1941-04-04 — Page 41

THE CHINA, MAIL, APRIL 4, 1941.

NORWEGIANS TRAIN FOR A COMEBACK ADVENTURE

· (By An American Correspondent)

OF

IN FJORD-LIKE INLETS OF THE PACIFIC NEAR

HUNDREDS

NOR- VANCOUVER, WEGIAN MILITARY FLYERS RECRUITED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ARE MAKING READY, TO TURN THE TABLES ON NAZI INVAD- ERS OF THEIR NATIVE LAND.

OF A TANK CREW

How terrifying the bom

Some are veterans of the fight against over-bardment of Bardia by the 'whelming odds carried on by remnants of the little Norwegian Army and Navy after the German sur- prise attack almost a year ago. Many came from tankers and whaling ships to help re-establish their nation's independence. Still others who had been living for years in New York and a score of other cities volunteered and came at their own expense to Canada to train as pilots. Several Danes are among their number.

number and next destination of All know that weaknes, in airl

the air unit. He said: the power was one of

princ.pal

"How many are

we altogether causes of their entry's fall and į that strength in the skirs will be Some hundrets, call it what you More are arriving each day necessary if it is to rise again. So like. each day above the fir forests to hasten the time when we can country we think lining the inlet shares the Nor-, return to the weg ans are practicing derelaties is the most beautiful in the world and combat maneuvres in heavi-with assurance that it will be our ly

Northron

the land of an in- se dane own and not armed

al patrol bombers built Huw- vader.

islands, the forests, The thorne, Calif, and flown here as the skerries and the fjords of the Vancouver remod soon as they roll off the produc- land around tion line.

Will Fly Norway's

Colours

heavy guns of the Fleet really was is attested by the commander of a Bri- tish infantry tank, who took part in the main as- sault, was captured, and escaped after a series of amazing adventures.

His tank successfully withstood several direct hits by anti-tank uns after it had entered the peri- meter, but then had the first of it guns rendered ineffective by a hit on the turret, then received a shell dhectly on the front, which Shook the whole vehicle, stunned the driver, and broke the electric wiring. This caused a short cir- cuit, which set fire to the ba'teries and filled the tank with, fumes.

Meanwhile the tank was career-

us very much of our southerning on, out of control. The com- münder decided that the only course was to abandon the vehicle.

const and make us want to be back.

"Our destination! We are bound eventually for a place in the real and war zone. ordered These bombers.

When we left Norway paid for by the Norwegian gov-not one of us dreamed of train- ernment, now in exile in London, ing in Vaneotiver. And when our arc painted with the insignia of time is up here and we go abroad the Royal Norwegian Naval Air perhaps the surprise will be just Force. They will be shipped as great for some of our adver- abroad soon for service in con-saries." junction with the British Royal Air Force, but under Norwegian colours and command, and with the pilots trained in Canada their controls,

the

at

the

Only Skilled Flyers

At Base

were

He opened the cupola. The inrush of fresh air revived the driver, whom the crew were thus able to extract from his sent. On leaving the tank, the whole crew surrounded and taken prisoner. The commander was taken before two generals, one of whom, from the description, must have been Berganzoli. He first reprimanded the prisoner for not standing to at- tention, then asked him questions about his unit and the strength of the British tanks, to which the subaltern declined to reply.

He said to the General, how- ever: "If you knock out these tanks, more

come. tanks wil You had better give in." At this the General bristled with fury.

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This correspondent visited

Comdr. Remlapp explained that Norwegian training base head-only the Norwegian navy pilots quarters, at Jericho Beach, a few adjudged to have almost enough miles from Vancouver on Bur-skill and experienced for combat rard Inlet. The hangars and conditions in Europe were at the All the barracks were lent by the Royal Jericho Beach air base. Canadian Air Force, which has a elementary training was taking huge administrative and repair place at another base in Toronto, base there. On the concrete slip-where Norwegian army pilots also An attempt was then made to way leading down to sea, are being turned out. The frozen send the prisoners through to To- Norwegian ground crews were waterways neau Toronto made it bruk in a lorry, but this proved engaged in beaching and refuel-impossible for seaplane flying to impossible because of the British ing two Northrop bombers which be carried on during the winter,

They were confined in had just returned after long Cemdr. Remlapp explained, sa cave on the side of a wadi in the flights.

