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Acknowledgements

MANY PEOPLE HAVE CONTRIBUTED to this book, some from a lifetime of their own research, others with a small but important detail. Their contributions are highly appreciated.

Above all, the altruistic help and support from Robert Pearson of Ipswich, England, is gratefully acknowledged. Were it not for him, this project would have been shelved a long time ago. David Goodey, Reinhard Hoheisel-Huxmann, Erling Skjold and Andrew Smith are also thanked sincerely. Without their help and support nothing would have been achieved.

John Ballam, Ronald Crocker, Albert Goodey, Bernhard Hallis, Vic Hiscock, Dagfinn Kjeholt, Derek Morris, Jan Reimers and Wilfred ‘Robbie’ Robinson were all there in 1940 and some sixty years later gave me the privilege of taking part in their thoughts and memories. Often sad, sometimes troubled, but inevitably low-key and with an understatement I could not fully fathom, they spoke of the little things that are not in the reports. Many have crossed the bar since and precious few are left. Let us never forget them or their mates.

The efficient staff at Sola Folkebibliotek, my local library, deserve great thanks. There is not a single book or document I have asked for they have not been able to find. Also the nameless staffs of the National Archives at Kew, Bundesarchiv in Koblenz and Freiburg, and Riksarkivet in Oslo deserve thanks for patience and professional dedication. The Naval Museum in Horten and Nordland Røde Kors Krigsminnemuseum (War Museum) in Narvik are thanked for enthusiastic support.

Julian Mannering at Seaforth Publishing deserves great thanks for believing in me and giving me the deadlines I needed. Without his support the project might never have seen completion.

Frank Abelsen, Dag-Jostein Andressen, John Asmussen, Bill Bartholomew, Keith Batchelor, Øystein Berge, Jostein Berglyd, Alexander Dietzsch, Tore Eggan, Ivar Enoksen, Nicole Granholt, Peter Harrison, Pamela Jacobsen, Tor Jevanord, Svein Aage Knudsen, Ernst Knutson, Sonia Law, George Malcomson, Oddvar Naas, Finn Nesvold, Tor Ødemotland, Simon Partridge, Paul Sedal, Halvor Sperbund, Ian Thomas, Ulf Eirik Torgersen, Trond Erik Tveit, John Warburton-Lee, Alister Williams, Ingrid Willoch, Ellen Margrete Willoch, Kåre Willoch and Atle Wilmar all deserve acknowledgement.

Last, but not least, thanks to my beloved wife Gro, for allowing me to share my passion for her with that for history; listening patiently when I needed to discuss some detail and skilfully distracting me when I needed to relax.

Geirr H Haarr

Sola, Stavanger, May 2009