Name: WW2 - Saving Norway's Gold
Released: 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Asbjørn Jaklin

Available on Prime Video

The documentary series about how the Norwegian government, through a covert operation, managed to smuggle 49 tons of gold out of the country during Nazi Germany's invasion of Norway in April, 1940.

Documentary · 2022 · 40 min

Starring Asbjørn Jaklin

Director Elisabeth Bergaust , Eirik Aure

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

On 9 April 1940, German forces invade Norway. A bank in Oslo holds 49 tonnes of gold that Nazi Germany wants to finance the war. In a secret operation, the gold is transported north out of Oslo by truck.

40 min · Jan 1, 2022
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

The gold is temporarily held in a bank vault in Lillehammer. The Germans are closing in and everyone is ready to move the gold again. The only problem is that the bank manager has forgotten the code to the vault.

40 min · Jan 1, 2022
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

While German bombers leveled Åndalsnes and Molde, Haslund managed to get 33 tons of gold safely aboard two different British cruisers. Will they manage to get the last 17 tonnes of gold out of a Norway at war?

40 min · Jan 1, 2022