{"id":8515,"date":"2021-06-28T18:05:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T18:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=8515"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:20:24","slug":"partisan-museum-in-kiberg-tells-an-unknown-warhistory","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/partisan-museum-in-kiberg-tells-an-unknown-warhistory\/","title":{"rendered":"The partisan museum in Kiberg tells an unknown war story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Partisan Museum in Kiberg tells a dramatic story about young people who left Eastern Finnmark for the Soviet Union during the war. They received training in warfare behind the front, and returned to report on German troop movements. Many died, and the survivors were met with suspicion during the Cold War.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Historically, there have always been close and active neighbourhood ties between people in the north. Establishment of the Norwegian-Russian border in 1826 did not change this. Partisan activity is the story of the resistance struggle that continued on Norwegian soil after the King and government sought protection outside Norway&#8217;s borders. The partisans in Finnmark carried out the resistance struggle with the use of connections with Soviet Russia. This resistance movement led to Norwegian women and men moving to the Soviet Union with many volunteers who received training in intelligence work. These &#8216;spies&#8217; were sent to occupied Norway to report to the Soviets on German activities along the coast of northern Norway. They wanted to fight for their own country against the Germans and the settlement of Kiberg was central in this business.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ingolf-Eriksen-og-Oskar-Karila-og-Rangvald-Figenschau.jpg\" data-size=\"1106x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ingolf-Eriksen-og-Oskar-Karila-og-Rangvald-Figenschau.jpg\" alt=\"Ingolf Eriksen, Oskar Karila and Rangvald Figenschau, three partisans from the Langbunes group, one of the partisan groups.\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ingolf-Eriksen-og-Oskar-Karila-og-Rangvald-Figenschau.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ingolf Eriksen, Oskar Karila and Rangvald Figenschau, three partisans from the Langbunes group, one of the partisan groups.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisaner-fra-Langbunesslaget-1941.jpg\" data-size=\"1163x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisaner-fra-Langbunesslaget-1941-768x528.jpg\" alt=\"Partisans from the Langbuness team, picture taken 1941 \u00a9 Kiberg Historielag\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisaner-fra-Langbunesslaget-1941.jpg\" data-caption=\"Partisans from the Langbuness team, picture taken 1941 \u00a9 Kiberg Historielag\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisankvinner.jpg\" data-size=\"800x1047\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisankvinner-768x1005.jpg\" alt=\"Young women from Kiberg working in intelligence in Murmansk during the war \u00a9 Kiberg Historielag\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisankvinner.jpg\" data-caption=\"Young women from Kiberg working in intelligence in Murmansk during the war \u00a9 Kiberg Historielag\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Trygve-E-i-Sovjet.jpg\" data-size=\"800x958\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Trygve-E-i-Sovjet-768x920.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a partisan taken in the Soviet Union before returning to Norway \u00a9 Kiberg Historielag\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Trygve-E-i-Sovjet.jpg\" data-caption=\"Photo of a partisan taken in the Soviet Union before returning to Norway \u00a9 Kiberg Historielag\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Ingolf Eriksen, Oskar Karila and Rangvald Figenschau, three partisans from the Langbunes group, one of the partisan groups.<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Partisans from the Langbuness team, picture taken 1941 \u00a9 Kiberg Historielag<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Young women from Kiberg working in intelligence in Murmansk during the war \u00a9 Kiberg Historielag<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Photo of a partisan taken in the Soviet Union before returning to Norway \u00a9 Kiberg Historielag<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-archeology-and-early-history todo-attractions todo-beautiful-drives todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-national-scenic-routes todo-sapmi-culture todo-suggested-routes region-varanger wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-norwegian-scenic-route-in-varanger-shines-with-cultural-gems-and-storm-carved-nature\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 49.675018310547% 56.774443432801%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/005215_4fd29-768x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Norwegian Scenic Route in Varanger shines with cultural gems and storm carved nature<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tNorwegian Scenic Routes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-the-autumn-of-1940-the-first-partisans-returned\">In the autumn of 1940, the first partisans returned<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As early as October 1940, the first &#8220;partisans&#8221; were sent back to Norway to obtain information about conditions in the Varanger area. Here, the Soviets had already established a network of NKP members who had gathered information about the Germans&#8217; military activity. Among other information, many of the messages were written down without a code and sent by fishing boat to meet boats from the Soviet side in the open sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-first-fighting-took-place-in-the-autumn-of-1941\">The first fighting took place in the autumn of 1941<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first fighting that took place between the partisans and the occupiers was in September and October 1941 in Komagdalen and on Langbunes. This conflict was created when Russian forces landed with submarines to recover the area. Here the first Norwegian partisan fell in battle and the expedition was a loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bruvollhytta-i-Syltevika.jpg\" data-size=\"1067x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bruvollhytta-i-Syltevika.jpg\" alt=\"The Bruvollhytta cabin in the bay of Syltevika was used by the partisans (The Partisan Cabin) \u00a9 Steinar Borch Jensen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bruvollhytta-i-Syltevika.