Quotes About Tronstad

At long last, on October 5, Tronstad returned to Norway, dropping by parachute into the Vidda. His "long exile" was over.

The Allies had broken their word. Without consulting the Norwegian government, they had sent a fleet of bombers to strike Vemork. Many civilians had died. Much needless destruction had been wrought, especially on the nitrate plant in Rjukan. That site had never appeared on any target list and only produced fertilizer for Norwegian agriculture. Hardest to accept was the fact that the primary target, the heavy water plant, had not even been damaged, just as Tronstad had warned it would not be.

A month passed before Tronstad gained passage to Britain, from where he hoped to continue his fight to free Norway.

On October 21, Tronstad arrived at King's Cross station in London.

On his first Sunday in London, Tronstad sat down across from Commander Eric Welsh, head of the Norwegian branch of SIS. Welsh ran Skylark B and had choreographed Tronstad's journey to London.