rather than delay even for a few

northern sector, where they arriv Inside one of the hangars un- months their training plan, the

ed in time for the bombardment usual activities were in progress, Norwegian navy men decided to

by the 15-inch guns of the Fleet. about organise an

advanced base near On a wooden framework

The subaltern relates that it was six feet from the floor 22 toy- Vancouver.

the most terrifying experience of train track was being nailed

Asked whether reports reach-

He was in fear every his life, down - in a continuous circuit

ing the

United States during moment that the dug-out would twenty feet long. When this the Nazi Invasion of Norway collapse under the impact of the was finished a Norwegian officer

concerning widespread sympathy heavy shells. He survived how- placed on the track an electric and resistance for the Germans ever, and on the entry of the Bri-- engine like those seen, in all the In Norwegian défence circles tish troops into the sector bad the department stores at Christmas

Remlapp satisfaction of leading his captors. time and watched while anothe

replied with a vigorous ́nenative. captive, to the number of more officer worked an electric switch "I was in Oslo for many months than 1,000, to cause the engine to make before the Germans came and I toter. Sometimes it slowed down know that these reports were not suddenly, then speeded ahead. true. All of us in the army and

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were true,

Comdr.

Courage Beyond Praise

As soon rs it became apparent navy were hoping for an English The most formidable problem. that the engine could be run with- victory even during the darkest for the attacking force was a deep out jumping the track on the hour. The Germans had fifth-wide anti-tank trench, which sur- turns, a model of a Heinkel bomb-column supporters in Norway, yes rounded the whole system of de- er of the German Luftwaffe, many of them but they were fences. This was carefully re- correct in every detail down to Nazis sent into our country dis- connoltred by a tank officer, who the swastika on the tail surfaces, guised as salesmen, diplomatic accompanied an Australian patrol, was hung from the engine. by agents and tourists, and not Nor climbed into the trench by night, wire Twenty feet away two wegians,

and took exact measurements. A young Norwegian, nilots drew a "They simply took us by sur-section of the trench was then re- bead on the model, warplane innrise and rickery. This is proved constructed within the British their machine-dun sights and as by the lack of subpart which the It moved along in mid-air below Quisling government has been the wooden framework supporting able to get even with the pressure the toy-train track they attempted propnranda the Germany: hehind- to keep their sights trained upon it. And we Norwegians will never At zero hour a battalion of Aus-" It, no matter what ite speed was

Aim Is To Keep In Trim

lines and exhaustive experiments: made in the best means to clear: a way for tanks,

submit to the man plans for tralian infantry.crossed the trench, our country, which aree revealed cut the wire, and remained-cover- when Germen officer anerlying the sector where the attack tolt a hotel attendans in Oslo was intended, while Australian who refrised to cringe before his sappers, working swiftly with arronces Are you Norwegione picks and shovels as well as ex- nos yet aurare: that vorf, have no plosives, broke down the sides of Influence in the country?? 9

MURDER APPEAL

FAILS

the trench and made a crossing for the tanks. The courage of these men is beyond praise; - It was here that the heaviest casual- ties were suffered.

Comdr. Oscar R. Remlapp, who was directing the installation of the new training device as com

·mander of 'the base; explained that its purpose was to keep the "sighting, eyes and the trigger fin- gers of his flyers in trim.until they were able to exercise both on full-

Among the defenders of Bardia gize German aircraft. A young officer in fils early thirties. Comdr. --The Court. of Criminal Appeal must be numbered certain minor Remlapp participated in the cam- has dismissed the appeal of Ciff- allles of the Italians. On entering paign: againit, the Nazis, as a flyer ford Holmes, twenty-four-year- the defences and while searching for the Royal Norwegian Navy, old soldier, convicted at Manches- the dug-outs, the British troops and chose to go to England as enter Assizes of the murder of his encountered an army of fleas of at its close rather than live wife last October while on leave, the most ferocious and the most. own country under the pup- Holmes shot and stabb his painstaking type. Their on- nada slaught on our men was vernment of Maj. Vidkun wife after she had

that the troops Norway's Benedict separation order against him on so redoubtable j

conclusion that the ground of cruelty. The only came to the: orvegian grinned defence raised at his trial was they were Mussolini's secret wen-

ning the that, of insanity

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