They Shot Each Other Down Then Depended on Each Other to Survive in the Norwegian Wilderness

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If there is one thing we love it is a true good-will story that takes place between enemies.

It was during World War Two where a German Heinkel bomber flown by Lieutenant Horst Schopis was shot down by British Captain R.T. Partridge and his radio operator R.S. Bostock in Norway. Although one of their crew died, Schopis, along with Unteroffizier Josef

Although one of their crew died, Schopis, along with Unteroffizier Josef Auchtor and Feldwebel Karl-Heinz Strunk survived the crash to be cast out into the Norwegian wilderness.

However, as luck will have it, Captain Partridge and Bostock had also crash landed near them when their plane's engine failed, also cast into the wilderness. However, as they crash-landed Partridge saw an old cabin not too far away. They hiked through snow, only to soon be set upon by the German crew!

Basically, the men had to fight the odds, work together to get to the cabin, and save themselves from the cold and unknown!

To learn more go to the next page and read about what happened next!

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