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Bruvollhytta cabin in the bay of Syltevika was used by the partisans (The Partisan Cabin) \u00a9 Steinar Borch Jensen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/General-Ferdinand-Jodl-pa-inspeksjon-pa-Fort-Kiberg.jpg\" data-size=\"1228x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/General-Ferdinand-Jodl-pa-inspeksjon-pa-Fort-Kiberg-768x500.jpg\" alt=\"General Jodl inspecting the fortifications at Cape Kibergneset\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/General-Ferdinand-Jodl-pa-inspeksjon-pa-Fort-Kiberg.jpg\" data-caption=\"General Jodl inspecting the fortifications at Cape Kibergneset\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gunnar-Berg-forste-norske-partisan-som-falt-under-slaget-i-Langbunes.jpg\" data-size=\"800x1101\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gunnar-Berg-forste-norske-partisan-som-falt-under-slaget-i-Langbunes-768x1057.jpg\" alt=\"Gunnar Berg is a partisan that fell in Langbunes, near Kiberg\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gunnar-Berg-forste-norske-partisan-som-falt-under-slaget-i-Langbunes.jpg\" data-caption=\"Gunnar Berg is a partisan that fell in Langbunes, near Kiberg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The Bruvollhytta cabin in the bay of Syltevika was used by the partisans (The Partisan Cabin) \u00a9 Steinar Borch Jensen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: General Jodl inspecting the fortifications at Cape Kibergneset<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Gunnar Berg is a partisan that fell in Langbunes, near Kiberg<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-murmansk-convoys-began-in-august-1941\">The Murmansk convoys began in August 1941<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Allied convoy of weapons and supplies to Murmansk began in August 1941. During 1942, the German occupation forces built extensive defence operations in northern Norway.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tyskernes-leir-midt-pa-bildet-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1165x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tyskernes-leir-midt-pa-bildet-1.jpg\" alt=\"View of Kiberg during the war. The village itself is in the background, and the dominant Nazi establishments are in the centre\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tyskernes-leir-midt-pa-bildet-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"View of Kiberg during the war. The village itself is in the background, and the dominant Nazi establishments are in the centre\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tyskernes-pansersperring-mellom-Indre-Kiberg-og-Kiberg.jpg\" data-size=\"1292x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tyskernes-pansersperring-mellom-Indre-Kiberg-og-Kiberg-768x476.jpg\" alt=\"The view of Kiberg during the war\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tyskernes-pansersperring-mellom-Indre-Kiberg-og-Kiberg.jpg\" data-caption=\"The view of Kiberg during the war\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: View of Kiberg during the war. The village itself is in the background, and the dominant Nazi establishments are in the centre<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The view of Kiberg during the war<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-were-the-partisans-important\">Why were the partisans important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Partisan activities tied up German material resources. The partisans and their network of contacts gathered important information about the Nazi activities in Finnmark and supplied it to the allies in the Soviet Union. Information that the partisans gave to the Soviet Union lead to the Germans incurring heavy losses, not only in the form of material goods, but also people. The partisans also took care of transporting refugees to safety into the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-cost-of-human-life-was-great\">The cost of human life was great<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The partisans suffered heavy losses. On one occasion, eleven civilians who helped the partisans gather information about German activity were executed. In the summer of 1943, they were arrested and sent to prison camps near Kirkenes. After being tried in court, they were sentenced to death and executed on August 18, 1943. When the mass grave was reopened in 1946, it was found that the men had not been shot. During the excavation of one man&#8217;s own grave, the prisoner had been spat on by a drunken German officer. In anger, the prisoner struck back with a spade and killed him. In revenge, they were all killed with batons. After the war, the victims were buried in their home municipalities. One of the graves is at the cemetery in Vard\u00f8. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Minneplate-pa-Skytterhusfjellet-ved-Kirkenes.jpg\" data-size=\"1421x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Minneplate-pa-Skytterhusfjellet-ved-Kirkenes.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial plaque on the Skytterhusfjellet Hill near Kirkenes over locals who were killed by spade here for having assisted the partisans \u00a9 Steinar Borch Jensen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Minneplate-pa-Skytterhusfjellet-ved-Kirkenes.jpg\" data-caption=\"Memorial plaque on the Skytterhusfjellet Hill near Kirkenes over locals who were killed by spade here for having assisted the partisans \u00a9 Steinar Borch Jensen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mitraliosestilling-med-lopegraver-til-hoyre.jpg\" data-size=\"1421x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mitraliosestilling-med-lopegraver-til-hoyre-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Machine gun position on Cape Kibergneset. The brighter section to the left shows a foundation for a 28mm canon \u00a9 Steinar Borch Jensen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mitraliosestilling-med-lopegraver-til-hoyre.jpg\" data-caption=\"Machine gun position on Cape Kibergneset. The brighter section to the left shows a foundation for a 28mm canon \u00a9 Steinar Borch Jensen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisangalleriet.