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Heroes of the Norwegian resistance

Among many fascinating characters is Gunnar Waaler, a double agent who passed on intelligence to the British while posing as an enthusiastic member of Quisling’s police force

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A Norwegian resistance fighter on the radio, April 1944.  Getty Images
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 29 March 2025
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  • Norway’s War: A People’s Struggle Against Nazi Tyranny, 1940-45

    Robert Ferguson

    Apollo, pp. 464, £30

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Reading Robert Ferguson’s fascinating history of the experiences of the Norwegians during the five years of German occupation between 1940 and 1945 – a collage of resistance, collaboration and the grey areas in between – I was reminded of the remarks of two Norwegian nonagenarians.

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