#Milorg

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since you seem to know a lot of history, I was wondering if you could tell us a little more about norway and his role during ww2, I feel like not a lot of people talk about his importance as an ally.

Let's pretend this wasn't sent back in November! Of course I can!!And "a little" turned into a decent amount 😳

Norway declared itself neutral when the war started in 1939, but became occupied by Germany in April 1940. Throughout the war Norway played an important role helping the allies win. Note that there is also a lot to be said about Norwegian collaboration with the occupiers during these years as well, but that is not the topic of this post.

During the war Norway had both a military and a civil resistance movement. The civil movement was directed towards NS (Nasjonal Samling, the Norwegian nazi party and the only party allowed during these years) attempts at converting people to nazism, while the military resistance were building an underground army who were prepared to step in for the liberation and who also organized sabotages during the last year.

Norway’s government went into exile in London, and was in large responsible for Norway’s war effort and resistance. They took control of the Norwegian merchant ships and put it at the allies disposal, probably Norway’s most important asset and contribution to the war effort. The Norwegian marine and air-force also partook in operations along the Allies, and a Norwegian brigade was organized in Scotland, who were to partake in the final liberation of Norway.

The exiled government had an extensive running contact with the growing resistance back home in Norway, and could gradually provide the resistance with supplies and other support. Soldiers from the Scottish base were sent on missions to aid the resistance in Norway and conduct sabotages.

There as also a base for Norwegian resistance established in Stockholm, who were eventually allowed by the Swedish government to form a military force of 14 500 people under disguise of being police. About 50 000 Norwegians fled to Sweden during the war, and many Norwegians in the border areas aided them as guides over the mountains through difficult and secret passages – they also smuggled goods and supplies through the same routes.

The civil resistance was not exclusively organized, but included everyone who was not a nazi and could be as simple as civil disobedience. Teachers, parents, and priests opposed the effort to convert the youth to nazism by the NS through forced nazi curriculums in schools and obligatory youth service. Other examples of civil resistance were Norwegian workers sabotaging or not even doing the bare minimum at the jobs in factories for the Germans, and the publishing of illegal news-papers which were spread by people handing them to the next person. The most famous illegal news-paper was London-Nytt (London News), and were just Norwegian translations of BBC broadcasts transcribed directly from illegal radios.

The military resistance was known as MILORG, and this secret group had its peak in the last year of the war. This was when they began receiving guns, military equipment and professionals. During the last year they carried out assassinations and sabotages to a much more effective and extensive degree. MILORG was taking orders from the Norwegian military in London and coordinating with them, passing vital information back and forth.

When the Second World War began, Norway was the world’s fourth largest shipping nation, after Great Britain, USA, and Japan, with the Norwegian fleet being the most modern. When Norway was occupied and the Germans demanded Norwegian ships return to Norwegian ports, all of the around 1 000 ships set sail for Allied ports. The Norwegian government in exile commanded all Norwegian ships sail for securing supplies for Norway and the Allies. The ships supplied Great Britain with invaluable wares such as food and oil, and kept up the transatlantic trade during the war. The Norwegian sailors were also present at evacuations and invasions of occupied France and fascist Italy, North-Africa, and Normandy in 1944. The Norwegian ships were under constant attack from the German fleet and many sailors lost their lives transporting for the Allies, most of them working continuously for the five years Norway was at war. Almost half of Norway’s fallen during the war were sailors killed at sea.

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Princess Anne visit reveals how UK-Norway alliance helped to stop Nazis building atomic bomb

Royal trip highlights secret operation where a Norwegian team infiltrated a hydroelectic plant used by Germans to make ‘heavy water’

Hannah Furness, Royal Editor, 26 May 2024, 5:13pm

Princess Anne visits the Home Front Museum in Oslo CREDIT: Per Ole Hagen/Getty Images

The Princess Royal has visited the site of a secret operation to stop the Nazi atomic bomb in Norway as she celebrated the “very special people involved” in the country’s wartime relationship with the UK.

The Princess spent two days in Norway, with a visit to the site of the little-known Operation Gunnerside where she laid flowers at the memorial.

The Second World War operation in 1943 saw a Norwegian team dropped by parachute to infiltrate a hydroelectric plant where the Nazis were developing “heavy water” to build an atomic bomb.

They destroyed the containers, escaping on skis for the 200 miles to Sweden, with the Special Operations Executive (SOE) action later considered the most successful sabotage of the war.

Soon afterwards, German forces attempted to move the remaining supplies of heavy water, which were used to create a heavy hydrogen isotope to use as a moderator in nuclear reactors, by ferry the Hydro. It was sunk by a resistance bomb with passengers including Norwegian families on board.

