Honorable Men My Life in the CIA - Book by William Colby

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…

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William Donovan at OSS Gjefsjøen

Donovan 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.

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Operation 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…

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Frode Lindgjerdet, Lars Gyllenhaal og Lars Bugge Aarset

Visit 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.…

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Among the Firsts: Lieutenant Colonel Gerhard L. Bolland's Unconventional War

Among 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…

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Sonsteby_Prize_2023

Sønstebø 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…

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

Jens 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…

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Sommer på Gjefsjøen Fjellgård Foto Lars Bugge Aarset

Tour 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.

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Search 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…

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Bolland Operasjon Rype adresseavisen-16-mai-1945

The 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.…

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