Battle of Høljarast Bridge
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Date24 April 1940
Location
Result
German victory[1]
- German advance to Tonsåsen
- Høljarast Bridge destroyed
- Norwegians successfully withdraw
| Battle of Høljarast Bridge | |||||||
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| Part of the Norwegian campaign in World War II | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Norway |
 Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Maj. Sæter |
Maj. Daubert | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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| Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Høljarast Bridge was a military engagement between Norwegian and German forces during the Norwegian Campaign. The battle ended with a partial Norwegian defeat as they were unable to hold their lines against German advance. Norwegians managed to withdraw in order destroying the strategic bridge so Germans would not be able to use it. Germans soon built an improvised bridge in the same place they named "Brandenburg".[3]