Time to watch "Ni liv" and " 12th man" both about Bålsrud. Then "Max Manus" and "Kongens Nei". This are all brilliant movies about Norway and ww2. On NRK you can watch Kampen om Tungtvannet which is also really good, but might have to be found subtitled somewhere else.
@@RuthlessMetalYT "The heavywater war" as its called in english, is to my minde, the best TV-production to ever come out of Norway.. and like 75% is in english for those who dont like subtitles, (the rest german and norweian.. Avalible on netflix for ppl outside Norway)
You need to do a movie reaction of two famous movies about the war: Max Manus and the Kings No. Both gives good insight to what it was like for that generation when the Germans came. Asking for the community to support this comment so we get his face when Birger Eriksen sends Blucher down!
"The King's choice" and "Max Manus" are excellent Norwegian WE-2 movies. "The heroes of Telemark" is a Hollywood movie with Kirk Douglas. That is also a classic war movie about Norwegian resistance.
@@hansmarheim7620 Thanks for correcting me, the English title is the Kings Choice! Heroes of telemark both the movie and the documentary form NRK are both excellent as well
@@Nudo1985 yes, i agree. However i dont think Tylor will bother to get those movies and see them trough. He is busy doing the same thing with the UK under the alias of "Tylor Rumple" and under another alias about Canada, and under the alias of Tyler Burger he "reacts on Japan. but he might find some short videoes about the sinking of Blucher and the other movies that he can react to, which is also ok. But: ...Tylor would probably get more subscribers if he got into a subject for real, (like the race for the South Pole between Scott and Amundsen) instead of just ", reacting" to other TH-camrs work. He is a nice guy, but he kind of profits from other peoples work. Edit,; Sorry, i mean Tyler, not Tylor.
Snow blindness is basically sun burned retinas, photokeratitis, technically, temporary blindness and damage due to UV overexposure. If you have never been in snow covered mountains in sunlight, you have no idea how bright it is, the sno reflects a lot of the sun, so everywhere you look is almost like looking into the sun itself. Snow blindness is very similar to welding blindness, and in addition to severely affecting your eyesight it hurts like hell.
after he died he got buried in Manndalen next too some of the people who helped him escape. on his tombstone it says: "thanks too everyone who helped me too freedom in 1943"
There is....my grandfathers wouldn't really talk about it. But they both fougth for the resistant. There is actually a crate og Kragh's still hidden some where about 4 km north of where I live. From a plane drop. One of my grandfathers told me about where. I NEED to get a metal detector. :)
My Great Grandpa was a ressistance fighter and lived in Norway during the entire war. He was captured in 1945 and sendt to Falstad prison camp. He luckly survived despite many people being executed in that camp.
Same with my grandfather. Like, exact same. After he died, there were two things we found in his wallet that he'd always kept: a picture of his wife, and the receipt of his release from prison.
I'm so glad you care about our little nation. I follow you every time you post something new and I have to admit that I actually learn something about my country when you focus on Norway. Keep up the good work. I appreciate it immensely.
Sweden was not occupied by the Germans, so many Norwegians fleeing the Germans crossed the border. My grandparents lived a little north of the area where Jan Baalsrud fled. My grandfather was part of a network that helped refugees further. The Germans had a camp just outside his property, in fact they had stables on the property, just behind the barn. When I was a child we played on the concrete floor, the only thing left of the stable. The Germans used to come to my grandmother's kitchen to check that everyone followed their rules. Usually they also looked into the living room. There was no door between the two rooms, only a curtain in the doorway. Once the Germans came when they had refugees in the living room. It was the only time they didn't look into the living room. My grandfather followed the refugees on that evening, to the next volunteer helper. My other grandfather lived even further north, on an island without any road connection. Once when he was out fishing, he was invited aboard a fishing boat with Norwegians. He got real coffee, and then he realized that the men on board were Norwegian resistance fighters from England (at the time, no ordinary people had access to real coffee in Norway, only substitutes). They asked him if he had any news, and since his brother had a radio he could give them the latest news from London. It was forbidden to own a radio during WW2. There were no Germans living at the place, so the radio was kept openly in the kitchen. When the Germans came they docked on the other side of the place and it took time for them to go to my grandparents' house. Then my aunt took the radio up to the attic and threw it out a window at the back of the house. My grandmother fetched it, and went into the barn. She sat on the radio, spread her skirt around her and lit the fire. She boiled seaweed in a pot (animal feed), and made sure that the room was filled with smoke, and when the Germans opened the barn door it was so full of smoke that they did not go in.That same evening, my grandfather's brother carried the radio up the mountain and hid it in a rock crevice. None of my relatives were exposed by the Germans.
One of my son's great uncles found his way to Sweden and survived and returned to live a successful life in Norway. The other of his great uncles was captured by the Nazis and suffered horribly at their hands and even though he came back from the camps, he was never well enough to ever work again and died after suffering a very long time from the effects of his torture and imprisonment.
@@TheAccidentalViking The war left deep traces in the lives of many Norwegians. My family is from Finnmark. Everyone was evacuated south. The animals were slaughtered by the Germans and all the houses were set on fire. When the war was over, everyone wanted to go home immediately, and they went despite the authorities refusing them. It took a long time to rebuild society. During the first winter, my mother and her family lived in the foundation wall of the house, under two tin plates. Fortunately, it was the mildest winter in living memory, but that doesn't mean they didn't freeze. My parents and grandparents didn't say anything if we weren't insisting to learn about their experiences. It was too painful. A lot we never got to learn because of that.
