Gruppe 2: The heavy cruiser and four destroyers to Trondheim Gruppe 3: The light cruisers and , with several smaller support vessels to Bergen Gruppe 4: The light cruiser and several smaller support vessels to Kristiansand Gruppe 5: The heavy cruisers and , the light cruiser and several smaller support vessels to Oslo Gruppe 6: Four minesweepers to Egersund Additionally, the battleships and would escort Gruppe 1 and Gruppe 2 as they travelled together, and there would also be several echelons of transports carrying additional troops, fuel and equipment. Against Denmark, two motorized brigades would capture bridges and troops; paratroops would capture Aalborg airfield in the north, and heavy fighters of the Luftwaffe would destroy the Danish aircraft on the ground. While there were also several naval task groups organized for this invasion, none of them had any large ships. Unescorted troopships would transport soldiers to capture the Danish High Command in Copenhagen. The following German naval forces used to invade Denmark were as organized: Gruppe 7: Deutschland-class battleship Schlswig-Holstein, two transports, two minesweepers and six trawlers to land one regiment at Korsør and a company at Nyborg. Gruppe 8: One minelayer, an icebreaker and two patrol boats to land one battalion at Copenhagen. Gruppe 9: One freighter, two tugboats and seven minesweepers to land one company at Middlefart and Fredericia. Gruppe 10: One escort sloop and 20 minesweepers to land two companies from the 170th Infantry Division at Esbjerg. Gruppe 11: One minesweeper depot ship and 14 minesweepers to land a company from the 170th Infantry Division at Thyborøn. The Germans hoped they could avoid armed confrontation with the residents of both countries, and their troops were instructed to fire only if fired upon. Opposing forces German The German forces used in the campaign were some 120,000 troops in seven divisions and one Fallschirmjäger battalion, as well as panzer and artillery units. Most of the Kriegsmarine's major units were also earmarked for the campaign. The Luftwaffe's 10th Air Corps deployed against Norway consisted of 1,000 aircraft, including 500 transport planes and 186 Heinkel He 111 bombers. Norwegian and Allied The Norwegian Armed Forces fielded around 55,000 combatants involved in the fighting, including 19,000 soldiers, mainly in six infantry divisions. The Norwegian Army had around 60,000 trained soldiers, with 3,750 troops per regiment. However by the Germans' speed and surprise, only 52,000 ever saw combat. The Allied expeditionary force numbered