Evening star., 1940-04-15

immunity lowyng planes to thousands of machine
gun which pattered almost necessarily until after 10
o'clock. Then the further only
battery seemed to be firing against planes
became silent firing only Shells of which were
inexpGcably wide of the mark
Finally, o'clock an equally fantastic ul in
which German planes only crcled occasionally and absolutely
in the streets and the sidewalks looked waited utterly
aed We all asked where the British but also where
the Germans
to Have Dispatch Accepted
Meanwhile had great battle to the telegraph Office
to dispatch without special press
At o'clock the morning myself
responsible chief at his post the telegraph building groups
of perpexed employees standing the codorsthose
had reported for work through personal
vention secretary charge
of the American Legation, dispatches finally
the only which allowed for
than "a hours.
But Norways capital the
dsoganization completely without leadership Apparently
the who had been called the coo did
to simply forgot about it. The filled
of fighting all standing watching the German planes waiting
and specializing but doing nothing and going nowhere
like this until 23o o'clock in the afternoon. Then
rushed to the hotel desk porter asked Aren't
out the Germans imp"
What do you mean, the Germans?"
Yes they marching Carl Johan boulevard
I called the
strangest
ammed with people, all hockng to the Germans in
sangest Of ALL Norwegian policemen calmly forming lines
along the sidewalks clearing the
triumphal entry the policemen told that the
would be there within 10 minutes.
Dispatch Sent
followed told a dispatch which
telegraph
building and learned two days later that not line of dispatch
sent Meanwhile supposed that the world knew most
of the story.
waited balcony with an excellent
all the the boulevard its beginning
the hill which the palace Shortly before
two filled with soldiers rolled up
The soldiers oed th with their dangling they had
been assured that they had not the slightest resistance
From the the second truck two machine their
meannguy straight operators
show of force and all that needed.
At o'clock through crowd. could
two mounted swinging
palace then six then the head of marching column
eav The mounted men were nocemen actually
ing the which occupying capital
uncomprehendingy Later told that Norwegian policemen
kind of This also why they
fulfill the governments order to arrest Maj. Quisng.
The German column marched steadily through
of 10000 5000 osloans fully half of which military
TALL broad shoudered officer Nkolaus Falken
horst and other officers marched directly
police Then the regulars threes
make the line look long possible One of nine carried
light machine guns all toted compact aluminium kits and bulky
shoulder packs.
They hard -nusced stony men, They marched
with guns on their shoulders with beautiful precision Mostly they
stared straight ahead triumphant
the other two officers returned
crowd who must have been German
busy in Oslo for weeks before the crownng
hotel balcony two Nazs the salute noticed particular
beaming face of chic slim blond husband
had been active hotel since previous
Thursday.
Column Composed of Battaions.
1t thin, unbeievably short required only
six seven minutes to march past only
incomplete battalons less than 500 in all Norways
capital of nearly 100000 inhabitants
German force of approximately $500 men!
The last of the German troops by without single jeer
hiss without single noticeable Norwegian
Like children the people stared Thousands young
watching this occupation Not
raised We could discern upon
about This the most ncomprehensbe thing among
the incomprehenSbe things of the fantastic "a hours
Somehow seemed curiosity strongest
Germans
other emotion betrayed in the countless
anxousy The only indignant people met that
foreigners The Norwegans of Oslo
Every acted curiousy like children suddenly
chance to of strange prehistoric