In honour of Remembrance Day, also called Veterans’ Day and Armistice Day, here is an excerpt, part of a World War II soldier’s account of the reality of being a prisoner of the nazis.
S5 Ep109: The Shetland Bus to liberate Norway—Episode 109 – Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2
From 1940 to 1945, steady traffic across the North Sea from the Shetland Islands to the west coast of Norway evacuated civilians and brought in agents, weapons, arms and intelligence. Author J.L. Oakley joins the podcast again to describe this under-appreciated part of World War 2.Map: The Shetland Bus routeLinksBooks
Hearts Across the Sea video about the Shetland Bus
Operation Rype
The Jossing Affair
The Quisling Factor
The Brisling Code
The Scalloway MuseumHistorical photos: See the web page for this episode. The Scalloway Museum, Shetland Is. Shetland Bus exhibit in the Scalloway MuseumTypical Norwegian fishing boat in the Shetland Bus system.Bill Moore of the Scalloway Museum (left) with model of boat and modeler Tron Hvilding.Lunna House, Shetland Bomlo Is. and Shetland Is.Bliya monumentSubmarine chaser Vigra, 1943Wreck of the HitraHitra restoredLief "Shetlands" Larsen Below: Norwegian liberation dayHosted on Audioboom. See Beyond Barbarossa’s privacy policy for more information.
- S5 Ep109: The Shetland Bus to liberate Norway—Episode 109
- S5 Ep108: Norway occupied: Concentration camps + resistance—Episode 108
- S5 Ep107: World War 2 in Norway: A conversation with author J.L. Oakley—Episode 107
- S5: Special episode: The Cold War anniversary
- S5 Ep106: The USSR vs. Japan, 1945: A conversation with James Scott
This excerpt came from Army of Worn Soles: Volume 1 of the Eastern Front Trilogy, the true story of a Canadian drafted into the Soviet Red Army, 1941–1945.
Learn more about Army of Worn Soles.