http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1940/apr40/f18apr40.htm
More Allied troops land in Norway
Thursday, April 18, 1940 www.onwar.com
In Norway... The British 148th Brigade lands at Andalsnes. General Paget is in command. Other British troops land at Molde. During the night part of the 5th Demi-brigade Chasseurs Alpins land at Namsos. There has, however, been a mistake made with the equipment for this force and they lack some of the bindings necessary for their skis.
"A joint declaration by the British, French and Polish Governments asserted tonight that reports from Poland show that Germany is 'bent on destroying lives, property and the cultural and religious existence of the defenseless Polish population.'"The declaration said that:
" 'Wholesale executions, deportations in circumstances of most ruthless barbarity of the Polish population... closing of churches and persecution of religion clearly reveal a policy deliberately aiming at destruction of the Polish nation'..."
Once again a clear warning, though the scale of destruction and details are missing.
At this point the Nazis were still getting "warmed up" -- still focused on decapitating Polish leadership, intelligentsia and Catholic clergy.
Nazi focus had not yet fully shifted to the Jews.
In the end, four million Poles will die, half of them Jews the other half almost entirely Catholic Christians. Indeed, more Christians would have died except the Nazis suddenly discovered they needed Poles to help the fight the Russians.
Sorry, I don't what to give away the whole story! ;-)