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Norwegian NCO served with Norwegian Royal Engineers in Norway, 1938-1940; civilian resistance member in Oslo, Norway, 1940; NCO and officer served with Norwegian Independent Company 1 (Linge Company) attached Special Operations Executive in GB and Norway, 1942- 1945
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REEL 1 Aspects of period as NCO with Norwegian Royal Engineers in Norway, 1938-1940: signals training; initial conscription as sergeant and posting to north, 9/1939; posting as wireless operator on tanker bound for Iceland; opinion of vessel and radio room; voyage to and from Iceland; posting to northern Norway; details of platoon joined; situation following Russian war with Finland; German invasion, 9/4/1940; movement and make-up of force to fight German Army; help received from France and Britain; aerial scenes; capture of and surrender in Narvik; German relationship with Sweden including telegram from Hitler to Swedish Prime Minister intercepted; reactions following surrender. Aspects of period as civilian resistance member in Oslo, Norway, 1940: formation and involvement with resistance; size of resistance at end of war; reason for arrest; story of failed collection of wireless from Swedish border; details of transmitter made; testing of transmitter; story of arrest; interrogation and search of accommodation; release and journey to GB. Aspects of period as NCO and officer with Norwegian Independent Company 1 (Linge Company) attached to Special Operations Executive in GB, 1940-1942: pattern of training including Morse proficiency and backgrounds of colleagues; interview with Special Operations Executive about mission in Norway; request for return to Oslo and deal struck; make-up of group including own role and rank; posting to Glenmore Lodge and involvement in training of wireless operators; sabotage and mountain training received; details of practice parachute jumps; briefing for mission including details of landing area; flight to Norway and landing; problems with weather; morale during flight; story of delay to start of mission; dropping of equipment; damage to equipment and gaining of replacements; problems with weight of equipment.
REEL 2 Continues: Aspects of operations as officer with Norwegian Independent Company 1 (Linge Company) attached to Special Operations Executive in Norway, 1942-1945: transfer of equipment to base; story of testing wireless set including problems from missing equipment; creation of antenna; contact made with London; breakdown of power; problem with charging of batteries; transfer of equipment to base and rations including reindeer; contact made with agent; intelligence from and reconnaissance of Norsk Hydro heavy water plant, Vemork; plan for attack; opinion of plan; crash of glider carrying Royal Engineers for mission during Operation Freshman and effect on mission; operation of Eureka beacon and scenes during night of Operation Freshman, 19/11/1942; later use of Eureka beacon for supply drops; discovery of disaster; effect on morale; orders to wait for mission; weather during weather; dropping of extra personnel, 2/1943; formation and use of stores for mission; charging of batteries; activities during winter including rations; arrival of extra Norwegian personnel; eating of reindeer; cooking of meals; rations brought by Norwegian personnel; visit to cottage to recover supplies.
REEL 3 Continues: routine and duties during winter; story of lamb stew; owner of sheep eaten; reasons for eating reindeer moss; ill health from bad meat; problems from transmission time and subsequent change made; plans for activities after raid; rendezvous after raid and message sent to GB; communications during moon period including signal for start of raid; wireless operator activities in Norway following Vemork raid; first bath following raid; activities with Norwegian resistance in Telemark; wireless training given in Oslo including trip to GB to collect wireless sets; discussion of luck; opinion of and involvement with 1965 film Heroes of Telemark; contact with authors of books on raid; involvement of Professor Peterson in Vemork raid.
REEL 4 Continues: involvement in and opinion of 1948 film Kampen om tungtvannet or The Fight for Heavy Water; details of boots taken to Norway on Operation Grouse.