Kampen om Nordlandsbanen

Book – Kampen om Nordlandsbanen (in Norwegian)

Av Frode Lindgjerdet In September 1944, Finland and the Soviet Union made peace. The German troops in Finland were forced out and withdrew through Norway. This made Nordlandsbanen strategically important.…

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William Colby

Cold Response 16: A family legacy continues

Article by Sgt. Kirstin Merrimarahajara – II Marine Expeditionary Force VǼRNES, Norway –Seventy-one years ago during World War II, Army Maj. William E. Colby led a group of over 30…

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Almost home

“Almost home” book by David W. Earl

Almost Home: The Story of the B-24 Crash at Walliwall Orkney – 31 March 1945 Paperback – 25 Jun. 2011 by David W. Earl (Author, Contributor) ALMOST HOME By David…

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Gjefsjøen – “Where no one should believe that anyone could live”

Norwegian Television NRK’s popular documentary series “Where no one should believe that anyone could live” (Der ingen skulle tru at nokon kunne bu) visited Gjefsjøen mountain farm in 2005. 22-year-old…

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You are stepping on my cloak and dagger - Roger Hall

You’re Stepping on My Cloak and Dagger

Book by Roger Hall With a sharp eye and wry wit, Roger Hall recounts his experiences as an American Army officer assigned to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during…

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OSS Operation Rype - University of Nebraska Omaha

O.S.S. Operation RYPE: Cutting the Nordland Rail Line in Occupied Norway at Two Points in the North Tröndelag Area, April, 1945

Student work by Bruce Heimark A  Thesis presented to the Department of History and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for…

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