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How Norwegian World War Two refugees shaped Swedish migration policy

At the height of the Second World War, when Norwegian refugees first sought sanctuary in Sweden, they were sent back. The tide turned in the last years of the war, as Sweden reversed its policy, accepting these refugees. So what happened next?

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How Norwegian trees have revealed the story of Germany's biggest WWII battleship

Tree rings and forest composition provide unlikely evidence of a WWII battle which sought refuge off Norway's northern coast.

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Wedding ring returned 70 years after Nazi arrest

The daughter of a Norwegian resistance fighter has had her father’s wedding ring and pocket watch returned 70 years after the Gestapo arrested him and sent him to a concentration camp.

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Wartime leader 'hated' Sweden for Nazi help

As Norwegian fighters battled the Nazis in Narvik, Sweden let Hitler’s army use its rail network to transport much larger numbers of troops than previously realized to the strategically important port, a new book reveals.