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Norwegian gratitude for support in WW2

Countries: Norway

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See Norwegian Government-in-exile.

This gratitude is made manifest each Christmas, since 1947, in the arrival of the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree, a gift from Norway.

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Norwegian gratitude for support in WW2

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Norwegian WW2 gratitude

A large piece of pre-Cambrian granite mounted on three smaller stones, which ...

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Nils Aas

Nils Aas

Norwegian sculptor.

Person, Sculpture, Norway

1 memorial
Nordahl Grieg

Nordahl Grieg

Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist. Our Norwegian consultant, Johanne Elster Hanson, says that "Grieg adored England and spent many periods of his life here. He...

Person, Literature, Nationalism, Poetry, Norway

1 memorial
Willy Brandt

Willy Brandt

Politiican. Born as Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in the Free City of Lübeck (German Empire). In 1933 he left Germany for Norway to escape Nazi persecution and adopted his new name to avoid detection. H...

Person, Politics & Administration, Germany, Norway, Spain

1 memorial
Heroes of Telemark

Heroes of Telemark

In 1943 Norwegian resistance commandos sponsored by the SOE raided the enemy-occupied Norsk hydro plant in the Telemark region of Norway. This successful raid sabotaged the machinery that was produ...

Group, Armed Forces, Norway

2 memorials
Gustav Laerum

Gustav Laerum

Norwegian, better known for satirical drawings.

Person, Art, Sculpture, Norway

1 memorial