Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-24
Norway
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those who have changed his COM
Portable. prosperous land into bleak
and barren country where food is
scarce and where one lndlScreet word
may lead man 10 the dreaded
fortress prison of Akershus
That is why, when the Nazis re-
Gently ordered NorWegians to deliver
up all firearms or weapons they may
have had, most of us went digging.
Many Germans in Country.
A word about the Quislings. 7
know that at the time OF the in
vasion of Norway many Of YOU were
shocked by the way the Germans
were given free access to vital places.
The impression was gained that
Norway was full of traitors. But,
believe me. Norway before the in
vaslon was full Of Germans. They
had come into the country in various
guises. II is not generally known
that Gen. Won Falkenhorst. Hitlers
commander III chief Of the Nor
Weglan campaign, was staying at
hotel in Oslo from last Christmas
almost up to the eve Of the inva-
sion-"disguised" as a commercial
traveller.
Not more than a month ago I
was sitting III a cinema III Oslo,
watching an Enrol Flynn film. Usu-
ally in Norwegian cinemaS now the
main feature is preceded by the
German newsreel. but on this occas-
Ion 1t happened to follow the big
film. ..
Audience Walks Out.
AS soon as the neWsreel had
started man stood up somewhere
in the dark and started to sing the
Norwegian national anthem. Soon
every man and woman in that cine
ma was standing and singing fer
vently. And when they had finished
they trooped out quietly. leaving the
neWsreel to run its course to an
empty theater.
In Oslo YOU might see here and
there Young woman with her hair
cut short right up to the poll-a
very rare sight in Norway, where
short-hair fashions have never been
popular. They are girls who have
been seen associating with German
soldiers. Their hair has been cut
off in the street.
That is, suppose. practice you
would not expect of Norwegians.
but it shows the fierce feeling that
is aroused in a naturally orderly
people by the sight of Norwegian
girls walking out with the hated
NazlS.
GestapO Often Strikes.
Recently it was announced that
Josef Terboven. Hitlers hirellng in
chief in Norway, would make an
important announcement. and all
NorWegianS were ordered TO listen
to it. The speech was devoted
entirely to threats of dire punish
ment to any Norwegian who at
tempted to prevent Z Norwegian
girl from associating with a German
soldier.
Although NorwesianS frequently
take liberties they are denied be-
cause Hitler appears to hesitate at
ruthless repression of every express
sion of national sentiment, the GeS-
tapo men are everywhere. and fire.
quently they strike.
A friend in Bergen printed and
secretly circulated a verbatim re-
port of King Haakon's reply to the
Nazi demand for his abdication. of
which only a censored summary ap-
peared in our German-gagged news
papers. A Quisling betrayed my
friend. and he has not been seen
since the Gestapo men took him
away.
Held Without Trial
Shortly before I escaped I was
walking with another friend near
the Karl-Johan's gate in Oslo. He
was stopped by a German officer,
tall, n1onocled. spruce in Reichswehr
gray, who asked for direction.
My friend hesitated. The officer
snarled at him, Cant you answer,
or won't you answer?'
Riled, the Norwegian shouted
back. Il won't answer"