That was a wonderful guided tour of a piece of history that every Norwegian hopefully is justifiably proud of. What you didn't mention was that the guns on the Oscarsborg Fortress were made by Krupp in Essen Germany so the Blucher got to find out just how effect even old German guns could be. I heard for many years the Blucher leaked oil into the fjord until the Norwegian government authorised that the Blucher's oil tanks be emptied to stop the damage it was causing to the environment and apparently that has now been completed. Its the ticking time bomb with all wartime wrecks that used fuel oil or diesel as eventually the oil tanks will rupture releasing their contents into the ocean.
Thank you, we are glad you enjoyed the film. And you are right, the 28cm guns in the main battery are from Krupp company, purchased from Germany in 1892. As a matter of fact we could also say that the torpedoer were Austrian, purchased from the Whitehead company in Fiume, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. The oil leak from the wreck was significantly reduced when the main tanks were emptied in 1994, there is however still oil in the wreck and you can actually see and smell that on the surface above the wreck.
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Thank you for your very kind and positive feedback. We hope you’ll find time to visit us, Oscarsborg is pretty much today as it was when it all happened in 1940🌺
Fascinating presentation. Great insight on just how narrow the waterway is between the Kopas battery and Oskarsborg. It could definitely be described as “close quarters combat”. I really appreciated the parts of the story being told from the various vantage points. Great narration!! Thank you Morten and Gry!
Thank you, Nick, for your comment, revealing a great interest in the story of Oscarsborg. This is very motivating for us, we are currently planning to go ahead with new videos. All the best from Gry and Morten.
What a fantastic and fascinating video, a story told with great passion and knowledge. There's a lesson as well. Don't mess with the descendents of vikings when they are defending their homes and king. Thank you for this excellent video.
I hope to visit the Oscarsborg fortress and all the museums in the near future. The sinking of The Blücher is such a fascinating chain of events and one of my favorites in WWII history.
Thank you for taking interest in the story and Oscarsborg. Be sure to order a tour with one of our authorized guides when you come, Morten Svinndal is one of them. Welcome!
Yes, and still we see that most of the witnesses never spoke about what they had seen. Probably the massiv shock of witnessing the attack and the battle was too hard to cope with. Thank you for watching the video and taking time to comment. All the best and a merry christmas, from Morten and Gry🌺
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Great video, I hope you make more in the future! I highly recommend the movie "Kongens nei" / "The King's choice". It has a epic scene from this battle.
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«The King’s Choice» has a very short sequence from the battle of the Drøbak Narrows. I like the part with the searchlight and the cruiser emerging from the fog. The part covering the situation in the Main battery is however not correct.
Thank You,I was born only a few years after War 11 and met many adults as a child who always spoke well of the Norwegian Forces. In many parts of The Highlands of Scotland, ' The Norwegian Boys' were well remembered. Sadly I am to old now to visit your museum,I would love to. The area too, looks fabulous !
I am no expert on German, English or Norwegian. But title quote "The Blücher" seem very much of. I would expect "Der", "Die" or "Das Blücher". Do we have an expert in chat or at Oscarsborg Musser?? (which I believe should have capital M in "Museer" in thier YT name)
Hi and thank you for your questions. As this video is in English, we chose to let the title reflect that and write the "Blücher" also in English. Oscarsborg museer is written with a small m in the second word. Most places both names are written in capitals. But when we write it with both large and small letters, the correct way to write it is Oscarsborg museer.
When it comes to making films, we are amateurs. But, we know the story about Oscarsborg, and during the covid shut down we chose this channel to reach people. Thank you for watching! Best wishes from Gry and Morten.
@@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935 I’ve never understood those who get offended on other people’s behalf. I only expressed my opinion of the video itself and not of Norway’s contribution in the war, which was not insignificant.
I don't see any thanks to Sweden or any gratitute towards the swedish people for winning WW2 without participating. Norway should thank us for making the war go away!
Folks, a very heartfelt thank you from Canada for that superb description of a famous and important world event!! Greatly appreciated.
Thank you! We are really happy that you enjoyed our video.
That was a wonderful guided tour of a piece of history that every Norwegian hopefully is justifiably proud of. What you didn't mention was that the guns on the Oscarsborg Fortress were made by Krupp in Essen Germany so the Blucher got to find out just how effect even old German guns could be.
I heard for many years the Blucher leaked oil into the fjord until the Norwegian government authorised that the Blucher's oil tanks be emptied to stop the damage it was causing to the environment and apparently that has now been completed. Its the ticking time bomb with all wartime wrecks that used fuel oil or diesel as eventually the oil tanks will rupture releasing their contents into the ocean.
Thank you, we are glad you enjoyed the film. And you are right, the 28cm guns in the main battery are from Krupp company, purchased from Germany in 1892. As a matter of fact we could also say that the torpedoer were Austrian, purchased from the Whitehead company in Fiume, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. The oil leak from the wreck was significantly reduced when the main tanks were emptied in 1994, there is however still oil in the wreck and you can actually see and smell that on the surface above the wreck.
@@mortensvinndal2128 Okay thanks for the further information on the oil much appreciated.
Thank you for preparing and posting this excellent brief of your museum. It really gives one the feeling of being there. Very nice!
Thank you so much, we really appreciate your feedback!
