332 Squadron at Catterick 1942

Most of 332 Squadron pilots at North Weald, winter of 42-43.

Svein Heglund and Rolf Arne Berg, 331 Squadron, North Weald 1943. Heglund and Berg became one of the top fighter pilots from Norway in WW2. Heglund survived the war, Berg was KIA in Feb 1945.

This is a nighttime view of Norsk Hydro’s Vemork hydroelectric power plant outside Rjukan in Norway. It was later the site of the first plant in the world to mass-produce heavy water, a component of early nuclear energy. The production of heavy water was considered a serious enough part of German atomic bomb development that at least five separate attacks were launched on the Vemork plant by British, U.S., and Norwegian resistance forces during the German occupation in World War II.

Riksarkivet gjør dagbøkene til Sandvika-mannen tilgjengelige.

British Commandos mount surprise raid on the German occupied Lofoten Islands and destroy oil supplies used in making explosives, and take away prisoners.

Mar 4, 1941: Britain launches Operation Claymore The British navy raids a German position off the coast of Norway and inside the Arctic Circle—the Lofoten Islands. The raid, code name Operation Claymore, proved highly destructive of its target—an armed German trawler—but ultimately a failure in achieving its objective, the capture of an Enigma decoding machine. The Brits severely damaged the trawler, called the Krebs, and killed 14 German sailors, took another 25 prisoner, and destroyed the…

Mar 4, 1941: Britain launches Operation Claymore The British navy raids a German position off the coast of Norway and inside the Arctic Circle—the Lofoten Islands. The raid, code name Operation Claymore, proved highly destructive of its target—an armed German trawler—but ultimately a failure in achieving its objective, the capture of an Enigma decoding machine. The Brits severely damaged the trawler, called the Krebs, and killed 14 German sailors, took another 25 prisoner, and destroyed the…

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Mar 4, 1941: Britain launches Operation Claymore The British navy raids a German position off the coast of Norway and inside the Arctic Circle—the Lofoten Islands. The raid, code name Operation Claymore, proved highly destructive of its target—an armed German trawler—but ultimately a failure in achieving its objective, the capture of an Enigma decoding machine. The Brits severely damaged the trawler, called the Krebs, and killed 14 German sailors, took another 25 prisoner, and destroyed the…

Nearly three hundred volunteers from the Lofoten Islands, who were brought back to England by the British Navy after the daring and successful raid on the Nazi controlled islands, are in London to join the Norwegian Forces here in the fight for the freedom of their country.'

Borge Kjeldstad in London for the Lofoten Raid exhibit for 75th year of commemoration on 08th March 2016.

Borge Kjeldstad artist of Krig kunst was in London on 8th March 2016 to showcase his art work to commemorate the Lofoten Volunteers from the Svolvaer raid in 1941. This was a brilliant art event in London at the Norwegian Church in Rotherhithe.

Svolvaerraidet 75th year commemoration in London. Steven dalfest (England) and Borge Kjeldstad (Norway)

Lofoten Raid commemoration of 75 years anniversary of Operation Claymore and Lofoten Volunteers returning to England in 1941. A small art memorial event at Norwegian Church in London with Steven dalfest and Borge Kjeldstad.

Borge Kjeldstad art exhibit at the Norwegian church London.