The plan was to get over the mountain and into neutral Sweden. But it was pitch dark and the commandos couldent find their way. Granlund found a work hut and the Norwegian workers gave them a map and a description of how to get over the mountain.

Not long after they left the cabin the germans got up with them. It was a gun fight and 7 of the commandos wore captured Granlund, Fairclough, Trigg og O`Brien got away, but Erling Djupdræt was wounded. He was taken to Bodø hospital, but died fro the injuries a few days later.

Captain Black and 6 other prisoners are transported first to Trondheim, then to Oslo. On October second, the journey continues to Ålborg in Germany on board S/S Donau. They are then taken on by train to the village of Colditz. The officers are kept in a different prison away from the other commandos. Still, during the stay in Colditz the moral was high. The commandos got food, cigarettes, candy, chocolate and tea. They also got exercise and had access to several books. Eric Curtis writes in his wardiary that it was like being on vacation.
 

October 13. they are transported to Berlin. Here they are questioned for 9 days before moving to Sachsenhausen. The next day they are taken out of the cells one by one. They are told they are going to be measured. The prisoners stands up facing the wall.
 
Without warning comes a shot. A body falls to the ground. No judgment was read, no last words were said.
 
One by one they are put up against the wall. One by one they are killed.

• Reginald Makeham
• Eric Curtis
• Joseph Houghton
• Cyril Abram
• William Chudley
• Graeme Black
• Miller Smith

7 young lives are wiped away by 7 short shots. All they wore, all they could have been, all the children they could, grandchildren and grate-grandchildren. In a blink of an eye everything was lost
No words can chance what happened, but they deserve our respect. Then gave everything for a land that wasn’t their own. They fought for freedom and peace and paid the ultimate price.
 
 
Thank you for your efforts
Thanks for everything you gave
Thank you brave men
 

Subject text: Helge Seim
 
Screenplay: Helge Seim
 
Voices: Helge Seim
 
Editing: Helge Seim
 

Sources:

• The National Archives Musketoon – DEFE 1/109 Debrifing Sverre Granlund November 1942
• The National Archives Musketoon – DEFE 1/109 Debrifing Richard O`brien 26.oktober 1942
• The National Archives Musketoon – DEFE 1/109 Debrifing Fredrick Harry Trigg og John Fairclough 8.oktober 1942
• Støre K. (1991) Årbok nr. 7 Meløy bi ufredår Meløy Historielag