The Norwegian army in Sweden during World War II - documentary

The story of the forgotten Norwegian 14,000 man strong army recruited among Norwegian refugees that were trained and equipped in neutral Sweden during World War II.

Norwegian/Swedish documentary from 2015. English subtitles available.


Glossary

XU
XU (X for "unknown" and U for "undercover agent") was a clandestine intelligence organisation working on behalf of Allied powers in occupied Norway during World War II.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XU

Hjemmefronten
"Home front", Norwegian resistance movement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegi...

Milorg
Milorg (abbreviation of militær organisasjon – military organization) was the main Norwegian resistance movement in World War II.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milorg

Donau
SS Donau was a Norddeutscher Lloyd refrigerated cargo ship. In the Second World War the Kriegsmarine used it as a transport ship between Germany and Norway. She became known as the "slave ship" after the SS and Gestapo transported 540 Jews from Norway to Stettin, from where they were taken by train to Auschwitz. Only nine of those deported on the Donau survived.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Dona...

Finnmark
The extreme northern part of Norway.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnmark