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- Jens-Anton Poulsson was the leader of "Operation Grouse", and one of those who made the sabotage raid against the Vermork heavy water plant successful. He always smoked pipe, could hunt reindeer, and made sure he and his three friends inside a hut got food while waiting for the rest of the troop. Previously growing up on Rjukan, he later started living at Hardangervidda where he lives as a low key mountain man who tells his unknown Tungtvann story.
- World War II started September 1, 1939, by Germany attacking Poland. On the same day, the Norwegian Navy set out to protect the neutrality of their country. When Norway was invaded by the Germans, their Navy actively participated in the war. The Navy made a significant contribution throughout the sea battle against Germany, and particularly important was the protection of the convoy routes, the Great Britain's lifeline, which was crucial to the outcome of the war. In two programs, some of those who attended and survived the war tell their stories about the youth's encounter with brutal war on the sea, loss of comrades, fear of death and anger against the enemy who had occupied Norway.
- In the government council in Tromsø, 3 June 1940, it was decided that resistance in Northern Norway should cease, that the King, the government and Norges Bank's gold reserves would move to Britain, and that the war against Germany would continue from this country. On June 6, the Chief of the Navy received orders that northern Norway be evacuated by the Navy's usable material. For the crews on all vessels the evacuation was ordered. The Chief of the Navy with staff followed the government's orders on Norwegian or British warships. Some of those who experienced evacuation tell their stories, and also tell about the fighting in Northern Norway from the German invasion April 9, until the order was given to leave their country. These personal reports are supplemented with rare recordings and still images from the period.