Norwegin Aces

[Curlew]

The Norwegian air aces, Ola, Lars and Sven, who had gotten out of Norge and joined the RAF. They became very famous, each recording many kills.
Early in the 1940's, Ola was sent to Chicago to help with a USA savings bond drive.
One morning, during a radio interview, Ola was asked by the host to describe one of their more prominent battles.
Ola responded, "Ja Ja, there was that day in the skies over France when Lars, Sven and I were attacked by 23 fokkers and a mighty battle followed.
Sven was able to knock down 7 of those fokkers, and Lars bagged 7 fokkers, while I shot down the remaining 9 fokkers."
At this point, the radio interviewer was getting queasy and attempted to clarify, "For the benefit of our listening audience, the Fokker is a German airplane second in popularity only to the Messerschmidt. Isn't that right Ola?"
He responded, "Ja Ja, but in this case, those fokkers were flying Messerschmidts."

[Denholm]

Ouch.... I'm sure a few people listening appreciated that.

[DiabloTX]

Who cares, they surrendered like France did...















heh.

[CAVPFCDD]

Who cares, they surrendered like France did...















heh.

this is the second time I've had to do this on this thread, go read some history books, they did alot to keep their assests away from the Germans and fought bravely against overwhelming odds

as a norwegian american and having many family members who were reistance fighters, it's kind of offence

<EDIT> forgot to mention that the joke is funny though, lol

[DiabloTX]

France had a resistance, too.

France, also, had a German occupying force.

Therefore, Norway surrendered just like France did.

[DiabloTX]

And, again, Curlew, it's Ens. Pulver, not Palmer.  I guess you didn't see that in your book did you CAVwhatthediddlyever....

[CAVPFCDD]

bah i'm doing this on two threads now, anyway, france didn't just surrender neither did norway

back on topic as a norwegian it's a funny joke

[Nilsen]

Lmao Diablo. Not even gonna bother to comment on your lack of history knowledge. 

I am gonna give you a little quiz though Diablo. For 100$: What date did norway surrender to germany?

[Rich46yo]

Who cares, they surrendered like France did...


heh.

Actually the Free French Forces numbered at least 500,000 and they fought well, and bravely, in every theater of the war. FF Pilots earned great honor while flying in both the western and eastern fronts. Most of all eastern. Many, many sons of France fought with distinction against the German occupiers.

Thats what actually happened. I know a lot of Yanks like to call them surrender monkeys in WW 2 but I'm afraid it just wasn't so. I despise the Vichy Govt. and Police forces but as far as Frances sons many did fight well. Please read your history before making such blanket statements.

P.S. You didn't want to be a German, or a Norwegian woman of a German, after the war in Norway. Didn't the Norwegians force German POWs to clear minefields by forcing them to run thru them? Almost all the Norwegians hated the German occupiers and there was a lot of resistance. After the war there was an awful lot of retribution as well.

[RTHolmes]

"Ja Ja, but in this case, those fokkers were flying Messerschmidts."

 

[DiabloTX]

Nope, they surrendered just like monkeys.  Cheese-eating monkeys that is.

[Rich46yo]

Nope, they surrendered just like monkeys.  Cheese-eating monkeys that is.

How many times have you been under fire?

[DiabloTX]

Norway capitulated (though Norwegian armed forces continued fighting the Germans abroad and at home until the German capitulation on 8 May 1945) on 10 June 1940, two months after Wesertag, this made Norway the occupied country which had withstood a German invasion for the longest time before succumbing.

[DiabloTX]

How many times have you been under fire?

Irrelevant.

But I did spend 10 years in uniform so it's not like I'm a total rookie.

[CAVPFCDD]

so why are you quoting a source that proves yourself wrong?  lol

Nope, they surrendered just like monkeys.  Cheese-eating monkeys that is.

and this doesnt even make sense, there are alot of stereotypes you could have used for norwegians, this isn't one of them.

you finally got the history part right, i wish the people in the sock and awe thread would read that and stop making unfounded comments