Ironside's enthusiasm for "peripheral" operations led him to plans for Allied intervention in Scandinavia; rather than the limited approach of simply mining Norwegian waters to stop Swedish iron-ore shipments to Germany, he argued for landing a strong force in northern Norway and physically occupying the Swedish orefields. Complete the following sentence: Ironside's enthusiasm for "peripheral" operations led him to plans for Allied intervention in Scandinavia; rather than the limited approach of simply mining Norwegian waters to stop Swedish iron-ore shipments to Germany, he argued for landing a strong force in northern Norway and physically occupying the Swedish orefields. <unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk>
as well as interdicting Germany's ore supply, and could potentially force Germany to commit troops on a new and geographically unfavorable front. Both Ironside and Churchill supported the plan enthusiastically, but it met with opposition from many other officers, including from Gort<unk> who saw his forces in France being depleted of resources<unk> and from Newall, the Chief of the Air Staff.<unk> Both Ironside and Churchill supported the plan enthusiastically, but it met with opposition from many other officers, including from Gort<unk> who saw his forces in France being depleted of resources<unk> and from Newall, the Chief of the Air Staff.