This video does not at all convey how extreme the terrain is in that area where Baalsrud tried to escape to Sweden. Most of his escape route was through the area named Lyngen which has the highest mountains anywhere along Norway's coast ....elevations up to 1834 meter (around 5600 feet). This is in the Arctic in winter with a lot of very bad weather. It was a miracle he survived ...and that was thanks to his helpers that risked their lives. Some of them were nearly caught by nearest margin. There are two stories you should look into about Norway's WW2 history. First is about NORTRASHIP .....which is by far Norway's most important contribution to the outcome of the war in Europe...with victory for the Allied..... It will surprise you how crucial the Norwegian merchant fleet was for the logistics / transport of the cargo across the Atlantic from USA to Europe (UK and Soviet Union). It was a high price the civilian sailors paid in their contribution. A sacrifice the survivors got very little recognition for .... It took decades to get the recognition they deserved. The video is made by a Canadian which call his channel the History Guy. The second recommendation is a BBC-serie with British Ray Mears about a sabotage action against a factory in Norway. The sabotage action had the purpose to stop nazi-Germany from obtaining the means / capabilities to produce an atomic bomb. The group of Norwegian commandos who did what is later described ....as one of the most remarkable and extreme sabotage action done during WW2 .....are labelled The Heros of Telemark.
Thanks for your posts, it's refreshing to see someone else so informative, and indeed the Norwegian merchant marine went under the radar, no pun intended. The Norwegian merchant marine was at several point the largest in the world (before WW2 or WW1 I can't remember and the first time it lost the status was when it was "confiscated" by the Danes who then proceeded to lose [forgot which war sorry]. Today it should be the largest or second largest again. But may be a bit hard to keep track of again, depending both on how and where ships are registered as well as crewed and for whom they operate, I will look into it again)
21:11 What makes this whole story more amazing, is that this took place during WW2, back when the Sami people were still not treated very kindly by Norwegians, and had plenty of reason NOT to help Norwegians in need. The Sami Culture and Language was actively - and had been for over a hundred years by WW2 - suppressed by the Norwegian government, forcing the Sami People to practice and learn Norwegian Language and Culture if they wished to go to school, etc. It wasn't until around 1968 that the Sami People got a good representation in the Norwegian Government, and then even better representation in 1989, and then in 2006 the Sami People were finally handed over rights to parts of land and waters in Finnmark, Norway.
Yeah, very captivating movie and story. I was also surprised hearing Jonathan Rhys Myers speaking German, starring as the German commander chasing J Baalsrud through Norway.
On the medal - the text "alt for Norge" is the kings motto - All for Norway , meaning to do everything possible for Norway - something like that. Some Norwegian heroes are "famous" partly due to enduring hardship, freezing, hunger and miseries - like the polar explorers and expeditions. i.e. Roald Amundsen (first on the south pole beating Scott and his british team). About Baalsrud, the was both a Norwegian and a Hollywood movie based on hi story.
"The King's choise" and "Max Manus" are great Norwegian WE-2 movies. "The heroes of Telemark" is a Hollywood movie with Kirk Douglas. That is a classic war movie about resistance in Norway during WW2. You shoul watch them all and make reaction videoes.
I am Norwegian and have not heard this before!😮❤ Even though my grandpa faught in World War Two, as a police chief and soldier! But, we are very proud and patriotic about those who fought for our freedom! ❤❤❤
Someone should sponsor a trip for you to Norway. So you can experience this wonderful country with your own eyes. I am happy to contribute a few kroner.
Germany had their first defeat in WWII at the battle of Narvik, they lost 10 destroyers, half of their fleet in the sea battle at the same time. After a recapture of Narvik Hitler changed his mind about an invation of Great Britain that same year. Tirpiz was sunk outside of Tromsø, North-Troms and Finnmark, areas on size of Denmark was burned to the ground with scorced earth tactics. The Vemork sabotage that stopped Hitler in his tracks of making nuclear weapons. Norways war history is way more interesting than most people know.
My grandfather who is gone now. Was 16 when the Germans came to Norway. He owned a farm when he was only 14 years old. The Nazi Germans took over the farm. But my grandfather stole food ammo etc. They never suspected him of doing anything. Never got the full story until he past away
Cross country skiing is a faster and easier way to traverse snow on foot. Since the Germans were sitting on all major lines of travel; roads and trains, walking or skiing was a fairly reliable way to avoid the Germans and particularly their check points.
You should absolutely check out the mini series "Kampen om tungtvannet", UK title: "The Saboteurs" and listed on Amazon US as "The Heavy Water War". It's a 6 episode mini series about the sabotage of a factory at Rjukan in Norway that was producing heavy water. It could have lead to the Germans producing an atomic bomb during WW2.
Snowblind is when the intense white/UV light from the reflection of the snow damages your eyes over time (other things may contribute). This is why you bring sunglasses today. Your eyes starts to water and it feels like someone is rubbing sandpaper on them all the time. Not 100% on topic, but flat light is the most dangerous thing in winter Norway. (Video mentioned him throwing snowballs; with "flat light" you can not possibly discern where up and down is; the sky and the ground looks as one and there is no "seam").
