Any Norwegian experts out there? <O:p</O:pI am planning my summer holiday which will be held in Norway. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on what to see military-wise. Below a list of cities we will visit. I’m looking for things to about a 150 km radius from these places (so Narvik is out of reach this time ) The military museums of Oslo (army and air force) are already on the list. <O:p</O:p OSLO ROROS TRONDHEIM<O:p</O:p MOLDE<O:p</O:p BEITOSTOLEN<O:p</O:p BERGEN<O:p</O:p GEILO<O:p</O:p Regards, Marco
Welcome back Marco, not seen you here for awhile. Not been to Norway myself but one suggestion is look at the Geographical Index for After The Battle magazine, scroll down to Norway to se relevent articles. Geographical Index here, http://www.afterthebattle.com/atbgeo.pdf Complete index here>> http://www.afterthebattle.com/atb.pdf Have a good holiday. I've can post some info from 5th Division History and Monty's Polar Bears (49th Div) as they both have maps and descriptions of the fighting in Norway in 1940.
Hello Owen, Yes, been absent for a while. WW1 and work took up much of my time. Thanks for the index. The first entry (Batterie Austråt) was a hit straight away! Regards, Marco
When I was in Norway, learning to drive the BV-206, our camp was a former German camp. However, nobody's been able to relocate it based on the map we used to get to the docks in Trondheim. I know it was close to the water!!! The place we went to for the actual class had two 75mm PAKs out behind it. THAT'S why I'd really like to get back there!!! I'm not even sure where the camp was that we stayed at while we backloaded all our gear into the caves. However, this was (mostly) a German camp, complete with pillbox overlooking a nice potential airlanding area!
I know it was close to the water!!! After looking at a map of the trip we are going to make I am sure I will see nothing but water for 10 days! Regards, Marco
Welcome back Marco. I am cataloguing the Headstones of the 10,835 RAAF deaths of WW2. If you are near any of them and have the time I would be most appreciative of a digital photo. I have attached a list of the 24 names and their burial places on the map except for Trondheim which is way out of the way. Click the images twice to make them clearer. Hope you enjoy your trip. Cheers Geoff
Hello Geoff, I shall see what I can do. except for Trondheim which is way out of the way Euh, only Oslo, Trondheim and Bergen are on our route, the rest is too far south. Ps. do you want pictures of the graves of these chaps: Chapman, W.H. Flight Sgt. RAAF Hogan, P.J. Flight-Sgt. RAAF<O:p</O:p Regards, Marco
Hello Geoff, I shall see what I can do. Euh, only Oslo, Trondheim and Bergen are on our route, the rest is too far south. Ps. do you want pictures of the graves of these chaps: Chapman, W.H. Flight Sgt. RAAF Hogan, P.J. Flight-Sgt. RAAF<o>:p</o>:p Regards, Marco I was only teasing and hoping you were going south and not north! I would welcome those two others you have . Chapman (514sq RAF) is the only RAAF burial at Hindeloopen. Hogan (460sq RAAF) is one of 34 RAAF burials at Jonkerbos and I don't have any of them, so this would be a great start. Many of them were buried there after actions in May & June 1943 with another grouping just pre and post D-Day. The RAAF boys are buried or memorialised in 65 countries in WW2. so keep me in mind if you know anybody travelling. Thanks again and have a great tour. Geoff
Christos, German battleship Tirpitz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tirpitz as scrap Postwar the wreck was sold off and broken up in situ by a Norwegian company. Nearly the entire ship was cut up and hauled away. However, a large portion of the bow remains where it sank in 1944. Amongst other things, the ship's electrical generators were used for a temporary power station, supplying the fishing industry around Honningsvåg with electricity. Near the wreck-site there are artificial lakes along the shore—bomb craters from Tallboy bombs that missed their target. To this day, sections of Tirpitz armour plates are used by the Norwegian Road Authority ("Vegvesen") as temporary road surface material during roadwork.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-3>[4]</SUP> Additionally, a large chunk of the armour plating is held at the Royal Naval 'Explosion!' museum in Gosport, Hampshire. Also here. Lyngen and Narvik 2003 report ...the Tromsø Defence Museum/Tirpitz Museum.... Tromsø Forsvarsmuseum The “Tirpitz” exhibition - a permanent exhibit of objects, text and images showing the western world´s largest and most powerful battleship
Ta....loved the reference to the Norwegians still using armor plate as roads....wonder if the Germans who built it envisaged what would happen to all their hard work.....and 'Tallboy' craters "still there.."....gee.....the area around that aprticular fijord must be pretty timeless, with the locals in a nice little enclave....what I wopuldn't give to live in a lovely cold place like Norway....(and all the 'blondies' too!).....paradise!
Hello Christos, I'll let you know when I get back ;-) I believe one of the coastal batteries (turned museum) uses one or more of the Tirpitz gun turrets. Regards, Marco
A bit late, I know, but try this: http://bunkersite.com/ Cheers for finding that site, I wasn't aware of that homepage until now Earlier this year I visited a restaured bunkercomplex in Hanstholm, Denmark which was very impressive and it is similiar to the battery in Kristiansand, Norway. If you get the chance you should check it out. Kristiansand Kanonmusem?
Yes, that was a nice aite....ta.... Norway is not on my list of Euro battlefields to visit...perhaps it should be....
Hi. How far north doo you want too search? Doo you need any pictures from Iceland? We have some graves/headstones with people serving in Iceland in ww2.
I was only teasing and hoping you were going south and not north! I would welcome those two others you have . Chapman (514sq RAF) is the only RAAF burial at Hindeloopen. Hogan (460sq RAAF) is one of 34 RAAF burials at Jonkerbos and I don't have any of them, so this would be a great start. Many of them were buried there after actions in May & June 1943 with another grouping just pre and post D-Day. The RAAF boys are buried or memorialised in 65 countries in WW2. so keep me in mind if you know anybody travelling. Thanks again and have a great tour. Geoff Hi. How far north doo you want too search? Doo you need any pictures from Iceland? We have some graves/headstones with people serving in Iceland in ww2.
