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The Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission (Nortraship) was established in London in April 1940 to administer the Norwegian merchant fleet outside German-controlled areas. Nortraship operated some 1,000 vessels and was the largest shipping company in the world. It made a major contribution to the Allied war effort.

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  • Die Norwegian Shipping & Trade Mission (NORTRA), besser bekannt unter dem Kürzel Nortraship, war eine norwegische Reedereiorganisation, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg nach der deutschen Besetzung Norwegens gegründet wurde. (de)
  • The Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission (Nortraship) was established in London in April 1940 to administer the Norwegian merchant fleet outside German-controlled areas. Nortraship operated some 1,000 vessels and was the largest shipping company in the world. It made a major contribution to the Allied war effort. The British politician Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, commented after the war, "The first great defeat for Hitler was the battle of Britain. It was a turning point in history. If we had not had the Norwegian fleet of tankers on our side, we should not have had the aviation spirit to put our Hawker Hurricanes and our Spitfires into the sky. Without the Norwegian merchant fleet, Britain and the allies would have lost the war". Nortraship had its main offices in London and New York City and was active during World War II. Nortraship was vital to Norway and the exile government as it lacked other means to support the Allied fight against the Axis powers. The organisation handed the various vessels back to their owners when Norway was liberated in May 1945. (en)
  • La Nortraship, il cui nome deriva dalla Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission (NORTRA)è la società che venne creata durante la seconda guerra mondiale per gestire il naviglio norvegese non catturato dai tedeschi e sotto la sovranità del . (it)
  • Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission (Nortraship) var en organisation som etablerades i av norska myndigheter i London i april 1940 för att administrera den norska handelsflottan utanför tyskkontrollerade områden. Nortraship opererade över 1 000 fartyg; det var världens största rederi och fick äran för att avgörande ha bidragit till de allierades krigsinsatser. Nortraship kritiserades dock av britterna för att vara för profitfokuserad och för att tillhandahålla för få fartyg till de allierade. Norge bemötte dessa anklagelser med motanklagelser; britterna täckte sina kommersiella intressen med krigets behov. Nortraship hade sitt huvudkontor i London och New York, och var aktivt under och efter andra världskriget. Nortraship spelade en avgörende roll for Norge och den norska exilregeringen som saknade andra medel för att stötta de allierades kamp mot axelmakterna. Organisationen återlämnade de rekvirerade fartygen efter att de tyska trupperna lämnat Norge i maj 1945. (sv)
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  • Die Norwegian Shipping & Trade Mission (NORTRA), besser bekannt unter dem Kürzel Nortraship, war eine norwegische Reedereiorganisation, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg nach der deutschen Besetzung Norwegens gegründet wurde. (de)
  • La Nortraship, il cui nome deriva dalla Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission (NORTRA)è la società che venne creata durante la seconda guerra mondiale per gestire il naviglio norvegese non catturato dai tedeschi e sotto la sovranità del . (it)
  • The Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission (Nortraship) was established in London in April 1940 to administer the Norwegian merchant fleet outside German-controlled areas. Nortraship operated some 1,000 vessels and was the largest shipping company in the world. It made a major contribution to the Allied war effort. (en)
  • Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission (Nortraship) var en organisation som etablerades i av norska myndigheter i London i april 1940 för att administrera den norska handelsflottan utanför tyskkontrollerade områden. Nortraship opererade över 1 000 fartyg; det var världens största rederi och fick äran för att avgörande ha bidragit till de allierades krigsinsatser. Nortraship kritiserades dock av britterna för att vara för profitfokuserad och för att tillhandahålla för få fartyg till de allierade. Norge bemötte dessa anklagelser med motanklagelser; britterna täckte sina kommersiella intressen med krigets behov. (sv)
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  • Nortraship (en)
  • Nortraship (de)
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  • Nortraship (sv)
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