Sweden was a safe area for Norwegian refugees, and commandos alike, because Sweden was neutral throughout the war. The Swedish neutrality is however questionable as they assisted both sides, which was a clear breach of their neutral status. Their actions during WW2 has sparked some controversy, partially because they supported both sides: * They kept up their iron ore trade with Germany for several years. * They traded with the UK, and parts of the Swedish merchant fleet (which was cut off from returning to Sweden by mine fields ) transported goods for the Allies while still under Swedish command. * During the Winter War between Finland, and Soviet, they supplied the Finnish army with weapons, and ammunition. * They allowed German troops, weapons, and other equipment to pass through Sweden in order to assist with the occupation of Norway, and eventually the German offensive against the Soviet Union. * Norwegian refugees were allowed to escape German capture by crossing the border into Sweden, and Norwegian commandos used it as a staging area, and safe haven between operations inside Norway. This was extremely valuable for the Norwegian resistance movement. ❤ * When King Haakon fled from the German forces he was denied entry into Sweden, so he had to travel back to the west coast of Norway to be evacuated by a British navy vessel. * Apparently Swedish forces shot down a couple of German fighter planes that violated Swedish airspace. * There were strong supporters of both the Allies, and the Axis powers in key positions within both the government, and the Swedish community in general. * During the first years of the war Sweden focused on maintaining a good standing with Germany, but as Germany was pushed back, the Swedish support switched in favor of the Allies. It is clear that Sweden primarily identified with what we now consider "Western values", so this change should not be seen as simply a switch of allegiance because it was convenient. In Sweden's defense they were surrounded by German occupied territories once Poland, Denmark, and Norway had been defeated, and Finland was supported by German troops, so they were under constant pressure by Germany. This definitely influenced the decisions of the Swedish government, but there was also enough pro-German leanings in key positions that they MAY have been a "willing victim" of German pressure. The extent of this is however a bit hazy. I have tried to be as objective as possible in this comment, but I understand that it can be seen as an attack on Sweden. That was not my intent, and all in all I am confident that Sweden contributed more in favor of the Allies, rather than the Axis powers. It also has to be said that Europe has a complex history with countless wars, and alliances over hundreds of years, so although some countries may share historical bonds, it is ALWAYS complicated. Branding Sweden as a proponent of Nazism based on these events will simply not fly. Every country had traitors, and renegades that supported Nazism, even those occupied by Axis forces. Even today the word Quisling means traitor, and that is named after the politician that assumed power in Norway once the legitimate government had fled the country.
Check the movie 'Suicide Mission' (I believe you can find it here... ) It's about the men and the boats the was travelling back and forth between Shetland and Norway. They sailed during the winter(The North Sea is absolutely murder in winter) in the hope of not being spotted by the LuftWaffe. Many of the surviving sailors played themselves in the movie. Kaptain Larsen was probably the most decorated Allied sailor during WWII. (He got medals unique to both conscripted and officers) Trygve Gran. In 1911 he was in the group that found the frozen remains of Scott and his failed Antarctic expedition. In July 30. 1914 he flew across the North sea to Norway with a Bleriot IX monoplane(the engine stopped more than once, but he managed to restart before he crashed into the icy waters). The trip wasn't widely mentioned outside of Norway because WWI started on the 28th. He became an officer in the Army Flying Corps, SecondLieutenant, I think. In 1916 he joined the RAF/RCAF as 'Teddy Grant' with a Canadian passport. He is assumed to have been the one who shot down Herman Goering in a dogfight. (They met during WWII, I believe, and compared notes) He actually refused to be part of a bombing mission once, when the target was a town where the German Kaiser was believed to stay. Why did he refuse, and not get punished for it? Because he knew the German Kaiser personally! (The Kaiser loved visiting Norway, and he visited Grans family several times.) Unfortunately, there's no movie about him.
I have a suggestion for another video; Sigurd IV, or "Sigurd Jorsalfare". There's a couple of decent videos on him (can't remember which was best or longest) and the story is quite entertaining and interesting (at least to me).
Great reaction! The Norwegian resistance during WW2 was a big deal. They, if not stopped , but at least halted the Nazis from creating nuclear weapons. (That was another team of saboteurs). Many of them were trained by the Brits in the Scottish Highlands, a similar environment to the Norwegian landscape. I actually first learned about this through Sabaton (my favourite band and the best history teachers 😉🤘), and their song "Saboteurs". After that the movies "12th man" and "Max Manus" caught my attention. Crazy stories when you think about it! And badass indeed!💪
There is a cinematic movie made about Jan Baalsrud called ''The 12th Man'' (Den 12 mann), I can highly recommend you watch it. Another good Norwegian war history movie about a well known Norwegian war hero is a movie called ''Max Manus'' (Or Man of War in some countries), its about the life of Max Manus during WW2, another Norwegian resistance figher.
Jan Baalsrud cut off four of his toes himself, in order to survive, and in total he was on the run in Norway for 63 days, before he made it to Sweden, where he was hospitalized and had to learn to walk again. This is because he had cut off his big toe. It is said that he who gossiped about the Norwegian commandos was liquidated only three weeks after Baaalsrud came to Sweden.Sweden was neutral during WW2, same as Norway actually, but the Germans didn't care about that so they invaded Norway. When they needed metals and they had heard about Tungvannet on Rjukan, which was needed to produce the atomic bomb.
Hey fellow Norwegians of the comment-section. We need to teach Tyler some history. Join me. fill his suggestion-forms with requests for reviewing movies like Max Manus, the 12'th man, or the more recent Narvik movie. Or any other historical ww2 movie set in Norway. He admits it. He knows nothing. It is out duty to pressure him into learning.
When my father was 1 year old, he slept in his crib on the 2nd floor of my grandparent’s house. A drunk Nazi soldier entered the house and fired his gun through the ceiling, missing the crib by less than two feet. So I’m writing this comment by pure accident…
Check out Ray Mears documentary The real heros of Telemark! 16 episode documentary, retracing the raiders and interwius with the crew, for the 60th aniversary of the raid. Also film The Heros of Telemark With Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris 1965
You should also see the movie :Heros of Telemark ! Without that sabotage Germany migth been the first to build the A-bomb ! See the storry of Jøssungfjorden ! And remember … some Norwegian medical students in usa joined the us Army in the battle in Europe… and some of thouse Norwegians was the first allied to enter Autshwiz in the liberation of the jewish prisoners
You are so funny in your reactions😊 can't stop laughing of it. You just throw yourself into deep water. Hahaha... What the hell do they say😮. More hahaha.
