WW2 - Elverum, Hedmark County, Norway - destruction caused by German advance. in April 1940, Norwegian troops had prevented German paratroopers from capturing Norway's King Haakon, Crown Prince, and the Parliament while the Parliament was meeting (in Elverum - the temporary capital) to issue the Elverum Authorization, authorizing the exiled government. On April 11th, shortly after the government's refusal to submit to German terms, the centre of Elverum was reduced to ashes as can be seen in this stark image. Date: 1940