During her visit, the Princess met a senior local police officer who had a relative who survived the Hydro sinking, as well as members of the Norwegian armed forces.

The royal visit was intended to raise public awareness of the operation, and was arranged by John Andrews and Dr Tony Insall, the British author of Secret Alliances: Special Operations and Intelligence in Norway 1940-1945.

In a speech at the Industrial Workers Museum in Vemork, where there is a memorial to Operation Gunnerside, Princess Anne said: “There is always more that can be done to remind future generations just how remarkable the wartime relationship between our two countries was and the very special people involved.”

The Princess, who is patron of the Anglo-Norwegian Resistance Commemoration Project, went on to launch a competition to select a Norwegian sculptor to create a statue to “commemorate the bravery of those Norwegians and British who risked their lives in the campaign to restore freedom in Norway”.

Previously she had met Joachim Rønneberg, a leading figure of the Norwegian resistance, and members of the Linge Company, a Norwegian unit of the SOE.

“I know, from having spoken to Joachim and others, just how important Op Gunnerside was in disrupting the supply of heavy water to the Germans and helping to prevent Germany from acquiring atomic weapons,” said the Princess.

“But success came at a cost, and we remember the tragic loss of life of both commandos and air crew involved in Op Freshman, the first attempt to sabotage the plant which sadly failed.

“We remember also those who died later on the Hydro ferry. The building we are standing in today and the displays in the main museum are a wonderful tribute to those brave men and those who helped them who risked everything.”

Writing about the visit, Dr Insall and Mr Andrews said: “At the end of World War Two neither the British nor Norwegian governments made any public acknowledgement of the close cooperation between SIS [Secret Intelligent Services] and SOE, and the Norwegian resistance groups, the Linge Company and Milorg.

“This was unfortunate given the significant contribution of their work to the Allied war effort but was due to the secrecy surrounding British intelligence operations.

“The situation has now changed, and it has become possible to acknowledge the extent of the remarkable achievements on which Britain and Norway cooperated.”

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Norwegian resistance members of Milorg at Grenskogen in Sigdal, Viken, Norway 1945.

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Pictured: Milorg, released in 2009

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Lyrics:

Vi dro fra by og bygd hit opp på skauen

I en fart – i en fart – i en fart.

Vi unngikk Gestapo og tyskerdauen.

Det var smart – det var smart – det var smart.

Vi bygget hytter i en fei.

Vi tråkket sti på hver en lei.

En partisaner lar seg aldri skremme.

Stol på det – stol på det - pang, pang, pang!

 På skauen føler vi oss riktig hjemme,

Her er bra, her er bra, her er bra.  

Her har vi Stengun og pistoler fremme.

Godt å ha – godt å ha – godt å ha.

Selv om det regner eller sner

Vi er i godt humør og ler.

 En partisaner lar seg aldri skremme.

Stol på det – stol på det - pang, pang, pang!

 En vakker dag skal vi dra ned fra skauen.

Ned til by’n – ned til by’n – ned til by’n.

Nazistene skal vi gi forræderdauen.

Det blir syn – det blir syn – det blir syn.

Vi stormer fram med norske flagg.

Ja, det skal bli vår største dag.

 partisaner lar seg aldri skremme.

Stol på det – stol på det - pang, pang, pang!

 I første rekke stiller vi oss gjerne,

Tar vårt tak – tar vårt tak – tar vårt tak.

For vi vil loven i vårt Norge verne,

Blir vår sak – blir vår sak – blir vår sak.

Vi kjemper for vårt fedreland.

Det vil vi verne alle mann.

 Ja en partisaner lar seg aldri skremme.

Stol på det – stol på det – pang, pang, pang!

  English translation

  We left the city and villages for the woods

In a hurry – in a hurry – in a hurry

We evaded Gestapo and the German-death

That was smart – that was smart – that was smart

We built cottages in a hurry

We trod a trail everywhere

  A partisan never gets frightened

Trust it – trust it – pang, pang, pang!

  In the woods we feel at home

It’s good – it’s good – it’s good

We have Stengun and pistols at the ready

Good to have – good to have – good to have

Even if it rains or snow

We are in good spirits and laugh

  A partisan never gets frightened

Trust it – trust it – pang, pang, pang!

  On a wonderful day we shall leave the woods

Down to the city – down to the city – down to the city

We will give the Nazis a traitor’s death

What a sight – what a sight – what a sight

We rush forward with Norwegian flags

Yes, that will be our greatest day

  A partisan never gets frightened

Trust it – trust it – pang, pang, pang!

  We will gladly stand first in line

Do our part – do our part – do our part

For we will guard the law of Norway

Becomes our cause – becomes our cause – becomes our cause

We fight for our Fatherland

We will guard it, every man

  A partisan never gets frightened

Trust it – trust it – pang, pang, pang!