Tyler, I am blessed that you are interested in world history. I am too. However, as much as I applaud your genuine responses to the extraordinary info you are watching, I find myself wishing you would not talk so much while the video is revealing what this hero did. I have watched many many of your videos about Canada, and you demonstrate such a passion to learn, but, you talk over the information you are seeking, making it difficult for others to pick up the info you are hoping to share. You are a good egg, Tyler, and your videos are fun to watch. Just try to hold your comments until there is a pause, so you can comment on a clear picture of a situation instead of speaking about what you don't understand, when you could be gaining fuller understanding just by listening a little bit more. God bless you bro. Don't stop sharing your videos. They are inspiring and encouraging.
Bålsrud had to escape to Sweden. Sweden was neutral during WW2 while Norway was taken by nazi-Germany and Bålsrud was hard sought after by the nazi germans.
He was snowblind, its like having sand in your eyes you Cant see at all, if you are in areas like this snow everywhere you need sunglasses to not be snowblind.Read the books about Jan Baalsrud, a real survivor against the Germans who was hunting and searching for him in the snow and cold while his toes were so frostbitten he keept on cut of several toes not Just the big toe. This is a very tough man. RIP. Jan Baalsrud.
16:57 Norway, as far as I am aware, has never had indigenous people. The closest you can get to indigenous Norwegians are probably the Sami People descended from the Sami Nomads that had no country they called 'home' because they travel routinely in the upper areas of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. It's only recently - in terms of Norway's history - that the Sami People have claimed to be indigenous Norwegians but, again, as far as I am aware, even this has split the Sami People into two groups, those that want to be recognized as the Norwegian Indigenous People - which I believe are the new generation of Sami, but may be wrong - and those that would prefer to remain a Nomadic People tied to no Country.
Well.....Norway was the first country that signed the ILO convention (a co-work with UN) in 1990 where Norway recognised the Sami people as indigenous. So far has 24 countries signed up. But Sweden, Finland and Russia has not signed up ....even if they also has Sami people.
@@More_Row they were not the indigenous people. After the ice age people came here from the south of Europe and the ice melted first in the south. The Sami came in much later from the east. Indigenous is defined as inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists. We were here first.
@@RonnyWilhelmsen1001 I'm not gonna argue about this. Sami are indigenous to the northern Region. They spanned across Sweden,Norway and Russia in a place they call Sápmi Region.
@@BrimirMe That is a very strange and shaky premise. Anyhow, the narrator made a distinction between the Norwegians helping Baalsrud by the coast (not indigenous), and the Norwegians helping up in the mountains (indigenous), which we know were Sami. This narrative is pretty much stolen, and can lead to many misunderstandings. DNA suggest that the Sami population came from Karelia and mixed with the "Norwegian" population living by the coast of Finnmark. This is what makes the Sami people today.
Tyler, do you know how many Americans served in WWII? Over 12 million. Did you know that 6 out of every 7 barrels of oil used by the Allies came from America? (No, you didn't, of course.)
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Time to watch "Ni liv" and " 12th man" both about Bålsrud. Then "Max Manus" and "Kongens Nei". This are all brilliant movies about Norway and ww2. On NRK you can watch Kampen om Tungtvannet which is also really good, but might have to be found subtitled somewhere else.
I agree, all great movies and must watch for anyone interested in Norwegian history.
@@RuthlessMetalYT "The heavywater war" as its called in english, is to my minde, the best TV-production to ever come out of Norway.. and like 75% is in english for those who dont like subtitles, (the rest german and norweian.. Avalible on netflix for ppl outside Norway)
Agreed!! But also Narvik movie is Good story too. But Max Manus, Ni liv, 12th man and Kongens Nei. Is best movies from ww2
@@w.s.r2666Narvik movie is not historical correct. It is too much fiction.
"The 12th Man" (2017) is the Hollywood version, it is not historical correct. "Ni liv" ("Nine lives") (1957) is more historical correct.
You need to do a movie reaction of two famous movies about the war: Max Manus and the Kings No. Both gives good insight to what it was like for that generation when the Germans came. Asking for the community to support this comment so we get his face when Birger Eriksen sends Blucher down!
"The King's choice" and "Max Manus" are excellent Norwegian WE-2 movies. "The heroes of Telemark" is a Hollywood movie with Kirk Douglas. That is also a classic war movie about Norwegian resistance.
@@hansmarheim7620 Thanks for correcting me, the English title is the Kings Choice! Heroes of telemark both the movie and the documentary form NRK are both excellent as well
@@Nudo1985 yes, i agree. However i dont think Tylor will bother to get those movies and see them trough. He is busy doing the same thing with the UK under the alias of "Tylor Rumple" and under another alias about Canada, and under the alias of Tyler Burger he "reacts on Japan. but he might find some short videoes about the sinking of Blucher and the other movies that he can react to, which is also ok. But: ...Tylor would probably get more subscribers if he got into a subject for real, (like the race for the South Pole between Scott and Amundsen) instead of just ", reacting" to other TH-camrs work. He is a nice guy, but he kind of profits from other peoples work. Edit,; Sorry, i mean Tyler, not Tylor.
its on netflix , 12th man
Snow blindness is basically sun burned retinas, photokeratitis, technically, temporary blindness and damage due to UV overexposure. If you have never been in snow covered mountains in sunlight, you have no idea how bright it is, the sno reflects a lot of the sun, so everywhere you look is almost like looking into the sun itself. Snow blindness is very similar to welding blindness, and in addition to severely affecting your eyesight it hurts like hell.
after he died he got buried in Manndalen next too some of the people who helped him escape. on his tombstone it says: "thanks too everyone who helped me too freedom in 1943"
That is very nice.
