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Kasper Idland, the Glossary

Kasper Idland MM, (21 June 1918 – 25 May 1968) was a Norwegian resistance member during World War II.^[1]

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Norwegian Special Operations Executive personnel

Bjerkreim (village)

Bjerkreim is a village in Bjerkreim municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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The Commandos, also known as the British Commandos, were formed during the Second World War in June 1940, following a request from Winston Churchill, for special forces that could carry out raids against German-occupied Europe.

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Croix de Guerre

The Croix de Guerre (Cross of War) is a military decoration of France.

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Croix de Guerre 1939–1945

The 1939–1945 (English: War Cross 1939–1945) is a French military decoration, a version of the created on 26 September 1939 to honour people who fought with the Allies against the Axis forces at any time during World War II.

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Defence Medal 1940–1945

The Defence Medal 1940–1945 is the award rewarded to those military and civilian personnel who participated in the fight against the German invasion and occupation of Norway between 1940 and 1945.

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Dirdal

Dirdal is a village in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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East Farmingdale, New York

East Farmingdale is a hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) located in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States.

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Egersund

Egersund is a town in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Figgjo

Figgjo is a borough of the city of Sandnes in the west part of the large municipality of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Gimle (Kristiansand)

Gimle is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway.

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Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal

Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal is a Norwegian military award, which was instituted by King Haakon VII of Norway on 27 October 1942.

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Hardangervidda

Hardangervidda (Hardanger Plateau) is a mountain plateau (Norwegian: vidde) in central southern Norway, covering parts of Vestland, Telemark, and Buskerud counties.

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Heavy water

Heavy water (deuterium oxide) is a form of water whose hydrogen atoms are all deuterium (or D, also known as heavy hydrogen) rather than the common hydrogen-1 isotope (also called protium) that makes up most of the hydrogen in normal water.

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Joachim Rønneberg

Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg (30 August 1919 – 21 October 2018) was a Norwegian Army officer and broadcaster. Kasper Idland and Joachim Rønneberg are Norwegian Special Operations Executive personnel, Norwegian resistance members, Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France), Recipients of the Medal of Freedom and Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal with Oak Branch.

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Kristiansand

Kristiansand is a city and municipality in Agder county, Norway.

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Legion of Honour

The National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes.

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Madla

Madla is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Medal of Freedom (1945)

The Medal of Freedom was a decoration established by President Harry S. Truman to honor civilians whose actions aided in the war efforts of the United States and its allies during and beyond World War II. Kasper Idland and Medal of Freedom (1945) are Recipients of the Medal of Freedom.

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Military Medal

The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other arms of the armed forces, and to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land. Kasper Idland and military Medal are Recipients of the Military Medal.

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Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–1945

Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–1945 is a Norwegian encyclopaedia covering the Second World War.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Norwegian Army

The Norwegian Army (Hæren) is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces.

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Norwegian heavy water sabotage

The Norwegian heavy water sabotage (Tungtvannsaksjonen; Tungtvassaksjonen) was a series of Allied-led efforts to halt German heavy water production via hydroelectric plants in Nazi Germany-occupied Norway during World War II, involving both Norwegian commandos and Allied bombing raids.

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Norwegian Independent Company 1

Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NOR.I.C.1, pronounced Norisén (approx. "noor-ee-sehn") in Norwegian) was a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) group formed in March 1941 originally for the purpose of performing commando raids during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.

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Norwegian resistance movement

The Norwegian resistance (Norwegian: Motstandsbevegelsen) to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945.

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NRK

The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (Norwegian Realm Broadcasting), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-controlled radio and television broadcasting company.

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Operation Anklet

Operation Anklet was the codename given to a British Commando raid during the Second World War.

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Operation Weserübung

Operation Weserübung (Unternehmen Weserübung,, 9 April – 10 June 1940) was the invasion of Denmark and Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign.

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Peterhead

Peterhead (Ceann Phàdraig, Peterheid) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, alongside the Congressional Gold Medal.

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Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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Reine

Reine is the administrative centre of Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

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Sørvågen, Moskenes

Sørvågen is a fishing village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Second lieutenant

Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.

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Sergeant

Sergeant (Sgt) is a rank in use by the armed forces of many countries.

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Setesdal

Setesdal (older name: Sætersdal) is a valley and a traditional district in Agder County in southern Norway.

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St. Olav's Medal with Oak Branch

St. Kasper Idland and St. Olav's Medal with Oak Branch are Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal with Oak Branch.

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Stavanger

Stavanger (US usually) is a city and municipality in Norway.

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Sviland

Sviland is a borough in the southwestern part of the municipality of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Vemork

Vemork is a hydroelectric power plant outside the town of Rjukan in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway.

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War Medal (Norway)

The War Medal (Krigsmedaljen) is a Norwegian war decoration for service during Second World War, and later for meritous service during war.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasper_Idland

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Norwegian Special Operations Executive personnel

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