martylee

Within a day the danish city of Fredrikshavn was both invaded and liberated. The event "Stutzpunkt Nord" showed the invasion, followed by the everyday life in the city, then moved on to the fort located on the hills outside the city. At the fort constructed by the german army during the war, we saw german troops being inspected by Rommel and planes flying over the fort while the air raid sirens screamed. At the end the allied forces showed up and the liberated danes celebrated. This is one of the better events I've been to.

Marty

Stützpunkt North 2011

Experience memorial Stützpunkt North in Frederikshavn (Northern Jutland, Denmark) - the largest single historic marker and reliving of the Occupation and the liberation of Denmark in recent times.

In the days 20-22 of May 2011 we will commemorate the occupation and liberation of the city of Frederikshavn at Bangsbo Fort, Bangsbo Museum, around Frederikshavn Port, in Parks and in the streets.

More than 60 Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and German friendship societies, museums and World War II enthusiasts will honour and remember those difficult and dark years with civil events, aircraft and great military-vehicles show.

You can listen to the music from the period, you will have the possibility of joining community sing along concert and Torchlight procession, Big Band Ball, buy ration cards, observe and test military aircrafts and vehicles from World War II and participate in the largest memorial event in Denmark.

http://stutzpunktnord.dk/english

Marty

It looks like the danes are preparing a little fun for next weekend! :-) As their website says...

Stützpunkt North 2011

Experience memorial Stützpunkt North in Frederikshavn (Northern Jutland, Denmark) - the largest single historic marker and reliving of the Occupation and the liberation of Denmark in recent times.

In the days 20-22 of May 2011 we will commemorate the occupation and liberation of the city of Frederikshavn at Bangsbo Fort, Bangsbo Museum, around Frederikshavn Port, in Parks and in the streets.

More than 60 Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and German friendship societies, museums and World War II enthusiasts will honour and remember those difficult and dark years with civil events, aircraft and great military-vehicles show.

You can listen to the music from the period, you will have the possibility of joining community sing along concert and Torchlight procession, Big Band Ball, buy ration cards, observe and test military aircrafts and vehicles from World War II and participate in the largest memorial event in Denmark.

http://stutzpunktnord.dk/english

Marty

May 8th is liberation day in Norway. Could there be a better day to kick off this mv season!?

Marty

That leg of yours doesn't look good!

Hope it gets better soon!

Marty

Hmmm.... I thought there'd be at least three pages here, but now there's only a few posts!!! :-(

When did the last pages go missing????

Marty

Annual Xmas tree hunt? Don't you mean 'Any excuse to play with the Dodges? :-D

I'm afraid you know me quite well... And perhaps yourself too??? Takes one to know one!

Marty

I can see that the snow thread is picking up speed again, which means snow in Britain. I said it before and will say it again now, there's nothing peculiar about snow! We have snow almost half the year! :-)

By the way, have you seen the x-mas tree on Trafalgar Square? You know it from Norway, right? Do you know why? And why it's the 60th time there's a tree from Norway there? Ever since the end of the war the Norwegian people have given Britain a x-mas tree as a thank for the help during the war. British troops first fought German forces in Norway, The royal family stayed in Britain during the war, Norwegian forces trained and were equipped in Britain and the list goes on... Anyway, Thank you!

Back in the early days of tis forum Jack had a great report of a trip into the woods, that he made with his son. Enjoying the off road capabilities of our vehicles rather than the history (this time), I'd like to share a few photos from this years x-mas tree hunt.

Marty

We finally found some decent cover from the GMC.

Now it may sleep until spring.

Marty

The biggest problem so far was that one of the wheel nuts was stuck and I mean REALLY stuck.

But finally it's off...

If in doubt, it's the one on the right hand side. :-)

Marty

I did not go to the auction, but this is the prices I've found:

Jeep engines nok 10.000

GMC engine nok 800,-

Dodge engine nok 4.000 and 18.400,-

M-6 engines nok 6.000,-

Weasel parts nok 2.800

BV-206 nok 80.000,-

Wreckers nok 250.000,-

5 pallets M-6 parts nok 10.000,-

Cat D-7 parts nok 8.000,-

Fire equipment/ pumps nok 3.500-7.000,- (Porche/ VW)

Volvo B-18 engines nok 5.000,-

Stopped by there today and found several mp-40 magazines (not complete), some Bren gun magazines and a pallet full of wartime Jerry cans.

Marty

A last update of this year's work on the GMC.

Marty

The reason these wartime items show up might be that the national defense museum is getting rid of surplus items.

Marty

At a auction at Hovemoen, Lillehammer there's several ww2 on the list. Items such as GMC, Jeep and a couple of Dodge engines. Various item for weasel also. Axle for Dodge. You gotta wonder from what closet the army dragged these items, and are there any more? :-)

Other items are somewhat newer and looks like civil defense equipment like fire hoses and pumps. Even a few Polaris Bigboss, but these are sold only to dealers that will sell them outside Norway.

http://www.auksjon.no/forsvaretauksjonsliste.aspx

Date for auctioun is sept 18th. 2010

Marty

A rather different weapons carrier...

Marty

Looks like a Steyr RSO chassis, quite rare though a cab will not be easy to find.

 

jch

Looks like a RSO, the third I've seen this year.

Marty

At the meeting at Moane this year there were ww2 trailers for sale. This is american property being sold to the members of the historic military vehicles socity of Norway. All trailers sold with end user agreements, which means they're not to be sold to others after. The agreement also states that the club is co-owner of the trailers and that the owners have to remain mebers as long as they have the trailers. This is pretty much the same as with the M6 trucks sold earlier. I believe this was the third of these sales. Trailers in all kind of condition.

Marty

On 17. September 16 Lancasters took off from Yagodnik airfield in Russia at 19.21,to return to Lossiemouth . Probably due to engine trouble, one Lancaster crashed at this hillside in Nesbyen at 02.15. (Pilot) F/O Frank Levy. (Nav.)F/O Charles Lawrence Fox. Sgt. Flt. (Engr.)Peter William Groom. Flt. Sgt. (W.Op./Air Gnr.)George Muir Mcguire. Pilot Offr. (Air Gnr.)Allan Frank Mcnally. Flt.Sgt.Air Bomber Eric Edward Stephen Peck. Flt.Sgt.(Air Gnr.)Daniel Gorowny Thomas. In addition two members of another crew, who had days before survived a crash landing that had written off their aircraft. Those two are:Flying Offr. (W.Op.)Denis Charles Shea and Flying Offr. (Flt. Engr.)James Frazer Naylor. There was also a tenth body found at the crash site. His name is still unknown.(maby he was an Russian refugee?) This crash was the only casualty of the attacks on Tirpitz in September 1944

This text is cut from http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/

Marty

While on a familiy trip I persuaded the gang to stop by at a small museum in Bagn, Norway. Not a very big place, but I'd heard that they had a small collection of ww2 things. Bagn was one of the few places that the unprepared norwegian forces put up a good fight. Actually stopped the germans, for a while. A young girl showed us the collection, and I must say that I was impressed by the collection. The girl understood that I probably knew more about this than she did, so instead of wasting time she found the telephone number for the guy who collected all these things. She said that he usually wasn't too busy, so I'd just give him a call next time in the area. On my way out she handed me a free gift, a postcard showing the place the battle took place.

A few photos:

Marty

66 yrs and still lots of bits of it still there , I d have thought it would have been picked clean long ago . Thanks for sharing .

That tells you a lot of the location of the wreck! :-)

Marty

The pilot an amazing had 30.000 hours of flying. Plane owned by "biltema" company.

Marty

I borrowed a cabin from a friend at it turned out to be just a km from the crash site of a Lancaster. The Lancaster was one of 16 that flew from Russia to Scotland on september 17th 1944. This one probably had engine failure and crashed into a mountain called "Syningen". All were killed and are now buried at Nesbyen cemetary.

Marty

A swedish Spitfire crashed at a norwegian airport the day before it was supposed to fly at a airshow. The experienced pilot was killed. The plane tipped over at landing.

http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/innenriks/article1520366.ece

Well, too bad about both pilot and plane.

Marty

Great photos! really enjoyed them!

Marty

Looks like a nice weekend! Thanks for the great photos!

Marty