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The Commando Who Refused to Die
The World War II Story of Odd Bjerke, 5 Troop, No. 10 Inter-Allied Commando
- Narrated by
- Al Kessel
Unabridged
11 hours 30 min
2026
EN
When the Germans invaded Norway in 1940, teenager Odd Bjerke bid his family farewell and confidently made his way to Sweden alone, on skis, with the intention of traveling to Britain to fight for his country. His wartime odyssey began when he joined the Norwegian Free Army in Scotland in 1940. He trained troops in skiing and winter warfare in Iceland; then was selected to go to the remote and barren island of Jan Mayen to help sustain the strategically important weather station there; befo...
The Commando Who Refused to Die
The World War II Story of Odd Bjerke, 5 Troop, No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando
2026
EN
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Recounts the extaordinary adventures of Odd Bjerke as he fled Nazi-occupied Norway.When the Germans invaded Norway in 1940, teenager Odd Bjerke bid his family farewell and confidently made his way to Sweden alone, on skis, with the intention of traveling to Britain to fight for his country. His wartime odyssey began when he joined the Norwegian Free Army in Scotland in 1940. He trained troops in skiing and winter warfare in Iceland; then was selected to go to the r...