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Shetland Bus operations (WWII)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Shetland_Bus_operations_(WWII)
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
clandestine military operation
gptkbp:alliedWith
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Norwegian_government-in-exile
gptkbp:basisFor
gptkb:Shetland_Islands
gptkb:Lerwick
gptkb:Stirling
gptkb:Scalloway
Lunna
gptkbp:commemoratedBy
Shetland Bus Memorial
Shetland Bus Museum
gptkbp:destination
Nazi-occupied Norway
gptkbp:endDate
1945
gptkbp:enemyOf
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Shetland Bus operations (WWII)
gptkbp:legacy
inspiration for books and films
symbol of Norwegian-British cooperation
gptkbp:notableCommander
gptkb:David_Howarth
gptkb:Leif_Larsen
Arthur "Shetlands-Larsen"
gptkbp:notableEvent
German attacks
loss of several boats
gptkbp:notableLoss
several boats and crew members
gptkbp:notableMission
delivery of weapons and supplies
exfiltration of refugees
transportation of agents and saboteurs
gptkbp:notablePerson
gptkb:David_Howarth
gptkb:Leif_Larsen
gptkb:Jan_Baalsrud
gptkb:Martin_Linge
Arthur "Shetlands-Larsen"
gptkbp:notableShip
gptkb:Vigra
gptkb:Kya
gptkb:Hitra
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:British_Special_Operations_Executive
gptkb:Norwegian_resistance
gptkbp:operationalPeriod
1941-1945
gptkbp:operationalRisk
high
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:purpose
deliver supplies
evacuate refugees
transport agents
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:French_Resistance
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Special_Operations_Executive
gptkbp:startDate
1941
gptkbp:usedVessels
fishing boats
submarine chasers
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Scalloway,_Shetland
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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