You need to check out more ww 2 stories from Norway-there’s a lot!
There is....my grandfathers wouldn't really talk about it. But they both fougth for the resistant. There is actually a crate og Kragh's still hidden some where about 4 km north of where I live. From a plane drop. One of my grandfathers told me about where. I NEED to get a metal detector. :)
Kings No, Max Manus, Nine lives, The 12th man and Narvik: Hitler's first defeat are all good movies to watch.
King's Choice.
My Great Grandpa was a ressistance fighter and lived in Norway during the entire war. He was captured in 1945 and sendt to Falstad prison camp. He luckly survived despite many people being executed in that camp.
Same with my grandfather. Like, exact same.
After he died, there were two things we found in his wallet that he'd always kept: a picture of his wife, and the receipt of his release from prison.
I'm so glad you care about our little nation. I follow you every time you post something new and I have to admit that I actually learn something about my country when you focus on Norway. Keep up the good work. I appreciate it immensely.
Sweden was not occupied by the Germans, so many Norwegians fleeing the Germans crossed the border.
My grandparents lived a little north of the area where Jan Baalsrud fled. My grandfather was part of a network that helped refugees further. The Germans had a camp just outside his property, in fact they had stables on the property, just behind the barn. When I was a child we played on the concrete floor, the only thing left of the stable. The Germans used to come to my grandmother's kitchen to check that everyone followed their rules. Usually they also looked into the living room. There was no door between the two rooms, only a curtain in the doorway. Once the Germans came when they had refugees in the living room. It was the only time they didn't look into the living room. My grandfather followed the refugees on that evening, to the next volunteer helper.
My other grandfather lived even further north, on an island without any road connection. Once when he was out fishing, he was invited aboard a fishing boat with Norwegians. He got real coffee, and then he realized that the men on board were Norwegian resistance fighters from England (at the time, no ordinary people had access to real coffee in Norway, only substitutes). They asked him if he had any news, and since his brother had a radio he could give them the latest news from London. It was forbidden to own a radio during WW2.
There were no Germans living at the place, so the radio was kept openly in the kitchen. When the Germans came they docked on the other side of the place and it took time for them to go to my grandparents' house. Then my aunt took the radio up to the attic and threw it out a window at the back of the house. My grandmother fetched it, and went into the barn. She sat on the radio, spread her skirt around her and lit the fire. She boiled seaweed in a pot (animal feed), and made sure that the room was filled with smoke, and when the Germans opened the barn door it was so full of smoke that they did not go in.That same evening, my grandfather's brother carried the radio up the mountain and hid it in a rock crevice. None of my relatives were exposed by the Germans.
One of my son's great uncles found his way to Sweden and survived and returned to live a successful life in Norway. The other of his great uncles was captured by the Nazis and suffered horribly at their hands and even though he came back from the camps, he was never well enough to ever work again and died after suffering a very long time from the effects of his torture and imprisonment.
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The war left deep traces in the lives of many Norwegians. My family is from Finnmark. Everyone was evacuated south. The animals were slaughtered by the Germans and all the houses were set on fire. When the war was over, everyone wanted to go home immediately, and they went despite the authorities refusing them. It took a long time to rebuild society. During the first winter, my mother and her family lived in the foundation wall of the house, under two tin plates. Fortunately, it was the mildest winter in living memory, but that doesn't mean they didn't freeze. My parents and grandparents didn't say anything if we weren't insisting to learn about their experiences. It was too painful.
A lot we never got to learn because of that.
Yes, finally! Jan was the badass of a lifetime.
This video does not at all convey how extreme the terrain is in that area where Baalsrud tried to escape to Sweden. Most of his escape route was through the area named Lyngen which has the highest mountains anywhere along Norway's coast ....elevations up to 1834 meter (around 5600 feet). This is in the Arctic in winter with a lot of very bad weather. It was a miracle he survived ...and that was thanks to his helpers that risked their lives. Some of them were nearly caught by nearest margin.
There are two stories you should look into about Norway's WW2 history.
First is about NORTRASHIP .....which is by far Norway's most important contribution to the outcome of the war in Europe...with victory for the Allied..... It will surprise you how crucial the Norwegian merchant fleet was for the logistics / transport of the cargo across the Atlantic from USA to Europe (UK and Soviet Union).
It was a high price the civilian sailors paid in their contribution. A sacrifice the survivors got very little recognition for .... It took decades to get the recognition they deserved.
The video is made by a Canadian which call his channel the History Guy.
The second recommendation is a BBC-serie with British Ray Mears about a sabotage action against a factory in Norway. The sabotage action had the purpose to stop nazi-Germany from obtaining the means / capabilities to produce an atomic bomb. The group of Norwegian commandos who did what is later described ....as one of the most remarkable and extreme sabotage action done during WW2 .....are labelled The Heros of Telemark.
Thanks for your posts, it's refreshing to see someone else so informative, and indeed the Norwegian merchant marine went under the radar, no pun intended.
The Norwegian merchant marine was at several point the largest in the world (before WW2 or WW1 I can't remember and the first time it lost the status was when it was "confiscated" by the Danes who then proceeded to lose [forgot which war sorry]. Today it should be the largest or second largest again. But may be a bit hard to keep track of again, depending both on how and where ships are registered as well as crewed and for whom they operate, I will look into it again)
21:11 What makes this whole story more amazing, is that this took place during WW2, back when the Sami people were still not treated very kindly by Norwegians, and had plenty of reason NOT to help Norwegians in need. The Sami Culture and Language was actively - and had been for over a hundred years by WW2 - suppressed by the Norwegian government, forcing the Sami People to practice and learn Norwegian Language and Culture if they wished to go to school, etc. It wasn't until around 1968 that the Sami People got a good representation in the Norwegian Government, and then even better representation in 1989, and then in 2006 the Sami People were finally handed over rights to parts of land and waters in Finnmark, Norway.
