LANDSLIDES
On 26th November a series of welldirected landslides sent hundreds of tons of earth and rocks on to the high road and main railway line between Oslo and Bergen. The line was wrecked in ten places. The German authorities, hurriedly proclaiming martial law in the district, made wholesale arrests. Hardly less hurriedly came a statement from Dr. Goebbels: “Autumn storms often cause earth tremors. and special measures have to be t« ken to protect the railways.” (German radio to France, 6th December). However, as the Swedish Press of 22nd November remarks, it was an inconvenient storm which caused all the landslides to happen simultaneously, and just where they could cause the greatest damage. Perhaps the last word in the “Landslide saga” comes from the Norwegian Press of 23rd December, commenting on Goebbels’ visit to Norway: “Dr. Goebbels has knowledge and he has belief. He can not only move mountains, but he knows why and where they are to be moved.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 13 February 1941, Page 6
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161LANDSLIDES Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 13 February 1941, Page 6
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