Chamberlain began by reminding the House of his statement on Thursday, 2 May, five days earlier, when it was known that British forces had been withdrawn from Åndalsnes. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Chamberlain tried to treat the Allied losses as unimportant and claimed that British soldiers "man for man (were) superior to their enemies".<unk> Chamberlain attempted to treat the Allied losses as unimportant and claimed that British soldiers "man for man (were) superior to their enemies". He praised the "splendid gallantry and dash" of the British forces.<unk> He praised the "splendid gallantry and dash" of the British forces. Contrary to these assertions, however, he did admit to their being "exposed as they were to superior forces with superior equipment".