Thanks for creating this video and making it available to us.
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I’ve seen the movie ‘The King’s Choice’, and this is a good follow up. Thank you! ❤
Hi Bradley, please receive our humble gratitude for your very nice comment. All the best from Gry and Morten🌺
Brilliant story will have to visit next time in oslo
Thank you for your very kind and positive feedback. We hope you’ll find time to visit us, Oscarsborg is pretty much today as it was when it all happened in 1940🌺
Excellent presentation - thank you!
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Fascinating presentation. Great insight on just how narrow the waterway is between the Kopas battery and Oskarsborg. It could definitely be described as “close quarters combat”.
I really appreciated the parts of the story being told from the various vantage points.
Great narration!! Thank you Morten and Gry!
Thank you, Nick, for your comment, revealing a great interest in the story of Oscarsborg. This is very motivating for us, we are currently planning to go ahead with new videos. All the best from Gry and Morten.
What a fantastic and fascinating video, a story told with great passion and knowledge.
There's a lesson as well. Don't mess with the descendents of vikings when they are defending their homes and king.
Thank you for this excellent video.
Thank you for your nice words. I am glad you enjoyed our video
Thank you Morten !!!
Fabulous. Thank you.
Thank you for your nice and motivatingcomment! All the best from Gry and Morten🌺
Very well done! I felt like I was there. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your nice comment, you made our day! All the best from Morten and Gry🙏🌺
Thank you from Ireland, this was absolutely fascinating! I hope to visit someday.
Thank you so much for your nice comment! I really hope to visit your exciting country some day, too! Gry, Larsson, Oscarsborg museums.
Lovely-thanks for making and sharing!
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compelling content ! Thank you sir.
I’m glad you like it. Thank you!
I hope to visit the Oscarsborg fortress and all the museums in the near future. The sinking of The Blücher is such a fascinating chain of events and one of my favorites in WWII history.
Thank you for taking interest in the story and Oscarsborg. Be sure to order a tour with one of our authorized guides when you come, Morten Svinndal is one of them. Welcome!
Thanks for sharing so much information. I doubt there are many people who could explain all this as well as you have.
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Can you imagine being there that night and seeing this go down. Something that anybody involved will never forget!
Yes, and still we see that most of the witnesses never spoke about what they had seen. Probably the massiv shock of witnessing the attack and the battle was too hard to cope with. Thank you for watching the video and taking time to comment. All the best and a merry christmas, from Morten and Gry🌺
We had a guided tour of the fortress today , excellent.
Thank you for your positive feed back! We at Oscarsborg museums have 19 guides working for us, all authorized thoroughly. They all do their utmost to tell the exciting story of Oscarsborg the best way possible, with all the details and insight they have. Welcome back🌺
Great video, I hope you make more in the future! I highly recommend the movie "Kongens nei" / "The King's choice". It has a epic scene from this battle.
Thank you! We will be posting new videos in near future, great if you are following us. Alle the best from Morten and Gry.
Thank you, fascinating.
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i been there before its a cool place
THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO.. GREETINGS FROM VENEZUELA 🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪
Muchas gracias - thank you so much for watching the video and posting this positive comment, we really appreciate that! All the best from Morten and Gry, Oscarsborg museums🌺🌺
This was a great video, this gave me an indepth understandin as to what happened on that day!
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Excellent.
Thank you!
Epic video , thank you for the video, it was very interesting video
Thank you for your nice comment, and thank you for sharing our interest.
*For anyone curious, please may I recommend “the King’s Choice”*
«The King’s Choice» has a very short sequence from the battle of the Drøbak Narrows. I like the part with the searchlight and the cruiser emerging from the fog. The part covering the situation in the Main battery is however not correct.
AWESOME!
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Thank You,I was born only a few years after War 11 and met many adults as a child who always spoke well of the Norwegian Forces. In many parts of The Highlands of Scotland, ' The Norwegian Boys' were well remembered.
Sadly I am to old now to visit your museum,I would love to. The area too, looks fabulous !
Very interesting
Thank you for sharing our interest in Oscarsborg fortress! All the best from Morten and Gry.
I am no expert on German, English or Norwegian. But title quote "The Blücher" seem very much of. I would expect "Der", "Die" or "Das Blücher". Do we have an expert in chat or at Oscarsborg Musser?? (which I believe should have capital M in "Museer" in thier YT name)
Hi and thank you for your questions. As this video is in English, we chose to let the title reflect that and write the "Blücher" also in English. Oscarsborg museer is written with a small m in the second word. Most places both names are written in capitals. But when we write it with both large and small letters, the correct way to write it is Oscarsborg museer.
Das boot
The video is somewhat amateurish (sorry!), but still gives a detailed, comprehensive account of Norway's “moment of glory” in World War II.
When it comes to making films, we are amateurs. But, we know the story about Oscarsborg, and during the covid shut down we chose this channel to reach people. Thank you for watching! Best wishes from Gry and Morten.
What a ridiculous thing to say. Be grateful and show some respect.
@@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935 I’ve never understood those who get offended on other people’s behalf. I only expressed my opinion of the video itself and not of Norway’s contribution in the war, which was not insignificant.
I don't see any thanks to Sweden or any gratitute towards the swedish people for winning WW2 without participating. Norway should thank us for making the war go away!