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- ↑ "Musikkstykke skal fortelle historiene bak Krigskorset". Forsvarets forum . 2022-02-03.
- ↑ "– Kanskje det mest omfattende worket jeg har laget". Norwegian Armed Forces. 2023-04-19.
- ↑ "Forsvaret har bestilt et musikalsk storwork – om Krigskorset". Krigskorset. Norwegian Armed Forces. 2022-02-03.
- ↑ "Krigskorset: Urfremføring av nytt musikalsk storwork om Forsvarets høyeste utmerkelse". Norwegian Armed Forces. 2023-05-09. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ↑ "Musikkworket Krigskorset fremføres for aller første gang". Forsvarets forum . 2023-05-10.
- ↑ "De som har ofret, og de som ofret alt. Marcus Paus' nyskrevne work Krigskorset med verdenspremiere i Harstad". Ballade. 2023-05-10.
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