MARCH 1942
| Day | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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1
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Vardø – Russian aircraft attacks troopship but bombs hit hospital. | |
|
7
|
Trondheim – Five men executed for listening to radio and spreading information. | |
|
9
|
Axel Stang (Labour and Athletics minister) receives 50000 letters from parents protesting Youth Service Act. | |
|
12
|
Law forbidding Jews to live in Norway written back into the Constitution. Church leaders react: “stop persecution of the Jews’ | |
|
14
|
Dancing in public prohibited. | |
|
15
|
Flekkefjord – Odd Starheim, member of the Linge Company, hijacks passenger ship “Galtesund and with escort from RAF arrives safely in Aberdeen. | Described in book “Salt Water Thief” |
|
20
|
Quisling, after meeting with Terboven, orders Norwegian police to arrest 1100 teachers. The arrested are sent to labour camps in N.Norway. | |
|
25
|
Berlin – Report from Gen.List to Hitler specifying improvements to be made to coastal defences and communications in Norway. | |
|
29
|
Telemark – E. Skinnarland dropped to prepare way for attack on Vemork. – Operation Grouse. | |
|
30
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Bergen – Police in Bergen ordered to take personal details of anyone wearing any combination of red, white, and blue apparel. |
■ 1942 / Timeline / Last Updated November 27, 2013 by Geronimo Gando /