  (I did the translation myself. I know the English is clunky and awkward at times, but I wanted to preserve as much of the original lyrics as I could during translation.)

The song is from the album “Illegale sanger” (“illegal songs”), recorded by the Norwegian group Gutta på Skauen in 2012. The songs from the album are all from the Nazi occupation of Norway between 1940-1945. The songs are gathered from civilians, prisoners, and members of the resistance movement.

This song in particular are one of several that were written for a songwriting competition autumn 1944, organized by Milorg (short for Militær Organisasjon – Military Organization). Milorg was the official military organization for the Norwegian resistance during the occupation. The reason for the competition was simply to give the resistance members something to do while hiding out in the woods and to lift their spirits. The prize was a kilogram of British tobacco, and I’m sure it motivated plenty. Pang, pang, pang was not the winner of the competition however, that would the song from the same album Partisanersang (Partisan’s song).

Members of the Norwegian resistance from eastern Norway

I felt like this song however set itself a bit apart because the older mans voice audible in the song is a former member of the resistance. I didn’t find any hard evidence for who exactly the older man is unfortunately.

The name of the band, Gutta på skauen, is also a common way to refer to all Norwegians who escaped to the woods during the war. It simply means “the boys in the forest”. Usually it was to avoid doing any service for the Nazis, or they wanted to join the resistance.

Boys in the forest. Photo taken in Sigdal, 1945

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Album: Milorg (2009)

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VREID Share Video For "Milorg," Announce Signature Beer And Historic Live Show

VREID Share Video For “Milorg,” Announce Signature Beer And Historic Live Show

In the beginning of June, Norwegian hard rock icons VREID streamed a unique live performance that took place against the backdrop of the mountains in their hometown of Sogndal, Norway. The stream was an immense success with over 130,000 people viewers across the globe! Now, the band has partnered with Ghost Cult Magazine to release the video clip for the song “Milorg”, which is the titled track…

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Unexpectedly Successful and Wholesome TNO Playthrough

Decided to do a John Glenn runthrough. I got this event, which I've never received before.

There's an event where a US tourist goes and visits all the crazy warlord states in Russia, and usually ends up getting killed by the Black League or another one of the crazy murderous ones. This time, though, he actually made it back. I thought it was a good omen.

Sure enough, it was. Goering's conquests stalled out in Switzerland thanks to a volunteer tank division I sent, so the Milorg was able to hang on in Norway. The resistance won the war for England, and I got the Good Friday Accords in Ireland. I won the South African War and successfully decolonized the country (even if I ended up with a -40 stability penalty). I won the Indonesian War and successfully helped Mohammad Hatta liberate Indonesia from Sukarno. Brazil survived the Hundred Days crisis and Brazil joined the OFN. I got a successful Honolulu Accord and was able to get back Hawaii and the Treaty Ports. Tomsk ended up winning in Russia over the Brotherhood. Iberia successfully federalized and joined the OFN. I was able to push the liberals over the top in the Iranian Civil War and support Karim Sanjabi. I passed strong civil rights legislation, pushed toward clean energy in the form of nuclear power, and reduced the poverty rate to between 10 and 15%. But all that is gravy, here's the real kicker.

That's right, Neil Armstrong is the first man on Mars, landing on 15 August 1975.

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Across the Tundra

SALT Accords - ICBM Disarmament

SALT Accords - SLBM Reduction

Landing of Ares 4

Neil Armstrong First Man on Mars

Mars Landing Superevent

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Vreid release live video for “Milorg” 

http://bruderdeslichts.com/vreid-release-live-video-for-milorg/

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Fuselage panel from Short Stirling IV [LK171 / WES] by Alan Wilson Via Flickr: Stirling IV ‘LK171’ crashed at Skarfjell in Norway on 2nd November 1944. Operated by 295sqn, RAF, and based at RAF Rivenhall in Essex, it was the personal aircraft of Group Captain W.E.Surplice and was appropriately coded with his initials, ‘WES’ and was named “Shooting Stars”. It was on a supply drop mission for the Norwegian Resistance but crashed due to severe icing in poor weather. A fuselage panel and other small parts are on display in the Military Aircraft Hall of the Norsk Luftfartsmuseum (Norwegian Aviation Museum). Bodø, Northern Norway 24th May 2019 The following memorial is at the crash site:- “On the 2nd of November 1944 a British Short Stirling airplane crashed at Skarsfjell, due to icing. The plane should have dropped supplies to Milorg Section 16.1 in Numedal. The pilot of the aircraft, Group Captain Wilfred Edward Surplice DSO, DFC, managed to keep the plane airborne until the crew of six had parachuted to safety, but lost his own life in the crash.”

