Norwegin Aces

[Hangtime]

They were simply overwhelmed by far superior forces. Kinda like we Americans were at Corregidor. Remember? When the Yank Supreme Commander deserted his troops under battle? The same guy we gave the Medal Of Honor to?

Kinda like Corregidor?

Hardly.

The Norwegians were supposedly defending their homeland... and folded in two months, with 1,300 men lost. To compare that to Bataan and Corrigedor, where starving men, cut off from all re-supply; knowing they could not win, fought on for 5 1/2 months. The furious resistance of the Americans and Filipinos are simply not in the same league as the Norwegian scuffle.

MacArthur was ordered out. Norway's King did what again? Oh, that's right... he bolted; leaving his homeland... oh; wait. That's right. Norways King wasn't even Norwegian. He was a Danish Prince. LOL.

[Baitman]

The furious resistance of the Americans and Filipinos are simply not in the same league as the Norwegian scuttle.

Fixed

[DiabloTX]

It's nice to see cooler heads prevailing here.

[Nilsen]

Typical Nils.. stand back and toss one liners.. minimal effort, while you wait for others to do your heavy lifting.

 

Yeah i have another one liner too.

You seem to be so hung up on numbers so here you have one. 0,32% of our population perished in the war. That is the same as ...... the US.

Maybe ill spend som more time on you and diablo later. If you have some _real questions_ then feel free, but what you have come up with so far really isnt much...

[Angus]

Kinda like Corregidor?

Hardly.

The Norwegians were supposedly defending their homeland... and folded in two months, with 1,300 men lost. To compare that to Bataan and Corrigedor, where starving men, cut off from all re-supply; knowing they could not win, fought on for 5 1/2 months. The furious resistance of the Americans and Filipinos are simply not in the same league as the Norwegian scuffle.

MacArthur was ordered out. Norway's King did what again? Oh, that's right... he bolted; leaving his homeland... oh; wait. That's right. Norways King wasn't even Norwegian. He was a Danish Prince. LOL.

The King of Norway left for Britain together with the Norwegian gold stock, to become a king in exile. He merely escaped, and could "rule" in excile, encouraging his countimen to aid the Allies. AFAIK the Norwegian merchant navy was the largest in the world at the outbreak of WW2, and that was quite some aid to the British.
Norway vs Germany was a no-win situaton, - a small nation vs the biggest warmachine on earth. The only chance would have been if the RN had intercepted the German fleet, which narrowly failed.
Now, since this was the situation the Norwegian fleet could haul goods that the Brits bought from the USA, instead of hauling goods that the Germans could have bought from the USA.....bear in mind that the U.S. shop was open to the Germans too, - there was just the problem of picking up...
Anyway, back to the aces. The little Nation that fell to the Nazis produced some 15 of them. Not bad at all, especially considering that much of their air-jobs was anti-shipping and such.
They were well known for their determination and toughness, both among the Allies, as well as to the Germans.
To dig up the German view, they considered the USA to be softest, which is why the Ardennas offensive was aimed at the Americans  

[bozon]

Hangtime, I hope you are aware of the fact that you could fit the entire Norwegian population in New York (city) - twice.

[Hangtime]

Of course Norway stood no chance... a nation of 3 million, capitulated after sacrificing 1,300 valiant defenders.. it was inevitable.

They were forced to surrender, but the exiled King and his expat military struggled on bravely from fortress england till wars end and finally returned in triumph to their war ravaged homeland at wars end.

I get it.

 

Hangtime, I hope you are aware of the fact that you could fit the entire Norwegian population in New York (city) - twice.

Yup. I'm also aware that the population of Manhattan is three million... more New Yorkers perished on 9/11 than fell defending Norway a half a century ago. AFIK, we didn't 'surrender' or 'capitulate' lower manhattan. NY'ers wouldn't stand for it.

So, whats your point?

[Bronk]

actually it is very relevant,

but ain't you a funny guy, you lose your brave heart bs attitude when someone challenges you?

you got it into your brave self to run your mouth about the history of others, well lets see what it is that makes you great.

lets see who you think you are that gives you the right to judge others, or to even open your mouth in the conversations of adults.

you got to say your peace and insinuate your trash, now why don't you either put up or shut up.

i would be more than happy to rub the history of my ancestors stepping on the necks of yours into the sore wounds of shame that you must carry over it. your wounds and shame over who they were is plainly apparent in the silence you would proffer instead of stating boldly and with pride who your ancestors were.

my ancestors have had their ups and their downs their good and their bad, but my pride in them as a people is one of my most important and personality defining possessions. i will never be shy about where my family comes from, if you have such a deplorable and shameful ancestry then i suggest you just refrain from putting your opinion into any conversation about the ancestry and history of another.

cowardly people disgust me

FLOTSOM

Basing your identity now on your ancestry is a bad idea........ Wars are started on that kind of bs.

Ohh and veiled threats of stepping on a person's neck over the internet disgust me. WTG tuff guy.

[DiabloTX]

The point is, Hang, that obviously the Norwegians were too busy surrendering to the Germans to procreate any more Norwegians and thusly explains the HIGH amount of New Yorkers in such a small area as New Yorkers seem to want to screw everybody.  I thought that was pretty crystal clear...no?

[DiabloTX]

Bronk, it is quite obvious that since I've enver been fired upon and that my mother was French and my dad was Norwegian I have no say in this argument.  I'm sorry but my inner instinct is to cut and run from this thread, and I should given my ancestry, but as an American I can't...and I won't!

[DiabloTX]

This guy lives in an area surrounded by snow, and Norwegians:

My God, Norway rolled over like an Apple Turnover in WWII. 

He know what the heck he's talking about.  AND he's seen Fargo 37 times PROJECTED, not on laser disc or DVD, and personally KNOWS a lutefisk cargo hold of Norwegians.  I think Jaysonovagunderson knows what he's talking about, heck yeah he does!  More like a baked apple turnover I tell ya...

[Hangtime]

Hey, no biggie diablo; this is melting pot america... this nation is filled with refugees and their descendants from failed european states and economies.

You just need to get in touch with your inner surrender monkey.

once you do, and suppress your Texan Americanism, it all begins to make perfect sense.

[Hangtime]

Yeah i have another one liner too.

You seem to be so hung up on numbers so here you have one. 0,32% of our population perished in the war. That is the same as ...... the US.

Maybe ill spend som more time on you and diablo later. If you have some _real questions_ then feel free, but what you have come up with so far really isnt much...

pssst.. Nils.. we were defending and liberating your countries. Not repelling invaders in ours. If we were repelling an invasion, the loss ratio would have been higher. Like France, with 1.35%, Czechoslovakia 2.25%, Finland 2.62%, Poland 16.7%... 

but hey, it's just 'numbers'.. 

[Nilsen]

You are wrong Hangtime as usual

Line up your stuff and ill answer them all again.
Lets go hang.. keep it short and to the point if you have that ability

[Nilsen]

pssst.. Nils.. we were defending and liberating your countries. Not repelling invaders in ours. If we were repelling an invasion, the loss ratio would have been higher. Like France, with 1.35%, Czechoslovakia 2.25%, Finland 2.62%, Poland 16.7%... 

but hey, it's just 'numbers'.. 

omg.. you just killed your own point