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SOLDIER NR. 4859, ALF JENTOFT NATLAND 

Alf Natland went from a life as a fisherman and farmer to becoming a soldier during WW2, a story he shares with many other Northern Norwegian soldiers during WW2. By virtue of being representative for many Northern Norwegian soldiers, his story is an important contribution to WW2 history. 

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SS Irma, the Coastal express ship that was torpedoed by its own

On 13 February 1944, Bergenske Dampskibsselskab’s SS Irma was on its way northbound between Molde and Kristiansund. What happened next would be tried kept secret for many years to come.

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The Button

Read the dramatic story of the button for the postal clerk on board the Hurtigruten ship
DS Richard With

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The steamship Sanct Svithun

The magnificent ship of the Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab suffered a tragic fate.

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Children’s shoes in fish skin

Children’s shoes in fish skin – A little girl in Alsvåg wore shoes made of fish skin during the war in Øksnes

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SS Prinsesse Ragnhild, the worst war time ship wreck

SS Prinsesse Ragnhild became the first ship in ordinary Hurtigruten shipping to be wrecked during World War II