In early 1940, Churchill proposed an invasion of Norway to seize the port of Narvik which supplied a large quantity of Scandinavian iron ore for the German war machine.

1940年初，丘吉尔提议入侵挪威，夺取纳尔维克港，该港为德国战争机器提供大量斯堪的纳维亚铁矿石。