ABSTRACT
If any single military campaign of the twentieth century can be said to symbolize a revolution in military affairs (RMA) the campaign for Norway, lasting from April to June 1940, is it. It was the first modern joint campaign in which air, sea and ground forces all played major roles. It was the first campaign in which mastery of the air translated into mastery of the sea. New technologies also had a huge impact on the campaign. The ability of the Germans to quickly move large numbers of troops and large amounts of equipment by air transport was decisive. New operational methods were introduced. The German airborne landings on Norway's Stavanger Airfield and the Danish airfields at Aalborg were the first combat use of paratroops in history. Essentially, the campaign in Norway exemplified a very new way of war-fighting.
