German troops land in Spitsbergen, Norway and plant demolition charges during World War II.

German occupation of Spitsbergen, Norway during World War II. German fleet underway in the Arctic Ocean off Spitsbergen. Soldiers aboard a ship. Naval guns aboard a ship bombards the coast. German soldiers loaded in a landing craft as it is being lowered into the sea along the side the ship. A German destroyer lays a smoke screen. The soldiers transfer from the ship into the landing craft. Troops land at the coast of Spitsbergen. Engineers plant demolition charges on a tree.