FINAL REPORT ?
"SWALLOW"
This operation started off with the codename "GROUSE"
Operation Instructions, see 6a, 7a (I don't know what this means)
Personnel: E. Skinnerland. (This man originally to go on Ramos Pekin with arms dump but trip cancelled owing to
German activities on coast and the man was dropped by air 28th March 1942m 8A)
Plans for further expeditions see 53A
Operation Instructions see 69A
Personnel: K.M. HAUGLAND alias Knut Strand.
J.A. POULSSON alias Jens Dale (Leader)
ARNE KJELSTRUP alias Arne Kristoffersen
CLAUS U. HELBERG alias Sverre Haugen
Four men dropped in Grouse area see 96A and 99A
Grouse to assist in "Freshman Operation". Owing to failure of Freshman the Grouse codename was changed and "SWALLOW" sunstituted see 110A & 113A.
Operation for Norwegians only (codename Gunnerside) being planned. Party of 6 men to be landed at dropping point used by Swallow see 125A.
Swallow told to send as few messages as possible on account of DF-ing.
General instructions for BONZO's part in operation Gunnerside, and his work afterwards see 173A.
Knut Haukelid (Bonzo) to be leader in Vestre Telemark and Sgt Hellberg to join group later.
Instructions for Swallow re Gunnerside see 174A
Operation Gunnerside successful see 191A
Jens Paulsson and Jens Bale reported Stockhom see 199A. Poulsson reported WT operator and Hellberg still in area.
Air priority arranged for Paulsson, see 209A. Arrived UK April 1943 see 214A.
Drop to BONZO cancelled (Swallow) see 222A.
Report by Poulsson on work advance party Swallow from Freshman to Gunnerside, 233B. Supplementary report see 238A.
Claus Hellberg injured escaping from the Germans. He reported Stockholm see 249A and had been living with the PUFFIN boys, see 252A.
Hellberg's report see 270B & C.
Haugland alias Knut Strand arrived Stockholm see 340A. Came over to UK 18th August 1943.
Haugland had conference with Chaffinch (Odd Sandersen) in Oslo before Odd started his work see report 353B.
Haugland's report on various WT stations (Thrush, Chaffinch & Plover) 353D.
Money being sent to Swallow and Bonzo. Code Swallow dropped to Swallow, 589A.
Swallow Blue is eastern part of Telemark and Swallow Green western,
Arne Kjelstrup reported Stockholm 21-10-1943 see 410.
Swallow Blue came up on air 24th October.
Thor Halvorsen reported Stockholm 5-11-1943.
Report from Bonzo via Arne Kristoffersen see 430A.
Report from Tor Halvorsen see 439A.
Swallow asked for information about Langevatn re Sandpiper.
Message from Swallow asking for Bjaeen brothers 472.
After completing Gunnerside Bonzo went to Stockholm 495A.
Einar received War Cross with sword see 508A.
Swallow Brown code sent to Stockholm. To be given to Bonzo to take with him on return to field 511A.
Einar promoted fenrik 18-3-1944 see 513A.
Swallow to protect Moesvann Dam see 536A.
Bonzo arrived back in field 20-4-1944 see 540A.
Swallow Blue cancelled and Brown to be used.
Bonzo received DSO and Einar DCM. see 622A.
Chiffchaff reported leadership at Rjukan unsatisfactory 635A.
Large party (Codename Sunshine) to be dropped and use Grbe as HQ and Einar as WT operator. Bonzo to arrange reception, of men.
Swallow reported plane (Balchen's squadron) with 31 men crashed at the Skorvefjell in Selford see 72A.
Message from Hawfinch saying on order from SL Notodden and Rjukan working independently 78A.
Bonzo asked to give dropping point for two men (Varg) 86A.
Sunshine party dropped successfully 94A.
Swallow Brown had contact with Edvarsen 98A.
Swallow Brown having conference with all Sunshine groups 114A.
Swallow reported all Sunshine groups established as planned 124A.
Conference arranged 128A.
Swallow told to organise parties for blowing up of enemy demolition stores 139A.
Nygaard and Skinnerland to meet leader of D-II see 141A.
Lamplight and Moonlight with Swallow 145A.
Swallow told to organise and prepare actions for protections of Nordagutu and Notodden repeater stations (Foscott operation) 148A.
Sunshine plan to replace Swallow Brown and Einar to continue as WT operator.
Julius and Einar at Moonlight Base 2 January 1945. Had conference to discuss border problems with Nils, Bonzo and local leaders 4A
Sunshine put forward recommendation for award for Einar 17A.
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