NORWAY’S DAY

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 May 1943, Page 5

NORWAY’S DAY

WAR EFFORT REVIEWED ~RUGBY, May 16. Norwegian airmen flying bombers have now drooped a greater tonnage of bombs on Germany than were dropped by the Germans m Norway during the. fighting ot 1940. Nol- - ships have sunk a total ol 25,000 tons of enemy shipping. These were among facts m a review of the activities of the Free Norwegian fighting forces given in a 'Norwegian paper in London marking the occasion of the celebration tomorrow (Monday) of Norwegian Independence Day. It was also revealed that Norwegian warships are operating in most waters and have escorted Russian convoys. In 1942, Norwegian corvettes either sank or badly damaged 10 U-boats. Seventy-two German planes have been shot down, another 26 probably destroyed and 85 damaged. The Norwegian Navy is now some 60 units strong, manned by some 5.000 officers and men, 1200 of whom are serving as gunners on Norwegian merchantmen. The Norwegian Defence Minister has announced that in order that there will be enough trained Norwegian officers to command the troops to be raised in Norway when it is invaded a training school has been established outside Norway for the first time.