Should watch the two movies. GREAT FILMS
The 12th man movie was great!
Yeah, very captivating movie and story. I was also surprised hearing Jonathan Rhys Myers speaking German, starring as the German commander chasing J Baalsrud through Norway.
That medal would be more like the american bronze star.
Our version of the medal of honor is krigskorset (The war cross)
On the medal - the text "alt for Norge" is the kings motto - All for Norway , meaning to do everything possible for Norway - something like that. Some Norwegian heroes are "famous" partly due to enduring hardship, freezing, hunger and miseries - like the polar explorers and expeditions. i.e. Roald Amundsen (first on the south pole beating Scott and his british team). About Baalsrud, the was both a Norwegian and a Hollywood movie based on hi story.
"The King's choise" and "Max Manus" are great Norwegian WE-2 movies. "The heroes of Telemark" is a Hollywood movie with Kirk Douglas. That is a classic war movie about resistance in Norway during WW2. You shoul watch them all and make reaction videoes.
@Tyler Walker you REALLY should watch the movie about Jan !! :)
great coverage didnt know about this thx tyler.
Time to watch «12th man» one more time
I am Norwegian and have not heard this before!😮❤ Even though my grandpa faught in World War Two, as a police chief and soldier!
But, we are very proud and patriotic about those who fought for our freedom! ❤❤❤
You should wattch 12th men then. Great movie.
I recommend you read "Jan Baalsrud og de som reddet ham" by Tore Haug & Astrid Karlsen Scott.
Someone should sponsor a trip for you to Norway. So you can experience this wonderful country with your own eyes. I am happy to contribute a few kroner.
Sometimes getting out of bed feels like I’m going through the same as Jan.
At 17:39. He is meeting the king of Norway. Note, the king takes his hat of to salute him.
Check out Operation Gunnerside
Germany had their first defeat in WWII at the battle of Narvik, they lost 10 destroyers, half of their fleet in the sea battle at the same time. After a recapture of Narvik Hitler changed his mind about an invation of Great Britain that same year. Tirpiz was sunk outside of Tromsø, North-Troms and Finnmark, areas on size of Denmark was burned to the ground with scorced earth tactics. The Vemork sabotage that stopped Hitler in his tracks of making nuclear weapons. Norways war history is way more interesting than most people know.
My grandfather who is gone now. Was 16 when the Germans came to Norway. He owned a farm when he was only 14 years old. The Nazi Germans took over the farm. But my grandfather stole food ammo etc. They never suspected him of doing anything. Never got the full story until he past away
Cross country skiing is a faster and easier way to traverse snow on foot. Since the Germans were sitting on all major lines of travel; roads and trains, walking or skiing was a fairly reliable way to avoid the Germans and particularly their check points.
You should absolutely check out the mini series "Kampen om tungtvannet", UK title: "The Saboteurs" and listed on Amazon US as "The Heavy Water War".
It's a 6 episode mini series about the sabotage of a factory at Rjukan in Norway that was producing heavy water. It could have lead to the Germans producing an atomic bomb during WW2.
6:57 aaaand this is where the movie starts. Yes there's a movie.
12'th man. Highly recommended.
His toe did not just fall of he had to cut it off by him self with his own knife!
Snowblind is when the intense white/UV light from the reflection of the snow damages your eyes over time (other things may contribute). This is why you bring sunglasses today.
Your eyes starts to water and it feels like someone is rubbing sandpaper on them all the time.
Not 100% on topic, but flat light is the most dangerous thing in winter Norway. (Video mentioned him throwing snowballs; with "flat light" you can not possibly discern where up and down is; the sky and the ground looks as one and there is no "seam").
Sweden was a safe area for Norwegian refugees, and commandos alike, because Sweden was neutral throughout the war. The Swedish neutrality is however questionable as they assisted both sides, which was a clear breach of their neutral status. Their actions during WW2 has sparked some controversy, partially because they supported both sides:
* They kept up their iron ore trade with Germany for several years.
* They traded with the UK, and parts of the Swedish merchant fleet (which was cut off from returning to Sweden by mine fields ) transported goods for the Allies while still under Swedish command.
* During the Winter War between Finland, and Soviet, they supplied the Finnish army with weapons, and ammunition.
* They allowed German troops, weapons, and other equipment to pass through Sweden in order to assist with the occupation of Norway, and eventually the German offensive against the Soviet Union.
* Norwegian refugees were allowed to escape German capture by crossing the border into Sweden, and Norwegian commandos used it as a staging area, and safe haven between operations inside Norway. This was extremely valuable for the Norwegian resistance movement. ❤
* When King Haakon fled from the German forces he was denied entry into Sweden, so he had to travel back to the west coast of Norway to be evacuated by a British navy vessel.
* Apparently Swedish forces shot down a couple of German fighter planes that violated Swedish airspace.
* There were strong supporters of both the Allies, and the Axis powers in key positions within both the government, and the Swedish community in general.
* During the first years of the war Sweden focused on maintaining a good standing with Germany, but as Germany was pushed back, the Swedish support switched in favor of the Allies. It is clear that Sweden primarily identified with what we now consider "Western values", so this change should not be seen as simply a switch of allegiance because it was convenient.
