#21 Postcard Trivia 4.10.18 — postcard hangout

C. In their snow sleds. In the story, the children helped move the gold on their sleds to different locations while they were out of school during the Nazi occupation. Postcard published by Scandinavian Imp. Co., Boston, Mass.  From collec… — ***C. In their snow sleds. In the story, the children helped move the gold on their sleds to different locations while they were out of school during the Nazi occupation.*** Postcard published by Scandinavian Imp. Co., Boston, Mass. From collection of J Garner.

How did this beautiful valley in Norway play a part in saving the national treasury in World War II? This postcard from 1900 shows a peaceful boat ride along the crystal blue waters between spectacular mountainsides in the Romsdalen area of Norway. Romsdalen is the 37-mile long valley of the Rauma River. It is a stunning landscape today and tourists and local residents continue to enjoy boating and fishing in the valley. In April of 1940, however, another type of adventure played out in the forests of Romsdalen. As the Nazi invasion of Norway began on April 9, 1940, the Norwegian government made a daring plan to save the national treasury. The entire treasury - 53 tons of gold - was loaded into crates and barrels and moved secretly from the capitol city, Oslo, to Lillihammer. From there is was transported by trucks and trains through the Romsdalen valley. The plan was to get the gold safely aboard British ships for transport to England and then to America. After many close calls with invading Nazi troops and bombing raids, all of the gold finally made it onto five different ships bound for England. The national treasury, with the exception of 297 gold coins that were lost when a container was damaged, made it to America and Canada safely. Much of it was sold in America to fund the exiled Norwegian government and ten tons of gold coins were eventually returned to Norway in 1987.

A children's fiction novel, Snow Treasure, written by Marie McSwigan in 1942, tells the story of Norwegian children helping move the national treasury by carrying gold coins in what manner?

A. in their school backpacks B. in their shoes C. in their snow sleds

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