In early 1940, the German tanker Altmark, secretly carrying nearly 300 Allied POWs, attempted to evade British detection by sailing through Norwegian waters, under protection from a Norwegian escort.

Travel to the most charming and picturesque castles in Norway and explore impressive architecture. These 20 Norwegian castles ...

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The wreckage of a major German warship has been discovered off the coast of Norway some 80 years after it was sunk in a World War Two battle, Norwegian power grid operator Statnett and a maritime ...

Operation Rype, the only combat mission conducted by U.S. forces in Norway during World War II, exemplifies the extraordinary collaboration between the U.S. and Norway under the Office of ...

The works in the exhibit cover the period from 1910 to the end of World War II. Since Hitler had so thoroughly ... While the boy survived the war in Norway, several of his mother’s Jewish ...

Shoppers can collect stamps each week and enter a monthly drawing to win a gift basket filled with items and coupons from vendors. In addition, the market will have 17 prepared food vendors and 26 ...

Charges of manufacturing a controlled substance and failure to affix a drug tax stamp were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. Cross and his mother, Glenda Turnquist, were arrested Aug. 16 ...

SIOUX CITY -- The Woodbury County Law Enforcement Center Authority continues to struggle with issues related to the mechanical engineering firm for the new county jail. The LEC Authority recently ...

Badenoch and Strathspey’s late war hero Sir Tommy Macpherson is to feature on a new set of Royal Mail stamps marking the end of the Second World War. The legendary Commando was known for his audacious ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A PEACETIME convoy of former World War II vessels will cross the North Sea from Norway to Shetland to celebrate the unsung heroes from the war.

The Forces' sweetheart, Dame Vera Lynn, leads a host of British Second World War heroes to be commemorated on U.K. stamps on the 80th anniversary of VE Day. A special miniature sheet of four stamps ...