In Sweden's defense they were surrounded by German occupied territories once Poland, Denmark, and Norway had been defeated, and Finland was supported by German troops, so they were under constant pressure by Germany. This definitely influenced the decisions of the Swedish government, but there was also enough pro-German leanings in key positions that they MAY have been a "willing victim" of German pressure. The extent of this is however a bit hazy.
I have tried to be as objective as possible in this comment, but I understand that it can be seen as an attack on Sweden. That was not my intent, and all in all I am confident that Sweden contributed more in favor of the Allies, rather than the Axis powers. It also has to be said that Europe has a complex history with countless wars, and alliances over hundreds of years, so although some countries may share historical bonds, it is ALWAYS complicated. Branding Sweden as a proponent of Nazism based on these events will simply not fly. Every country had traitors, and renegades that supported Nazism, even those occupied by Axis forces. Even today the word Quisling means traitor, and that is named after the politician that assumed power in Norway once the legitimate government had fled the country.
Your comment was good.
@@ysteinfjr7529 Thanks! 🙂
Great episode . You get it man .check into the : Heavy water history.
Check the movie 'Suicide Mission' (I believe you can find it here... ) It's about the men and the boats the was travelling back and forth between Shetland and Norway. They sailed during the winter(The North Sea is absolutely murder in winter) in the hope of not being spotted by the LuftWaffe. Many of the surviving sailors played themselves in the movie. Kaptain Larsen was probably the most decorated Allied sailor during WWII. (He got medals unique to both conscripted and officers)
Trygve Gran.
In 1911 he was in the group that found the frozen remains of Scott and his failed Antarctic expedition.
In July 30. 1914 he flew across the North sea to Norway with a Bleriot IX monoplane(the engine stopped more than once, but he managed to restart before he crashed into the icy waters). The trip wasn't widely mentioned outside of Norway because WWI started on the 28th.
He became an officer in the Army Flying Corps, SecondLieutenant, I think.
In 1916 he joined the RAF/RCAF as 'Teddy Grant' with a Canadian passport.
He is assumed to have been the one who shot down Herman Goering in a dogfight.
(They met during WWII, I believe, and compared notes)
He actually refused to be part of a bombing mission once, when the target was a town where the German Kaiser was believed to stay.
Why did he refuse, and not get punished for it? Because he knew the German Kaiser personally!
(The Kaiser loved visiting Norway, and he visited Grans family several times.)
Unfortunately, there's no movie about him.
Bergen has a statue off Shetlands Larsen on Bryggen/fisketorget.
I have a suggestion for another video; Sigurd IV, or "Sigurd Jorsalfare".
There's a couple of decent videos on him (can't remember which was best or longest) and the story is quite entertaining and interesting (at least to me).
Great reaction! The Norwegian resistance during WW2 was a big deal. They, if not stopped , but at least halted the Nazis from creating nuclear weapons. (That was another team of saboteurs). Many of them were trained by the Brits in the Scottish Highlands, a similar environment to the Norwegian landscape.
I actually first learned about this through Sabaton (my favourite band and the best history teachers 😉🤘), and their song "Saboteurs". After that the movies "12th man" and "Max Manus" caught my attention. Crazy stories when you think about it! And badass indeed!💪
Both of the movies about him are great btw
And this is the origin of the expression "Having big baals(rud)"
Snowblindness is temporary, it is much like welding blindness
u have to react to Max Manus or the heavy water operation now, great video
There is a cinematic movie made about Jan Baalsrud called ''The 12th Man'' (Den 12 mann), I can highly recommend you watch it. Another good Norwegian war history movie about a well known Norwegian war hero is a movie called ''Max Manus'' (Or Man of War in some countries), its about the life of Max Manus during WW2, another Norwegian resistance figher.
The 12th man on Netflix
Would be cool to se a movie reaction of «den 12 man» and «max manus» best ww2 stories from norway in my opinion… maybe kongens nei(kings no) after
I went to school with one of his grandchildren. If I knew about that during school I would have given her a salute every time she got to class😅
Just ignore user-kq5ke5yb6k, they just have a stick up their backside
Jan Baalsrud cut off four of his toes himself, in order to survive, and in total he was on the run in Norway for 63 days, before he made it to Sweden, where he was hospitalized and had to learn to walk again. This is because he had cut off his big toe. It is said that he who gossiped about the Norwegian commandos was liquidated only three weeks after Baaalsrud came to Sweden.Sweden was neutral during WW2, same as Norway actually, but the Germans didn't care about that so they invaded Norway. When they needed metals and they had heard about Tungvannet on Rjukan, which was needed to produce the atomic bomb.
Hey fellow Norwegians of the comment-section.
We need to teach Tyler some history.
Join me. fill his suggestion-forms with requests for reviewing movies like Max Manus, the 12'th man, or the more recent Narvik movie. Or any other historical ww2 movie set in Norway.
He admits it. He knows nothing. It is out duty to pressure him into learning.
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No, it didn't fall off.
He had to cut it off himself.
When my father was 1 year old, he slept in his crib on the 2nd floor of my grandparent’s house. A drunk Nazi soldier entered the house and fired his gun through the ceiling, missing the crib by less than two feet. So I’m writing this comment by pure accident…
You should react to .. The heroes from Telemark. Those people might have saved the world when they sabotaged Vemork . a heavy water plant.
He moved to Lanzarote in the Canary islands. A much warmer place.
"12th Man" A must watch
this tells the story of the movie 12th man ... btw look for another story about Max Manus
Please read up on the headlines of world war 2: Many countries were invaded by Germany in 1940. Including Denmark and Norway.
I would start by watching Max Manus.
He got frost bite during the escape
Check out Ray Mears documentary The real heros of Telemark!
