Letter from Johannes Vangsnes to Hermana Rye Haugan, Ontario, Canada, 1945 January 1
- Title
- Letter from Johannes Vangsnes to Hermana Rye Haugan, Ontario, Canada, 1945 January 1
- Identifier
- p0908_00305
p0908_00306
p0908_00307 - Date
- 1945 January 1
- Creator
- Vangsnes, Johannes
- Description
- Letter from Johannes Vangsnes to Hermana Rye Haugan. According to Vangsnes obituary, he joined the Norwegian resistance movement in opposition to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany at the age of 17. Upon learning that he and others were at risk of capture, he devised an escape plan to Sweden. When transport out of Sweden became possible, he joined the Royal Norwegian Air Force, based in Canada during occupied Norway.
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- Language
- Norwegian
- Subject
- Camp Little Norway
- Royal Norwegian Air Force
- World War, 1939-1945--Norway
- Chicago Working Center for Norway
- Type
- Text
- Format
- Letters (correspondence)
- Rights
- In Copyright
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- Spatial Coverage
- Ontario, Canada
- Bibliographic Citation
- [Indicate the cited item here]. Hermana Rye Haugan Papers. Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
- Conforms To
- Haugan, Hermana Rye
- Is Part Of
- Hermana Rye Haugan Papers (Box 1, Folder 8)
Dublin Core
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Collection
Citation
Vangsnes, Johannes, “Letter from Johannes Vangsnes to Hermana Rye Haugan, Ontario, Canada, 1945 January 1,” Digital Collections, accessed October 16, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/items/show/21478.