{"id":625,"date":"2026-09-21T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T00:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=625"},"modified":"2026-09-15T02:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T02:22:24","slug":"world-war-2-in-norway-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=625","title":{"rendered":"World War 2 in Norway, part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JanetPic.webp?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JanetPic.webp?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JanetPic.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JanetPic.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A conversation with J.L. Oakley, author of three historical novels set in Norway during the German occupation of 1940 to 1945<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like the Eastern Front, Norway&#8217;s experience during the Second World War is not well known in the English-speaking world. Author Janet Oakley is helping correct that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/8952226\/embed?v=202301\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"allowtransparency\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Audioboom player\" allow=\"autoplay\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/J%C3%B8ssing-Affair-J-L-Oakley-ebook\/dp\/B01D8XL7PM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"466\" data-id=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JossingAffairCover.jpeg?resize=311%2C466&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JossingAffairCover.jpeg?w=311&amp;ssl=1 311w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JossingAffairCover.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JossingAffairCover.jpeg?resize=300%2C450&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Quisling-Factor-J-L-Oakley-ebook\/dp\/B08CD6GGJ8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/QuislingFactor-200x300-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-656\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0CH1C7PWF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"971\" data-id=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Brisling_cover.jpg?resize=640%2C971&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Brisling_cover.jpg?resize=675%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Brisling_cover.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Brisling_cover.jpg?resize=768%2C1165&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Brisling_cover.jpg?resize=1012%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1012w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Brisling_cover.jpg?resize=1350%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Brisling_cover.jpg?resize=300%2C455&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Brisling_cover.jpg?resize=850%2C1290&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Brisling_cover.jpg?resize=600%2C910&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Brisling_cover.jpg?w=1450&amp;ssl=1 1450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Brisling_cover.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Visit J.L. Oakley&#8217;s website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jloakleyauthor.com\/\">JLOakley.com<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GermanInvasion.gif?resize=640%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-635\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The initial German invasion on 9 April 1940, starting with the major cities on the coast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Invasion_of_Norway-1.png?resize=640%2C494&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Invasion_of_Norway-1.png?w=890&amp;ssl=1 890w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Invasion_of_Norway-1.png?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Invasion_of_Norway-1.png?resize=768%2C593&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Invasion_of_Norway-1.png?resize=850%2C656&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Invasion_of_Norway-1.png?resize=600%2C463&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another view of the invasion. Note the relative proximity of Bergen to the Shetland Islands. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historical photos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Altmark_Incident.jpeg?resize=547%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-634\" style=\"width:446px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Altmark_Incident.jpeg?w=547&amp;ssl=1 547w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Altmark_Incident.jpeg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Altmark Incident: Norwegians help bring German dead ashore.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The_German_Invasion_of_Norway_1940_HU55638.jpeg?resize=640%2C411&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-652\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5564645207184777;width:445px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The_German_Invasion_of_Norway_1940_HU55638.jpeg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The_German_Invasion_of_Norway_1940_HU55638.jpeg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The_German_Invasion_of_Norway_1940_HU55638.jpeg?resize=768%2C493&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The_German_Invasion_of_Norway_1940_HU55638.jpeg?resize=600%2C386&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">German soldiers land at Oslo, 9 April 1940<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GerSoldiersTrondheim.jpeg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-640\" style=\"width:443px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GerSoldiersTrondheim.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GerSoldiersTrondheim.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GerSoldiersTrondheim.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GerSoldiersTrondheim.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GerSoldiersTrondheim.jpeg?resize=850%2C478&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GerSoldiersTrondheim.jpeg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GerSoldiersTrondheim.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GerSoldiersTrondheim.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">German soldiers in Trondheim, 1940<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GermsInvade1980.jpeg?resize=640%2C410&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-637\" style=\"width:437px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GermsInvade1980.jpeg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GermsInvade1980.jpeg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GermsInvade1980.jpeg?resize=768%2C492&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GermsInvade1980.jpeg?resize=600%2C384&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Wehrmacht rolls into Oslo, April 1940.