{{Short description|Resistance radio communications group which operated in Norway during German occupation}} '''Skylark B''' was a radio communications group that operated in Trondheim during the German occupation of Norway. The group was established and led by Erik Welle-Strand, who was a student in Trondheim. Preparations were done in 1940, when a transmitter was brought in from the United Kingdom, and the communications were effective from the end of January to September 1941. Their station, called ''Sealion'', was one of two radio stations that maintained the radio communication between Norway and the UK Secret Intelligence Service in this period. The transmitter was located in Herbernheia in the recreational area Bymarka.<ref name=ulstein-e1-skylark>{{cite book | title=Etterretningstjenesten i Norge 1940-1945 |first=Ragnar |last=Ulstein |author-link=Ragnar Ulstein |chapter=Skylark går i land |pages=95–105 |volume=1 |year=1989|language=no |publisher=Cappelen |isbn=82-02-12401-8 }}</ref> A large number of telegrams were sent while the group was operational. The group was eventually rolled up by the Gestapo in September 1941. Several of the operators were imprisoned. Eleven members of the Skylark B group were sent to German death camps, and seven of these later died in Germany. Others managed to flee from the country, among these were Leif Tronstad, Einar Johansen, Bjørn Rørholt and [http://www.opptur.net/Skylark/SkylarkB.htm Olav Skeie].<ref name=ulstein-e1-end>{{cite book | title=Etterretningstjenesten i Norge 1940-1945 |first=Ragnar |last=Ulstein |chapter=Slutten for Oldell og Skylark B |pages=143–161 |volume=1 |year=1989|language=no |publisher=Cappelen |isbn=82-02-12401-8 }}</ref>
==Reports== In February 1941, Skylark B reported on German ships in Trøndelag, and on export of iron ore from Narvik. In March, there were telegrams on pyrite shipments from Thamshavn, on large numbers of German troops in Mosjøen, on a seaplane base in Hommelvik, and on German gas ships in Trondheim. During spring 1941, telegrams reported high military activity (German troop movements) which later appeared to reflect preparations for the German attack on the Soviet Union. In May 1941, before the German battleship ''Bismarck'' battle, Skylark reported to SIS that three destroyers had arrived in Trondheim.<ref name=ulstein-e1-traffic>{{cite book | title=Etterretningstjenesten i Norge 1940-1945 |first=Ragnar |last=Ulstein |chapter=Trafikk i eteren |pages=120–142 |volume=1 |year=1989|language=no |publisher=Cappelen |isbn=82-02-12401-8 }}</ref> Skylark B also facilitated communication between London and Trondheim regarding the production of heavy water at Vemork.<ref name=ulstein-e1-end/>
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Category:Norwegian resistance movement Category:Radio stations in Norway Category:World War II espionage Category:Radio stations established in 1941 Category:Radio stations disestablished in 1941 Category:Defunct mass media in Norway