Speaker:                       Mr Kurt Johannessen

Subject/theme:              “From the Highlands to occupied Norway – Norwegian Saboteurs and their equipment 1940-1945”

Time/date:                    1830 hrs, Thursday 22 February 2001

Venue:                         Sjømannsforeningen, Kronprinsensgt. 1, 0251 Oslo

This evening’s presentation promises to be one to evoke the passion of our elder members, the enthusiasm of the younger ones and indeed the interest and respect of all. In the face of recent happenings in Scandinavia and not least Norway, it is perhaps a fitting occasion to remind us that the Nazi movement is no new creation. During the Second World War, many gave their lives to ensure that we may now live freely without such oppression. We will learn how the Norwegian Saboteurs were able to slow the invasion forces, and with help from over the water, how they played no small role in the capitulation of the oppressing force, and the subsequent reclaiming of freedom for Norway.

Kurt Johannessen is a retired businessman, and as a keen marksman and pistol shooter he not only collects arms and military artefacts associated with the Second World War, but has also represented Norway in the Rome Olympics in 1960.

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