How the 'Shetland Bus' helped Norway resist Nazi Germany2 days ago Share Save Kevin Jackson BBC Scotland News Reporting from Bergen, Norway Share SaveThe Scalloway Museum Some of the 'Shetland Gang' crew pictured at the pier in Scalloway in 1944It sounds like it could be the plot of a spy novel, but the 'Shetland Bus' was a real undercover operation carried out to help the resistance in Nazi-occupied Norway during World War Two. To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, six of the historic ships that formed part of the Shetland Bus convoys will set sail again from Bergen in Norway to replicate the journey back to Shetland. The Shetland Bus convoys were part of the Norwegian branch of the SOE, supporting the resistance movement in Norway. In total, 10 fishing boats were lost during the Shetland Bus convoys and 44 men lost their lives. "The Shetland Bus was really important for the general population of Norway as it showed that someone was 'standing up for them' in their resistance against the occupation."