes and our Spitfires into the sky. Without the Norwegian merchant fleet, Britain and the allies would have lost the war".[1]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nortraship
What if the Germans concentrate all their resources on case Yellow, ignoring all British/French interventions in Norway in April 1940? In June the Germans demand full neutrality from Norway which Norway gladly provides by expelling all Allied troops that landed in April/May. The 1000 Norwegian ships that sailed to Britain OTL, remain neutral. How does this change the years 1940/41 and WW2 in general?