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Nils Fuglesang
Nils Jørgen Fuglesang (7 October 1918 – 29 March 1944), was a Norwegian Supermarine Spitfire pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War. He is notable for the part he took in the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 and as one of the men re-captured and subsequently shot by the ''Gestapo''. Pre-war life Fuglesang was born at Rasvåg in Hidra (island), Hidra, near Flekkefjord, Norway the son of a customs officialVance (2000), p.176 he was raised and educated in Florø. German prisoner of war records confirm his residency in FlorøAndrews (1976), photo page – German records but do not give any details of his date and place of birth. From September 1935 Fuglesang received three years education in economics at the French Lycee Pierre Corneille in Rouen before studying at the Bergen Commercial College. He was working as an apprentice with an Oslo shipping company when the war began. Following the Operation Weserübung, German invasion in April 1940 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidra (island)
Hidra (historically spelled ''Hitterø'') is the largest island in Agder county, Norway. The island lies in Flekkefjord municipality, south of the mainland coast, separated by the wide Hidrasund strait and the Listafjorden. The island has about 500 residents (in 2015), mostly living on the west side in Kirkehavn, where Hidra Church is located. The village of Rasvåg is another main village on the south side of the island. In 2007, the government of Norway studied the possibility of building an undersea tunnel to connect the island to the mainland without a ferry, but it was deemed to be too costly for the small benefit. The island was the center of the old municipality of Hidra which existed from 1893 until 1965. Geography The island is almost entirely granite with some moraine deposits. The inner part of the island is much more hospitable, with oak and other deciduous trees. The island is divided nearly in two halves by the Rasvågfjorden, and the Eie Canal was built thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
