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Our recruit school, Camp Little Norway, Toronto, Canada, 1941-1942

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Title
Our recruit school, Camp Little Norway, Toronto, Canada, 1941-1942
Identifier
2022013_02
Date
1941-1942
Description
Footage includes men training, the Royal Family visiting with troops. Film available online here.
Funding for digitization provided to NAHA by the Sons of Norway Foundation.
Extent
00:16:45
Format
Independent films
Rights
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Spatial Coverage
Toronto, Canada
Table Of Contents
00:00:00 Opens with footage of the sky during sunset.
00:00:12 Men standing in the field. They then proceed to walk across a bridge.
00:00:46 Men stand in soldier formation. The Norwegian flag is shown. Soldiers then march.
00:01:16 Single man in training is marching down the road.
00:01:23 Living quarters of men in training.
00:01:48 Horse galloping and nature surrounding training camps
00:02:35 Men lying in the grass.
00:03:03 Men running to stand in formation. They then march down the road.
00:04:19 Men standing in two lines on the road and marching down.
00:05:02 Crown Prince Olav (later King Olav V) and Prince Harald (later King Harald V) visiting with troops.
00:06:16 Men trying on coats from a van.
00:07:04 Men washing clothes in the water. Man in a boat.
00:07:25 Men marching.
00:08:26 Aircraft taking off from water and flying.
00:08:57 Men marching. They practice loading and shooting in grass. Practice stances and formation on field.
00:11:22 Man fishing. Men practicing (running through woodlands).
00:12:00 Men taking a break. They are doing frivolous activities (reading, fishing, playing with pigs etc.).
00:13:08 Footage of living quarters and domestic animals.
00:13:42 Men marching. Men in tents. Men enjoying water activities.
00:15:42 Footage of water, man in boat fishing, living quarters and Norwegian flag.
00:16:45 Film ends.
Bibliographic Citation
[Indicate the cited item here]. Campbell Norsgaard Collection. Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
Has Format
MP4

Citation

Norsgaard, Campbell, “Our recruit school, Camp Little Norway, Toronto, Canada, 1941-1942,” Digital Collections, accessed October 16, 2026, https://www.norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/items/show/15997.