Finally I got the opportunity visit Greenland again. And the best part was visiting the fjord and area, Torry Larsen and I with 7th SOS Sq, flew in and where dropped for the Greenland lenghtways expedition in 1996. This time we arrived with a sailing yacht, and could really watch the beauty of the scenery…
In June I had the pleasure to embark Coast Guard KV Svalbard in Tromsø for a memorial weekend in Jan Baalsrud footstep and Operation Martin. Did a lecture about Operation Martin and “our” experiences “In the footstep of Jan Baalsrud”, for the crew and others. During the weekend we sailed up to Toftefjord on Rebbenes…
Last episode of “Operation Musketoon”. About the disaster of the escape from Fykan Power Station where eight commandos where captured up in the mountains of Glomfjord. Four others managed by a mirakel, to escape to Sweden and to England. Sorry, this may not work for people outside Scandinavia!:-/
Episode two of the documentary “Operation Musketoon” with infiltration to the power station in Glomfjord and the attack on the station. Meeting few of the people who experienced the demolitions and what happened afterwards. Also meeting with the son of the German who became shot at the station. That was very strong meeting for us…
Premiere of “Operation Musketoon” on Norwegian Broadcasting tonight. A very humble thoughts to those who executed the operation, and gave their lives for all others! And to those who helped those four, who managed to escape back to England. And that they could tell what really happened. Biggest respect and gratefulness!
NRK has made a teaser on the documentary serie “Operation Musketoon”, which is supposed to be on the screen for the first time 18th of February.
February 6th 1943, 75 years ago the Norwegian Submarine HNoMS UREDD was on its way from Shetland to the area South of Bodø (Norway) with a crew of 35 + 6 S.O.E men and one S.I.S. That was Uredd´s first task on this multitask operation, where six Kompani Linge soldiers where supposed to infiltrate into Sulitjelma. Their…
