Bamse was a St. Bernard dog that became the heroic mascot of the Free Norwegian Forces during the Second World War. He became a symbol of Norwegian freedom during the war. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Script by Keen Johns from information at bamsemontrose.co.uk/ though various other sources were used for cross reference.
Old public domain video clips from archive.org/details/movies/
Music Jason Shaw audionautix.com/
Many thanks to vimeo.com/user9631819 for driving me by inspiration to complete this video.
Finally, some photographs of Honningsvåg the hometown of Bamse and the Hafto family, vimeo.com/40216209 There is also a video from Honningsvåg at vimeo.com/55449333
Strange places in Scotland # 4
Norwegian WW2 dog hero Bamse's statue and grave in Montrose, Scotland
The Most Decorated Animals in the Military
If you don't agree with our list leave a comment with your opinion! :) The Most Decorated Animals in the Military -- 29. King Neptune the Pig 28. William Windsor the Goat 27. Just Nuisance the Dog 26. Faith, the Church Cat 25. Nils Olav the Penguin 24. Smoky 23. Able Seacat Simon 22. Tiddles 21. Sinbad the Dog 20. Lin Wang 19. All Alone 18. Rags 17. Horrie the Wog Dog 16. Wojtek the Bear 15. Theo 14. Nemo 13. Warrior 12. Crimean Tom 11. Winkie 10. Bamse 9. Pfc. Hammer 8. Salty and Roselle 7. Judy 6. Chips 5. Kaiser 4. Sefton the Horse 3. Sergeant Stubby 2. Treo 1. Sergeant Reckless