The many Norwegian seafarers that sailed on ships in allied service during WWII has FINALLY got some attention, although there are few left to see it: https://www.nfi.no/eng/film?name=war-sailor&id=2244 Trailer w/English subtitles: [WAR SAILOR Trailer | TIFF 2022]

Found this in Halifax, NS. So there you go Thor. [IMG_1805]

During the second world war there was a training base for pilots in Canada, called “Little Norway”: https://www.wwiinorge.com/notes/little-norway/ Not much left of the original site, but some are retained in Muskoka, where the training centre moved in 1942: [image] Little Norway idag M…

A bit of background about the Norwegian WWII fleet in allied service. [image] A Salute to the Brave and Valiant Norwegians - Shipping Today & Yesterday... The survival of Great Britain during WW2, and the then known British Empire did, as we all know focus around being able to import suf…

I watched the show and it was quite good and a very different take on WW II from the typical American movie/series. First off was that the Norwegian sailors were not necessarily all 100% interested in being in a war, but they were drafted more or less just by being there, not much choice given. Se…

A BBC Documentary about those of different nationalities who served on Merchant Ships during WWII: [image] BBC Timewatch - Forgotten Heroes Merchant Seamen at War - video Dailymotion Watch BBC Timewatch - Forgotten Heroes Merchant Seamen at War - Documentary Channel on Dailymotion …

An iconic picture of a War Sailor: [image] Source: Norwegian Shipping Historical Society - Eastern Norway (NSS-Ø)

There were also War Sailors serving in the Norwegian home fleet: https://www.warsailors.com/homefleet/index.html Many ships in the home fleet were attacked and sunk by allied aircrafts, or sabotaged by Norwegian resistance forces. One of those ships were the D/S Eira (seen here in a colorized p…

It is now 80 years since the end of WWII. In Europe this was 8th May 1945 and will be marked in many ways, by the high and mighty and ordinary people all over the continent of Europe and beyond. One small celebration will be the “Liberation Convoy 2025”, when 5 of the preserved vessels that partici…

Some pictures taken before M/K Heland left Ålesund to head for Bergen: [image] “Heland” from Sunnmøre Museum (Viti) is going on a “liberation cruise” to Shetland via Bergen, in a team with several other boats that participated in the voyage to England from Norway during World War II. The maintena…

New Zealand with half the population of Norway lost 11928 KIA during WWII. The Merchant Marine loses weren’t included or recognized in the above records but it is believed to be about 500.

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An iconic picture of a War Sailor:

Source: Norwegian Shipping Historical Society - Eastern Norway (NSS-Ø)

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