 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Germany yakapinda muNorwaymusi wa9 April 1940, uye mauto eBritain neFrance akatanga chirongwa chokupindira chakanga chakarongwa nokukurumidza uye chakanga chaitwa zvakaipa. Nemhaka yokuti chikamu chikuru cheBritain Regular Army chakanga chatoendeswa kuFrance, vazhinji vevarwi vaivapo nokuda kweNorway Campaign vaiva varwi venguva pfupi veTerritorial Army TA. Pashure pokuedza kwakakundikana kutora Trondheim, chinangwa chikuru cheAllied chakava chiteshi chengarava cheNarvik. Nzvimbo yakavambwa pachitsuwa cheHarstad kunze kweNarvikfjord, uye nzvimbo yekubhururuka kuSkånland pamhenderekedzo yakatarisana, ine anti-aircraft AA kugoverwa kwechiedza LAA uye inorema HAA pfuti dzeRoyal Artillery RA. 6th Anti-Aircraft Brigade HQ yakaunganidzwa muna Kurume pasi pekutungamira kwaBrigadier F.N.C. Rossiter uye yakatumirwa kunongedza AA kudzivirira kweaya mabhesi. 