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vidkun_Quisling_NS.jpeg?resize=500%2C754&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-633\" style=\"width:435px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vidkun_Quisling_NS.jpeg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vidkun_Quisling_NS.jpeg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vidkun_Quisling_NS.jpeg?resize=300%2C452&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vikrun Quisling, second from right, with NS supporters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/German_cruiser_Blucher_sinking.jpeg?resize=640%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-648\" style=\"width:556px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/German_cruiser_Blucher_sinking.jpeg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/German_cruiser_Blucher_sinking.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/German_cruiser_Blucher_sinking.jpeg?resize=600%2C339&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">German cruiser Blucher sinks outside Oslo harbour.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"882\" data-id=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/King_Haakon_VII.png?resize=500%2C882&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/King_Haakon_VII.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/King_Haakon_VII.png?resize=170%2C300&amp;ssl=1 170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/King_Haakon_VII.png?resize=300%2C529&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"541\" data-id=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Queen_Maud_and_King_Haakon_VII_1906_coronation.jpeg?resize=640%2C541&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Queen_Maud_and_King_Haakon_VII_1906_coronation.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Queen_Maud_and_King_Haakon_VII_1906_coronation.jpeg?resize=300%2C253&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Queen_Maud_and_King_Haakon_VII_1906_coronation.jpeg?resize=768%2C649&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Queen_Maud_and_King_Haakon_VII_1906_coronation.jpeg?resize=850%2C718&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Queen_Maud_and_King_Haakon_VII_1906_coronation.jpeg?resize=600%2C507&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Haakon VII (left) and at his coronation with Queen Maud, 1906.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"357\" data-id=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HaakonOlavH_in_Scotland_during_war.jpeg?resize=250%2C357&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HaakonOlavH_in_Scotland_during_war.jpeg?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HaakonOlavH_in_Scotland_during_war.jpeg?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"501\" data-id=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HaakonInspectsNorgPilotsUK.jpeg?resize=640%2C501&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HaakonInspectsNorgPilotsUK.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HaakonInspectsNorgPilotsUK.jpeg?resize=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HaakonInspectsNorgPilotsUK.jpeg?resize=768%2C602&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HaakonInspectsNorgPilotsUK.jpeg?resize=850%2C666&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HaakonInspectsNorgPilotsUK.jpeg?resize=600%2C470&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Left: King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and&nbsp;Major General of the Norwegian Army, Hans Reidar Holtermann&nbsp;in Scotland&nbsp;during the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NorskeRefugeesGoingSweden.jpeg?resize=640%2C481&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NorskeRefugeesGoingSweden.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NorskeRefugeesGoingSweden.jpeg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NorskeRefugeesGoingSweden.jpeg?resize=768%2C578&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NorskeRefugeesGoingSweden.jpeg?resize=850%2C639&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NorskeRefugeesGoingSweden.jpeg?resize=600%2C451&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Norwegian refugees fleeing to Sweden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shetland-bus.jpeg?resize=640%2C487&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-630\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3144254278728607;width:546px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shetland-bus.jpeg?w=903&amp;ssl=1 903w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shetland-bus.jpeg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shetland-bus.jpeg?resize=768%2C584&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shetland-bus.jpeg?resize=850%2C647&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shetland-bus.jpeg?resize=600%2C456&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Norwegian fishing boat off the coast, circa 1941.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"323\" 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a suit on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GermanSoldiersBurnNorskVillage.jpeg?resize=640%2C470&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-638\" style=\"width:581px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GermanSoldiersBurnNorskVillage.jpeg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GermanSoldiersBurnNorskVillage.jpeg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GermanSoldiersBurnNorskVillage.jpeg?resize=600%2C441&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">German soldiers burn a Norwegian 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oslo_Food_queue_ww2.jpeg?resize=640%2C456&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-645\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4027486844122006;width:414px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oslo_Food_queue_ww2.jpeg?resize=1024%2C730&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oslo_Food_queue_ww2.jpeg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oslo_Food_queue_ww2.jpeg?resize=768%2C547&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oslo_Food_queue_ww2.jpeg?resize=850%2C606&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oslo_Food_queue_ww2.jpeg?resize=600%2C428&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oslo_Food_queue_ww2.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Food ration queue in Oslo during the occupation. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hitlers-Northern-Utopia-Building-Occupied\/dp\/0691198217\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"445\" data-id=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HitlersNorthernUtopiaCover.jpeg?resize=296%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-646\" 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