#Narvik

Eighty years ago today my great-uncle, stationed aboard HMS Hardy on the Arctic Convoys, sent this letter to my great-grandmother. His main points seem to be about toffee, a jumper,

On the 13th of May, while French Chasseur Alpins, Norwegians and outnumbered German units had been fighting in the mountains and valleys north of Narvik the 13th Demi-Brigade of Foreign

Eighty years ago, on the 28th of May the allies launched their offensive on Narvik in #Norway1940. For the Norwegians, this was the long awaited first real victory against the

Björn Lundberg

Norge och Danmark blev som bekant invaderade av Tyskland 9 april 1940. Men Sverige slapp undan. Varför? Enligt den nya historierevisionismen var det på grund av svenskt samarbete med tyskarna.

A personal thread. Today my family were due to be commemorating the 80th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Glowworm in the Battle of Narvik and the death of my

Paul C. Strobel

#OTD vor 79 Jahren, am 20. Mai 1941, begann Unternehmen Merkur: Die deutsche Landung auf #Kreta. Hier ein Foto meines Großvaters im Transportflieger. Sein bester Freund und Mann seiner späteren