2 2 ▁April ▁to ▁ 2 9 ▁April , ▁when ▁the ▁adv ancing ▁German ▁forces , ▁combined ▁with ▁a ▁failed ▁British ▁counter - att ack , ▁forced ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁commander - in - ch ief , ▁General ▁Otto ▁R uge , ▁to ▁abandon ▁Southern ▁Norway ▁and ▁continue ▁the ▁fight ▁from ▁T rom s ø . ▁Under ▁dram atic ▁circumstances ▁due ▁to ▁continuous ▁German ▁bomb ing , ▁the ▁King , ▁Crown ▁Prince , ▁and ▁government ▁were ▁ev acu ated ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁cru iser ▁HMS ▁Glasgow , ▁and ▁brought ▁to ▁safety . ▁ ▁During ▁their ▁time ▁in ▁Mol de , ▁King ▁Ha ak on ▁VII ▁and ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁O lav ▁hid ▁under ▁the ▁Royal ▁Bir ch ▁at ▁Gl om st ua ▁during ▁a ▁German ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁A ▁famous ▁photograph ▁taken ▁during ▁this ▁event ▁was ▁widely ▁repr int ed , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁Norwegian ▁patri ot ism ▁and ▁resistance ▁against ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁Close ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Bir ch ▁is ▁the ▁international ▁Gro ve ▁of ▁Peace ▁( see ▁B j ør n son ▁Festival ). ▁ ▁Mol de ▁today ▁ ▁Since ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Mol de ▁has ▁experienced ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁growth . ▁As ▁the ▁modern ization ▁of ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁society ▁acceler ated ▁in ▁the ▁post - re const ruction ▁years , ▁Mol de ▁became ▁a ▁center ▁for ▁not ▁only ▁administrative ▁and ▁public ▁services , ▁but ▁also ▁academic ▁resources ▁and ▁industrial ▁output . ▁After ▁a ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁municipality