Freedom!

In 1944 the Germans were absolutely sure that prisoner nr. 2331 was insane and dying, and she was released and transported home to Fredheim. The photo above is taken the day she left the hospital, and she is hiding her face to prevent her joy from revealing that she was still sane.

Ingeborg tells in second volume of her autobiography, "Gnister i mørket":

"All of a sudden sister Ester came with the good news: "You are released. You are going home!" (...) more people entered the room, while I gradually realised that something was changed: I could no more hear the steps of the German guard from the corridor. (...) Flowers from everyone. From one doctor incredibly huge roses. (...)

But suddenly I was frozen with fear. "Hurry, get out," I begged them. "Gestapo is coming!" (...) At first they wouldn't believe me, but finally the fear spread and they left quickly. (...) Then the room once more filled with German soldiers. (...) They swore, but disappeared - the very last time."

She was sent to Tangen because the secret police, Gestapo, believed she was insane. For Ingeborg's protection, nobody but the most trustworthy was allowed to learn the truth about her condition. She was extremely weak, and could only secretly start training and strenghtening her body again during the last winter of the second world war. Finally, the spring of 1945 brought peace...

"When peace was secured, the church bells of Tangen started chiming. We let go of everything and ran out

Ingeborg was still weak and underweight. Her weight had been down to 40 kg during her stay in the hospital. The recovery period was long, and we can see from the picture above that during the summer of 1945, she is still depending on support when walking.