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Rolv Enge
Rolv Øistein Enge (29 June 1921 – 5 April 2014) was a Norwegian resistance member and architect. World War II During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, he became involved in Milorg. He formed a group called ''Barlindgjengen'' (the "Yew Gang"), originally consisting of men from Jar in Bærum. In May 1944 the gang was summoned for sabotage training under the leadership of Per Røed; the camp was in Bærumsmarka. The gang became incorporated into District 13's sabotage squad Aks 13000, where Enge came to serve as one of several team leaders. In the first sabotage mission where Enge participated, however, Per Røed was the team leader. The mission took place on 31 August 1944, and consisted of blowing up 3,000 litres of gasoline stored at Bygdøy's primary school. This was the first ever mission of Aks 13000.Øyen, ed, 2007: pp. 99–101 In addition to Røed and Enge, the participants were Kjell Werenskiold, Kjell Moursund and Kåre Thoresen. They brought of plastic explosi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Resistance Movement
The Norwegian resistance (Norwegian: ''Motstandsbevegelsen'') to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms: *Asserting the legitimacy of the exiled government, and by implication the lack of legitimacy of Vidkun Quisling's pro-Nazi regime and Josef Terboven's military administration *The initial defence in Southern Norway, which was largely disorganised, but succeeded in allowing the government to escape capture *The more organised military defence and counter-attacks in parts of Western and Northern Norway, aimed at securing strategic positions and the evacuation of the government *Armed resistance, in the form of sabotage, commando raids, assassinations and other special operations during the occupation *Civil disobedience and unarmed resistance Asserting legitimacy of exiled Norwegian government The Norwegian government of Prime Minister Johan Nygaardsvold, with the exception of foreign mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
