Part 3 of 3. Informational film about the Royal Norwegian Air Force's training facilities, "Camp Little Norway," in Canada. Includes airplanes flying, the Royal Family helping dedicate airplanes funded by supporters in different countries, daily life at Camp Little Norway, training and skiing at the camp's recreation center Vesle Skaugum north of Toronto, and ski jumping. Film available online here.
It is a strong likelihood the filmmaker was Campbell Norsgaard, the official photographer for the Royal Norwegian Air Force during World War II.
Exact transcription of captions included in description.
Part 2 of 3. Informational film about the Royal Norwegian Air Force's training facilities, "Camp Little Norway," in Canada. Includes the camp's recreation center Vesle Skaugum north of Toronto, visits by the Royal Family, the dedication of the Muskoka Airport near Gravenhurst, and views of airplanes flying. Film available online here.
It is a strong likelihood the filmmaker was Campbell Norsgaard, the official photographer for the Royal Norwegian Air Force during World War II.
Exact transcription of captions included in description.
Part 1 of 3. Informational film about the Royal Norwegian Air Force's training facilities, "Camp Little Norway," in Canada. Includes the invasion of Norway by Nazi Germany, the routes new recruits used to escape Norway, the founding of Camp Little Norway, the camp's Island Airport in Toronto, and different kinds of airplanes used for training. Film available online here.
It is a strong likelihood the filmmaker was Campbell Norsgaard, the official photographer for the Royal Norwegian Air Force during World War II.
Exact transcription of captions included in description.
Newspaper clipping "Vort Forum" (Our Forum) in the Minneapolis Posten, with letters written in about the Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential administration and the Norwegian labor movement.
Two civilian fleet officers, a captain (kommandørkaptein) on the left and a lieutenant (premierløitnant) on the right, on a Norwegian merchant ship (Nortraship) look at a map. Typed caption on back: "Picture shows a scene from the film. The ship's course is altered in accordance with instructions from London." Stamped label on back: "Please credit Norwegian official photo number W 5205."
Treasury Department Form TFE-1, filled out by Jacob Stefferud for reason "License to forward by air mail letter in English to Mr. J. Philip Ohlson, Norra Hamngatan 30, Gothenburg, Sweden, as per attached to the application." (See attached letter from Stefferud to Philip-Ohlson: p0592_01683-p0592_01685.)
English translation of German article "The Force of the Party," by Robert Ley in Der Angriff (Daily Paper of the German Labor Front), Berlin, Zentralverlag der NSDAP, April 9, 1942. Translation from "National Socialism: Basic Principles, Their Application by the Nazi Party's Foreign Organization, and the Use of Germans Abroad for Nazi Aims," prepared in the Special Unit of the Division of European Affairs and the United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1943, pages 184 and 185.
"Til Den Norske Presse: Nytt fra Camp Little Norway Association" (For the Norwegian press: News from the Camp Little Norway Association), about aid to Norwegian sailors in Halifax.
"Til Den Norske Presse: Nytt fra Camp Little Norway Association" (For the Norwegian press: News from the Camp Little Norway Association), about aid to the Norwegian Seamen's Home in Halifax.
Three addresses by Johan Nygaardsvold, Prime Minister of Norway: "Christmas Address to Norway" in December 1942, "Reviews Activities of Government During Three Years in Exile" in April 1943, and "Post-War Problems Discussed" in April 1943.
Scenes of Norway, including ships sailing through fjords, mountain landscapes, Sámi people herding reindeer, the city of Bergen, agriculture, and sailors training on ships. Film available online here.
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Overview of the Royal Norwegian Armed Forces in 1943, including sections on the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Norwegian Women's Auxiliary Corps for the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
