On September 21st and 22nd 1944 four rusting ships left Närpes, a city on the west coast of Finland, and on a stormy night crossed over the Gulf of Bothnia (upper portion of the Baltic Sea) to two cities on Sweden’s eastern coastline, It...
Since Sweden was a neutral country during World War II, internationals from all over the world congregated there. They would mingle freely in the cafes and restaurants. ...
My brothers and sisters have heard about the Hotell Siljansborg in Rättvik for as long as we can remember. It is where our parents spent their honeymoon in January of 1945. ...
Favorite (1985) The Nazis are desperate to uncover the details of "Operation Overlord." An OSS double agent is determined to make sure they don't....
The American Legation offices in Stockholm during WWII were located on Strandvägen, the city’s most fashionable avenue....
Favorite (1962) Based on the book of the same name, a Swedish-American oilman spies on the Nazis for OSS Stockholm. ...
Rosita Serrano, born in 1914, was a beautiful World War II era singer and actress who grew up in Chile. With her mother, an opera singer, and her father, a diplomat, she moved to Germany in 1936. There she became very popular and performed for...
Bernt Balchen (1899 - 1973) led a remarkable life. He was an Arctic explorer, then during World War II he established US airfields in Greenland. Then he continued to work with the US Airforce on many projects which also involved the OSS....
(2001) Undercover agents dressed in drag go behind the lines into Berlin to steal an enigma machine. Really. And I laughed out loud....
Being a neutral country, Sweden was a haven for travelers from countries all over the world. Many countries had legations (or embassies) there, including the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Russia, as well as others....