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This is from the shooting of a film about the Norwegian war hero Max Manus, they did the scenes from the 1940 invasion and the 1945 victory celebrations around the corner from where I work. It was a bit unsettling to sneak out for a coffee and find the parliament building like this (not my photo):
Here's a Norwegian private, having fought with the British army, he's in re-labelled UK uniform:
Here's cheering throngs of people standing around the town hall:
Newly arrived allies:
Norwegian "police" troops, educated in Sweden during the war and in re-labelled Swedish uniforms:
Civilians waiting for then Crown Prince Olav, returning from London:
A couple more:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Max Manus (Maximo Guillermo Manus) DSO, MC & Bar (born December 9, 1914 in Bergen, died September 20, 1996) was a Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II.
After fighting as a volunteer in the Soviet-Finnish Winter War of 1939/1940, he returned to Norway on the day of the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940. He was one of the pioneers in the Norwegian resistance movement, and was arrested by the Gestapo in 1941. He escaped to England for training and went back as a saboteur in the Norwegian Independent Company 1. He became a specialist in ship sabotage and sank ships that were important for the German Kriegsmarine using limpet mines, including the D/S Monte Rosa in 1944 and the D/S Donau on January 16, 1945. Max Manus eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant.
He was famous for being one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II, and after the war he wrote several books about his adventures. After the war, he started the successful office supply company Max Manus AS.
He was awarded the War Cross with two swords, the highest Norwegian medal for bravery (only Gunnar Sønsteby was awarded the version with three swords), as well as the British Military Cross with bar.
He lived in Spain for the last years of his life and died in 1996.
Here's a 1945 photo (That's the Crown Prince to the left, Max Manus to the right):
Here's a Norwegian private, having fought with the British army, he's in re-labelled UK uniform:
Here's cheering throngs of people standing around the town hall:
Newly arrived allies:
Norwegian "police" troops, educated in Sweden during the war and in re-labelled Swedish uniforms:
Civilians waiting for then Crown Prince Olav, returning from London:
A couple more:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Max Manus (Maximo Guillermo Manus) DSO, MC & Bar (born December 9, 1914 in Bergen, died September 20, 1996) was a Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II.
After fighting as a volunteer in the Soviet-Finnish Winter War of 1939/1940, he returned to Norway on the day of the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940. He was one of the pioneers in the Norwegian resistance movement, and was arrested by the Gestapo in 1941. He escaped to England for training and went back as a saboteur in the Norwegian Independent Company 1. He became a specialist in ship sabotage and sank ships that were important for the German Kriegsmarine using limpet mines, including the D/S Monte Rosa in 1944 and the D/S Donau on January 16, 1945. Max Manus eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant.
He was famous for being one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II, and after the war he wrote several books about his adventures. After the war, he started the successful office supply company Max Manus AS.
He was awarded the War Cross with two swords, the highest Norwegian medal for bravery (only Gunnar Sønsteby was awarded the version with three swords), as well as the British Military Cross with bar.
He lived in Spain for the last years of his life and died in 1996.
Here's a 1945 photo (That's the Crown Prince to the left, Max Manus to the right):
