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When the Germans launched their "Operation Barbarossa" attack on the Soviet Union in June 1941, Stalin appealed to Churchill for help. Only weeks later, the first convoys sailed from England and Iceland to North West Russia - convoys that proved decisive for the outcome of the war. Tones of fuel, tanks and planes were shipped out between 1941 and 1945. The Murmansk convoys have been described as a "ticket to suicide", due to constant and massive attacks mounted on them by german aircrafts and U-boats from Norway bases. 104 allied merchant ships were lost, and a large number of naval surface vessels on both sides sunk. In all, some 6,000 to 7,000 allied and German seamen died in the Murmansk convoy operations. In combination with archive film never shown before, the series includes interviews with Russian, German, British, American and Norwegian veterans, who vividly describe their gruelling experiences.

Norway - 2001 - 3 x 58 mn - Betacam SP - Colour and B&W

Réalisation Jan Horne Scénario Harald Henriksen Image Erik Lindbom, Bjoern Aass Son Lars Joergen Bergsund Montage Frank Ludvigsen Musique Biosphère

Production NRK - Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation / Aktivum, Bjørst Bjørnsons Plass 1, KOID BB57, 0340 Oslo, Norvège Tél : +47 2 304 7000 Fax : +47 2 304 9618 E-mail : unni.fogg@nrk.no Co-Production The Norwegian Armed Forces Recruting, Media Center

Sales NRK - Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation / Aktivum, Bjørst Bjørnsons Plass 1, KOID BB57, 0340 Oslo, Norvège Tél : +47 2 304 7000 Fax : +47 2 304 9618 E-mail : unni.fogg@nrk.no