Posts by Lars Bugge Aarset
Honorable Men: My Life in the CIA
Book by William Colby, 1978 Thriftbooks descripbion of the book: “The first half of this candid and revealing memoir recounts the author’s career as a practitioner of covert action in World War II and afterward in Sweden, Italy and Vietnam. The operator’s limited viewpoint may seem to some to color his judgments, especially of South…
Read MoreDonovan and Colby’s visit at Gjefsjøen and Plukkutjønnfjellet
Seventy-five years ago, on August 7, 1949, General William Joseph Donovan, the founder of the Office of Strategic Services, visited the Gjefsjø Mountains. Together with the leader of Operation Rype, William Egan Colby, they unveiled the memorial to fallen soldiers at Plukkutjønn Mountain.
Read MoreOperation Rype as a comic
Did you know that the American magazine True Comics made a comic about Operation Rype? It is found in the December 1946 issue. Thanks to Lars Gyllenhaal for tipping us off about this!
Read MoreVisit from Lars Gyllenhaal
The Swedish war historian Lars Gyllenhaal has visited Trøndelag. He is writing an article for the Swedish newspaper “Hemvärnet” about Gjefsjøen Mountain Farm, OSS Gjefsjoen, and Task Force Rype HV-12. Gyllenhaal has written several books about Swedish military history, where he also writes about OSS special operations in Scandinavia. In May, Gyllenhaal will release the…
Read MoreAmong the Firsts: Lieutenant Colonel Gerhard L. Bolland’s Unconventional War
Book by Matthew T Bolland (2022) Update: In 2022 Matt Bolland published the book “Among the firsts” about his father Lt Col Gerhard L. Bolland – 82nd Airborne paratrooper on D-Day and senior OSS field operative in Operation Rype. We recently received the sad news that Matthew Bolland passed away on March 21’th 2023. The…
Read MoreSønstebø Prize 2023
Gunnar Sønsteby’s life’s work was of a unique character. As a freedom fighter and community builder, he put in a formidable effort for the country in both times of peace and war. With a ballast of decorated courage and desire to live, he took every opportunity to be an advocate of the fundamental values of…
Read MoreJens Stoltenberg is winner of the Sønsteby Prize 2023
OSS Gjefsjøen congratulates NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the Sønsteby Prize 2022! In order to honor Gunnar Sønsteby’s life’s work, as well as contribute to passing on his important message, Gunnar Sønsteby’s Memorial Fund was established in 2013. As an important part of the memorial fund’s work, an annual prize is awarded in Gunnar…
Read MoreTour description for the hike along Gjefsjøstien around Plukkutjønnfjellet to Gjefsjøen Fjellgård
On the Tourist Association DNT’s website ut.no you will find a tour description for the hike along Gjefsjøstien path around Plukkutjønnfjellet to Gjefsjøen Fjellgård.
Read MoreSearch for the missing container from Operasjon Rype
The story goes that one of the containers that was dropped on March 24, 1945 went through the ice and is at the bottom of Gjevsjøen to this day. Alfred Anderson, Gjefsjøgubben, assigned a place to Oddvar Aasvoll during a rowing trip many, many years ago, and Oddvar in turn transferred the place name to…
Read MoreThe grandfather built the Nordlandsbanen railroad, the grandson was to destroy it! New in this war: Paratroopers with skis.
Article in Adresseavisen 16 May 1945 about Gerhard Bolland who participated in Operasjon Rype. Thanks to Hegge Gård and Museum of Defence – Rustkammeret for having this in the archive. (Caption: The star banner at the top! The paratroopers set up their neighborhood in Phoenix.) The American paratroopers who jumped into the Snåsafjellene on Palm…
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