Thursday, April 4, 2013

Incredible bravery of Norwegian spy who leapt from tree to tree to hide his tracks as he trekked 200 miles across snowy mountains while being hunted by Nazis

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 A demonstration picture of Sven Somme leaping from tree to tree so as not to leave tracks
 Demonstration: Sven Somme demonstrates how he leapt from tree to tree so as not to leave tracks during his escape (left). 


  • Sven Somme spent two months evading capture following escape
  • Eventually fled to Britain where he met and married his wife
  • His daughter has now found archive of secret documents he collected


  • The incredible bravery of a member of the Norwegian resistance who escaped his German captors by trekking 200 miles across snowy mountains has been revealed.

    Sven Somme fled to Britain after spending two months evading capture and execution following an epic escape.

    During his time in the resistance, the spy photographed strategic German military bases in his home country using a covert camera and sent tiny microfilms to the Allies hidden under stamps on letters.

    Now, some 70 years later, an incredible archive of secret documents he gathered has been found.

    Mr Somme was caught by the Germans in 1944 and arrested for spying, an offence punished by firing squad, but managed to break out of his handcuffs and tip-toe past his sleeping guard.

    He was pursued by 900 enemy soldiers with sniffer dogs and trekked for 200 miles across snow-capped mountains, even swinging from pine trees so not to leave footprints behind.

    He eventually reached neutral Sweden and safety.

    More @ Daily Mail

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