Operation Details

Orm

'Orm' was a British operation by the Special Operations Executive to establish a reception base centred on Trysil in the eastern part of German-occupied Norway (3 March/9 May 1945).

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The initial two-man party of B. Hansen and B. Sætre was delivered by parachute on 3 March and established radio contact with the UK. A four-man party with the base leader, Captain Aasen, then arrived overland from neutral Sweden. Supplies were initially limited, and a strong German presence meant that much of the work was undertaken from across the Swedish border. Co-operation with the Milorg military resistance organisation was good, and more supplies and men arrived from Stockholm.

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At the time of the German surrender, the 'Orm' leadership and 75 men crossed the border, and on 9 May they accepted the surrender of the local German commandant.

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