Brass plaque № 5412

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# 145 Leadenhall Street: Where Norway's Fleet Defied Hitler Standing at 145 Leadenhall Street, you're at the heart of one of World War II's most audacious maritime operations—a nondescript City building that became the nerve center for a government-in-exile's desperate gamble to keep fighting. From...

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145 Leadenhall Street, EC3

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NORTRASHIP From 1940 to 1945 this building housed NORTRASHIP - The Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission - established by the Norwegian Government in Exile and Norwegian shipowners. NORTRASHIP operated the Norwegian merchant fleet of more than 1000 ships which made a vital contribution to the Allied victory in World War II.