16 episode documentary, retracing the raiders and interwius with the crew, for the 60th aniversary of the raid.
Also film The Heros of Telemark With Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris 1965
You should also see the movie :Heros of Telemark ! Without that sabotage Germany migth been the first to build the A-bomb ! See the storry of Jøssungfjorden ! And remember … some Norwegian medical students in usa joined the us Army in the battle in Europe… and some of thouse Norwegians was the first allied to enter Autshwiz in the liberation of the jewish prisoners
Yeah, now you’re diggin deep into Norway😂🙌🏽
You should react to Maxmanus.
You should watch "The 12th man", then you will really understand. :)
I would like to know what happened to the rat that gave them away to the Gestapo.
IT is a movie about this. You must watch this
Sweden was a safe place because it was not occupied by the germans, a lot of Norwegian resistance fighters had to flee there during the ww2
th-cam.com/video/eoiUG0x9yjc/w-d-xo.html turn on english subtitles
You are so funny in your reactions😊 can't stop laughing of it. You just throw yourself into deep water. Hahaha... What the hell do they say😮. More hahaha.
if you want to imagine how terrifying it truly is search up the population of germany compared to norway...
then your realy need to see the movie the 12. man :) and plz make a video after you have seen that movie
U should react to the 12th Man movie trailer
Tyler, I am blessed that you are interested in world history. I am too. However, as much as I applaud your genuine responses to the extraordinary info you are watching, I find myself wishing you would not talk so much while the video is revealing what this hero did.
I have watched many many of your videos about Canada, and you demonstrate such a passion to learn, but, you talk over the information you are seeking, making it difficult for others to pick up the info you are hoping to share.
You are a good egg, Tyler, and your videos are fun to watch. Just try to hold your comments until there is a pause, so you can comment on a clear picture of a situation instead of speaking about what you don't understand, when you could be gaining fuller understanding just by listening a little bit more.
God bless you bro. Don't stop sharing your videos. They are inspiring and encouraging.
Bålsrud had to escape to Sweden. Sweden was neutral during WW2 while Norway was taken by nazi-Germany and Bålsrud was hard sought after by the nazi germans.
Good, for balance about how good Norwegian are do one of Henry Rinnan :) One psycopath if you ever knew one!
He Had Documents he retrieved and he had to make it to Sweden in order to go back to UK
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You seems to underestimate ski's Taylor. They arent for fun and sports. Maybe now, but no.
Snow blind I though he's eyes was sealed by the cold
He was snowblind, its like having sand in your eyes you Cant see at all, if you are in areas like this snow everywhere you need sunglasses to not be snowblind.Read the books about Jan Baalsrud, a real survivor against the Germans who was hunting and searching for him in the snow and cold while his toes were so frostbitten he keept on cut of several toes not Just the big toe. This is a very tough man. RIP. Jan Baalsrud.
Intet baller
not Norwegian Commando but for short MJK
Omg, how American can a person be🙄🙄🙄🙄
Regretting all the hours I spent studying American history 🤣🤣
16:57 Norway, as far as I am aware, has never had indigenous people. The closest you can get to indigenous Norwegians are probably the Sami People descended from the Sami Nomads that had no country they called 'home' because they travel routinely in the upper areas of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. It's only recently - in terms of Norway's history - that the Sami People have claimed to be indigenous Norwegians but, again, as far as I am aware, even this has split the Sami People into two groups, those that want to be recognized as the Norwegian Indigenous People - which I believe are the new generation of Sami, but may be wrong - and those that would prefer to remain a Nomadic People tied to no Country.
Well.....Norway was the first country that signed the ILO convention (a co-work with UN) in 1990 where Norway recognised the Sami people as indigenous. So far has 24 countries signed up. But Sweden, Finland and Russia has not signed up ....even if they also has Sami people.
Indigenous Norwegians..
Sami people.
@@More_Row they were not the indigenous people. After the ice age people came here from the south of Europe and the ice melted first in the south. The Sami came in much later from the east. Indigenous is defined as inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists. We were here first.
@@RonnyWilhelmsen1001 I'm not gonna argue about this. Sami are indigenous to the northern Region. They spanned across Sweden,Norway and Russia in a
place they call Sápmi
Region.
@@RonnyWilhelmsen1001 Indigenous as applied to the Sami, is defined as a minority present when the borders of a state was established. So it applies.
@@BrimirMe That is a very strange and shaky premise. Anyhow, the narrator made a distinction between the Norwegians helping Baalsrud by the coast (not indigenous), and the Norwegians helping up in the mountains (indigenous), which we know were Sami. This narrative is pretty much stolen, and can lead to many misunderstandings. DNA suggest that the Sami population came from Karelia and mixed with the "Norwegian" population living by the coast of Finnmark. This is what makes the Sami people today.
How can you be so ignorant?
You're better off learning about Norwegian WWII traitor Quisling.
Why?
dont even mention Quisling, we hated him, and he is gone !
He has learned about him before.
We got rid of our traitor. You guys let them run for president again!
Norwegians killed him after the war, and killed lot of traitors.
Every countries have some traitors.
Tyler
and?
The key word being "stories" as opposed to facts!
Tyler, do you know how many Americans served in WWII? Over 12 million.
Did you know that 6 out of every 7 barrels of oil used by the Allies came from America? (No, you didn't, of course.)
Explain to me how that would be relevant to a channel about Norway?
Your cognitive dissonance is fascinating!
I think this troll is from Sweden. I read in an earlier post that he wrote "here in Stockholm..." Only swedes always reacts negative about norwegians.
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@@l-fw5lgDet er i hvert fald ikke en dansker. Vi elsker vores norske brødre og søstre. 😊