THE MASSACRE IN KARELEN

"BLODBADET I KARELEN. SKIJEGERBATALJONENES UNDERGANG 25.- 27.JUNI 1944" is the Norwegian title of the new released  book about the Norwegian front fighters who fought in the Russian Karelen during the Second World War. The Norwegian soldiers came from all parts of Norway united in the believe that the war against communism was a good fight for the country. The fight during June 25. - 27 in year 1944 was a dramatic event for those boys who had been stationed at the height of Kaprolat and the height of Hasselmann in the Russian Karelen. About 100 soldiers were killed in action. The Norwegian fighting unit called " The Norwegian Ski Hunting Battalion " was more or less annihilated as a fighting unit after June 1944. The Norwegian boys were members of Waffen SS. They had volunteered as soldiers to support the fight of the Finnish people against the Russian occupation of parts of Finland knowing that they fought against a country who was allied with the Norwegian government situated in London. A complicated political matter that led to difficult situations for the soldiers after the end of the Second World War. The story of the military actions of the Eastern front has been told many times. The battles of Kaprolat and Hasselmann have also been reported in several books. The main contribution to the military history of the Norwegian front fighters who fought at the Russian Karelen, is the many personal letters, photos, reports and interviews with those who took part in the fightings. The battles are described in details. We get to know what went on day by day and what happened to persons who were fighting. The story is a dramatic story. The young Norwegian soldiers knew what was expected of them. Any war is a risky business. You might get killed.
Professor Stein Ugelvik Larsen has done good work writing the book in assistance with Frank Magnes. Stein Ugelvik Larsen has studied international fascism for many years. He is an expert in the field of the military history of the second World War and Norway.
Sources used are listed up at the end of the book. So far so good- but he has forgotten to make a equel

presentation of sources used in his book. Radio programmes, television programmes and written documents must be presented as equal sources. The devil is in the details. The Nrk produced television programmes are used as  sources but forgotten on the final list of sources. A small but devilish academic detail.

Stein Ugelvik Larsen to the right in the photo taken by Tedd Urnes during a meeting in Bergen.
in 2006.