ss westfalen

SS WESTFALEN
Special Ops Heroes
Special Ops Heroes
By Michael Ashcroft
Drums of Memory: The Autobiography of Sir Stephen Hastings MC
Drums of Memory: The Autobiography of Sir Stephen Hastings MC
By Stephens Hastings
SS WESTFALEN
During World War II, the ship was used for transport between Germany and German-occupied Norway. On 28 July 1943, Westfalen sailed from Bodø under escort of the vorpostenboot V 5717 Fritz Homann for a port to the south. On 7 September 1944 the ship sank off Marstrand, after hitting a naval mine. Seventy-eight people aboard survived, but most of the locked-up Norwegian prisoners-of-war were casualties, including Petter Moen, Reidar Olaf Østlid and Sverre Lid. SS-Sturmscharführer Wilhelm Heinze also died.
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  1. NORWAY Gjersum, Finn

    SURNAME Gjersum FORENAME Finn UNIT Milorg District 22 (Trondheim) RANK Civilian NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th September 1944 AGE 26 GRAVESITE no known grave ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 20.4.1918 Drammen,Norway student served Norway 1940 arrested 17.3.1942 Falstad prison...

  2. NORWAY Garathun, Eiliv

    SURNAME Garathun FORENAME Eiliv UNIT Milorg District 13 RANK Civilian NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th September 1944 AGE 42 GRAVESITE Goteborg Memorial,Sweden ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 5.11.1901 Eidfjord,Norway arrested June 1943 Bredveit,Mollergata 19 and Grini prisons to...

  3. NORWAY Fjermeros, Randulf

    SURNAME Fjermeros FORENAME Randulf UNIT SIV-org (Kristiansand) RANK Civilian NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th September 1944 AGE 35 GRAVESITE no known grave ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 2.6.1909 Kristiansand,Norway factory worker arrested 27.1.1944 died in sinking of D/S Westphalen

  4. NORWAY Fagerli, Oyvind Ole Gokstad

    SURNAME Fagerli FORENAME Oyvind Ole Gokstad UNIT Resistance RANK Civilian NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th September 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Sandefjord Memorial,Norway ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 14.6.1916 Sandar,Norway manager arrested 19.5.1944 Akershus Festning + Grini prisons...

  5. NORWAY Engelsen, Svein

    SURNAME Engelsen FORENAME Svein UNIT Milorg District 16 RANK Civilian NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th September 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Mollendal Gravejard,Norway ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 29.8.1922 Norderhov,Norway office worker arrested 18.2.1944 died in sinking of transport...

  6. NORWAY Danielsen, Paul Thomas

    SURNAME Danielsen FORENAME Paul Thomas UNIT Resistance RANK Civilian NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th September 1944 AGE 46 GRAVESITE Vestre Gravlund Memorial,Oslo,Norway ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 30.1.1898 Drammen,Norway real estate agent illegal press arrested 3.2.1944 (with...

  7. NORWAY Brovig, Gunnar Christian

    SURNAME Brovig FORENAME Gunnar Christian UNIT SIV-Org RANK Civilian NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th September 1944 AGE 37 GRAVESITE Farsund Memorial,Norway ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 30.8.1907 Farsund,Norway worked in shipping office and judge of law owner of Th.Broviks...

  8. NORWAY Bergan, William

    SURNAME Bergan FORENAME William UNIT Milorg District 20.1 RANK Civilian NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th September 1944 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Rjukan Memorial,Norway ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 12.2.1914 Rjukan,Norway fought at Rjukan 1940 salesman Milorg autumn 1941 arrested...

  9. NORWAY Andersen, Egil Sande

    SURNAME Andersen FORENAME Egil Sande UNIT Resistance RANK Civilian NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th September 1944 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Vennesla Memorial,Norway ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 9.12.1914 Kalvild,Vestre Moland,Norway worked at Hunfoss factory 1941-42 teacher at school in...
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