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Abandond ww2 milorg cabin (norway)

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Milorg Memorial

Went for a walk around Nøklevann lake in Oslo today. At Sarabråten, near the northern end of the lake, there is a memorial erected to nine fallen members of Milorg who was all killed in 1945. Since I first was there I thought I’d take some pictures and upload them, since they are within the topic of my previous post.

A closer look at the plaque on the memorial

The plaque lists from left to right in each column: the service number of each member, their first name, last name, what area they were from, date of birth, and lastly - date of death.

The text above and under translates to:

Fallen in the fight for the Fatherland 1940-1945 Hunters of Milorg-group 13132 Erected by friends in the group

Milorg-group 13 included Oslo, Aker, Asker, Bærum and the western part of Lørenskog. The following three digits specifies the operating areas further.

This smaller plaque is right next to the memorial and the following is written:

The bauta was erected in 1946. Milorg held memorial service until 1966. From then on, a yearly collaboration between Milorg, Bøler neighbourhood association and council, and friends of Østmarka. Milorg was dissolved in 2010 Friends of Østmarka takes care of the tradition

Nearby there is some information tables regarding the surrounding areas, and it includes the story of the fallen nine.

The Milorg-Bauta

The homefront, Milorg, was active in Østmarka (forrested area east of Oslo) during the war - it included parachute drops of equipment, training, and guiding of refugees to Sweden. It did not go well for everybody. To members of Milorg-group 13132 was shot during an operation in february 1945. Seven other members was arrested and later executed at Akershus fortress. These heroes has been honored with a memorial at Sarabråten. The Milorg-bauta, which bears the name of the nine and the text “fallen in the fight for the Fatherland 1940-1945″, was erected in 1946. Every year a memorial service is held around June 7th by Friends of Østmarka. It often involves important guests and speakers. In the previous years King Harald (currently king of Norway), Jens Stoltenberg (former prime minister), Fabian Stang (former mayor of Oslo), and Gunnar “Kjakan” Sønsteby (Highest decorated soldier of the resistance) have been present to honour the fallen.

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La Milorg estaba organizada en un Consejo Central y 14 distritos operativos. El foco de su actividad estaba, en el primer periodo, mayoritariamente orientado a la constitución, lenta y gradual, de una fuerza de resistencia bien estructurada, y a la recopilación y transmisión de información, manteniendo un perfil bajo sobre el aspecto operativo; esto llevó a algunos conflictos con el SOE británico (encargado de coordinar y favorecer la actividad de resistencia interna en los países ocupados), que hubiese preferido una actividad más agresiva y más orientada a la acción directa. La incomprensión y la falta de coordinación llevaron a diversos incidentes de seguridad a las dos organizaciones, y a una cierta desconfianza recíproca; el SOE decide operar "en paralelo y con más autonomía" respecto a la Milorg. En noviembre de 1941, la Milorg integraba al pleno del Alto Comando del gobierno noruego exiliado en el Reino Unido. En 1942, ciertos problemas de seguridad interna facilitaron a la Gestapo el arresto de numerosos miembros de la organización. Hacia finales de año, la Milorg asume una actitud más activa, en particular bajo el mando de Jens Christian Hauge. Para el final de la guerra la Milorg había organizado, entrenado y armado a cerca de 40.000 hombres, que contribuyeron a la estabilización del país en los meses inmediatamente posteriores al armisticio de 1945. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEJvJRNgeA8/?igshid=10w1d3z8siws6

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Vreid release live video for 'Milorg'

Norwegian Black & Roll veterans VREID are now premiering a live video for the song "Milorg", which was recorded during the band's unique livestream event, 'In the Mountains of Sognametal' in June. VREID will also be on the frontline for reopening the concert scene in Norway. On August 15th, the Norwegian black'n rollers will perform a special show at the legendary Rockefeller venue in Oslo.  This will be the first metal show in the venue since the Covid-19 closure. Founder and bass player Jarle 'Hváll' Kvåle comments: "These are strange and weird times for everyone. For VREID, we have done as we always do, march onwards. I have been working hard on new material for the last months. I started working on new stuff in the last years, but in these past months things have fallen into place and we will go into the studio soon. I have such a great feeling about the new material, expect an early 2021 release and expect a dark and raw brew. Talking about brew, in August we launch our own VREID Beer. It's a cooperation with our local Balder Brewery and it's crafted by our own beer wizard Stian. We're launching the beer when we perform two shows at Rockefeller in Oslo, on August 15th. This will be the first metal show they do as part of their reopening and we can't wait to get back out on that stage. This week things are happening too, as we release a video from the streaming session we did at my mountain farm. #BlackMetal #HEADBANGERS #headbangersgr #VIDEO #Vreid Read the full article