Moving Image

Norway after liberation, 1945

Dublin Core

Title
Norway after liberation, 1945
Identifier
p0592_film_16
Date
1945
Description
Scenes of Norway after its liberation from Nazi Germany. Aerial views of Norway coastlines and Norwegian military personnel boarding and disembarking an airplane. Views of Oslo, people on bicycles, military personnel inspecting cars. 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.
Funding to digitize a portion of the Jacob Stefferud papers provided to the Norwegian American Historical Association through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a component of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment, ratified by Minnesota voters in 2008.
Extent
00:19:48
Format
Independent films
Rights
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Spatial Coverage
Oslo, Norway
Table Of Contents
00:00:00 Black screen.
00:00:11 Royal Norwegian Air Force personnel load baggage onto an airplane. Norwegian military personnel board the airplane.
00:02:35 Aerial views from an airplane of ocean, coastlines, and towns in Norway.
00:05:39 Airplane lands at a location in Norway and Norwegian military personnel disembark. Personnel talk with Norwegian resistance members. People with bicycles gather near the airplanes.
00:10:03 Norwegian airplane takes off while children and adults watch.
00:11:09 Views of Oslo and the harbor. Airplanes fly over Oslo.
00:13:26 People ride bicycles down streets. Roadside sign reading "Drammen 39km" and "Bergen 480km."
00:15:22 Two Norwegian military personnel stop cars and inspect drivers' documentation. Other personnel stop automobiles and inspect documentation at different checkpoints.
00:19:43 Black screen.
00:19:48 Film ends.
Bibliographic Citation
[Indicate the cited item here]. Jacob Stefferud Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
Has Format
MP4

Citation

Norsgaard, Campbell, “Norway after liberation, 1945,” Digital Collections, accessed October 16, 2026, https://www.norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/items/show/26313.