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisangalleriet-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"The Partisan Gallery showing the partisans and those who helped them. Many were killed, and some were also sent to prisoner camps in Norway, Germany and Poland \u00a9 Steinar Borch Jensen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisangalleriet.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Partisan Gallery showing the partisans and those who helped them. Many were killed, and some were also sent to prisoner camps in Norway, Germany and Poland \u00a9 Steinar Borch Jensen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hakon-Oien-den-forste-partisan-som-falt-i-Komagdalen-1941.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hakon-Oien-den-forste-partisan-som-falt-i-Komagdalen-1941-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"H\u00e5kong \u00d8yen from Tsypnavolok, a Norwegian settlement on the Soviet side of the border, fell in Komagdalen in 1941 as the first of the partisans to be killed on Norwegian territory. His group went ashore at Langbunes. The Germans were tipped off, and escaped into the Komagdalen valley, where they were surprised and killed. Photo from the Partisan museum.\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hakon-Oien-den-forste-partisan-som-falt-i-Komagdalen-1941.jpg\" data-caption=\"H\u00e5kong \u00d8yen from Tsypnavolok, a Norwegian settlement on the Soviet side of the border, fell in Komagdalen in 1941 as the first of the partisans to be killed on Norwegian territory. His group went ashore at Langbunes. The Germans were tipped off, and escaped into the Komagdalen valley, where they were surprised and killed. Photo from the Partisan museum.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Memorial plaque on the Skytterhusfjellet Hill near Kirkenes over locals who were killed by spade here for having assisted the partisans \u00a9 Steinar Borch Jensen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Machine gun position on Cape Kibergneset. The brighter section to the left shows a foundation for a 28mm canon \u00a9 Steinar Borch Jensen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The Partisan Gallery showing the partisans and those who helped them. Many were killed, and some were also sent to prisoner camps in Norway, Germany and Poland \u00a9 Steinar Borch Jensen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: H\u00e5kong \u00d8yen from Tsypnavolok, a Norwegian settlement on the Soviet side of the border, fell in Komagdalen in 1941 as the first of the partisans to be killed on Norwegian territory. His group went ashore at Langbunes. The Germans were tipped off, and escaped into the Komagdalen valley, where they were surprised and killed. Photo from the Partisan museum.<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-from-kiberg-many-travelled-to-the-soviet-union\">From Kiberg many travelled to the Soviet Union<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There were 67 people from Kiberg who fled to the Norwegian village on Fiskerhalv\u00f8ya, Russia during the summer and autumn of 1940. The children and most of the women were eventually accommodated in camps and farms east of the Urals. In time, dozens of other Norwegians also moved to the east to contribute to the fight against Nazism. Most of these returned to occupied Norway as resistance fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-small-groups-spied-on-strategic-places\">Small groups spied on strategic places<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This part of the resistance movement in the north, called by the Russian term &#8216;partisan&#8217;, was mainly divided into small groups consisting of Russians and Norwegians. Russian partisans were usually telegraphists, and the Norwegians, acquaintances. The partisans were deployed in strategic locations along the entire Finnmark coast. They collaborated with local networks throughout Finnmark, and reported about German transports along the coast and into Kirkenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisanutstillingen-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1067x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisanutstillingen-2.jpg\" alt=\"Details from the exhibits \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisanutstillingen-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Details from the exhibits \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisanutstillingen-3.jpg\" data-size=\"1067x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisanutstillingen-3-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"From the exhibits \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisanutstillingen-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"From the exhibits \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Details from the exhibits \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: From the exhibits \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-business-was-successful-but-at-a-great-cost\">The business was successful, but at a great cost<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The reports from the partisans resulted in 80 to perhaps 120 German cargo ships being tracked down and attacked by the Soviets. Occupying power revenge attacks were relentless and a lot of resources were invested to track down and execute partisans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-after-the-war-came-the-cold-war\">After the war came the Cold War<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The efforts of the partisans in Finnmark were not recognized until the 1980s. During the Cold War, partisans who collaborated with the Russians during World War II were in many cases monitored by Norwegian police. The partisans in Finnmark fought just as hard as other resistance groups during the war, but did not receive the same recognition. Other resistance groups in Norway received the King&#8217;s Medal of Merit for the work they did. The partisans in Finnmark did not receive the recognition from the Norwegian authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kongerommet-3.jpg\" data-size=\"1067x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kongerommet-3.jpg\" alt=\"The royal room in the Partisan museum. King Harald apologised on behalf of Norway for the treatement after the war in 1992, in front of the memorial. King Olav laid down flowers during his visit in 1983 \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kongerommet-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"The royal room in the Partisan museum. King Harald apologised on behalf of Norway for the treatement after the war in 1992, in front of the memorial. King Olav laid down flowers during his visit in 1983 \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hundedr-i-krig-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1067x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hundedr-i-krig-2-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Exhibit about dogs at war in the old kitchen \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hundedr-i-krig-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Exhibit about dogs at war in the old kitchen \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Minnetur-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1067x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Minnetur-2-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial tours run every May and October across the Norwegian-Russian border, and keep the friendship alive \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Minnetur-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Memorial tours run every May and October across the Norwegian-Russian border, and keep the friendship alive \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The royal room in the Partisan museum. King Harald apologised on behalf of Norway for the treatement after the war in 1992, in front of the memorial. King Olav laid down flowers during his visit in 1983 \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Exhibit about dogs at war in the old kitchen \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Memorial tours run every May and October across the Norwegian-Russian border, and keep the friendship alive \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen\/Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-partisans-were-monitored-after-1945\">The partisans were monitored after 1945<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Political troubles during the Cold War and the suspicion that partisans continued to cooperate with the Soviet Union after 1945 meant that their resistance struggle was not recognized until the 1980s. Many of the partisans claimed that they were investigated and discriminated against by the Norwegian authorities in the post-war period. The most famous partisan Trygve Eriksen was monitored as late as 1982. At that time he was 81 years old and clearly physically weakened by age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-finally-comes-the-recognition-from-the-top-team\">Finally comes the recognition &#8211; from the top team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The discrimination did not end until 1983 when the partisans&#8217; efforts were recognized and King Olav laid a wreath at the official Norwegian Partisan Monument in Kiberg. In 1992, King Harald apologized for the Norwegian authorities&#8217; treatment of partisans after the war in his speech at the Partisan Monument.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Scan-090530-0001.jpg\" data-size=\"1214x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Scan-090530-0001.jpg\" alt=\"King Olav laying down flowers during his 1983 visit. This is a moment of importance to the partisans. At this point, many of them were still alive.\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Scan-090530-0001.jpg\" data-caption=\"King Olav laying down flowers during his 1983 visit. This is a moment of importance to the partisans. At this point, many of them were still alive.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/9.jpg\" data-size=\"1055x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/9-768x582.jpg\" alt=\"King Harald and Queen Sonja visited Kiberg on their grand tour of Northern Norway in 1992 \u00a9 Bj\u00f8rnar Pedersen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/9.jpg\" data-caption=\"King Harald and Queen Sonja visited Kiberg on their grand tour of Northern Norway in 1992 \u00a9 Bj\u00f8rnar Pedersen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/KibergOdysseen_bilde05-300.jpg\" data-size=\"1422x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/KibergOdysseen_bilde05-300-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"KibergOdysseen is a opera performance based on the events in Kiberg. It was staged in 1914, 70 years after the liberation of Finnmark \u00a9 Hilde Korseth\/Tundra Film\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/KibergOdysseen_bilde05-300.jpg\" data-caption=\"KibergOdysseen is a opera performance based on the events in Kiberg. It was staged in 1914, 70 years after the liberation of Finnmark \u00a9 Hilde Korseth\/Tundra Film\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7.jpg\" data-size=\"1066x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"King Harald apologised during his visit in 1992 on behalf of Norway for the lack of recognition the partisans received after the second world war\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7.jpg\" data-caption=\"King Harald apologised during his visit in 1992 on behalf of Norway for the lack of recognition the partisans received after the second world war\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: King Olav laying down flowers during his 1983 visit. This is a moment of importance to the partisans. At this point, many of them were still alive.<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: King Harald and Queen Sonja visited Kiberg on their grand tour of Northern Norway in 1992 \u00a9 Bj\u00f8rnar Pedersen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: KibergOdysseen is a opera performance based on the events in Kiberg. It was staged in 1914, 70 years after the liberation of Finnmark \u00a9 Hilde Korseth\/Tundra Film<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: King Harald apologised during his visit in 1992 on behalf of Norway for the lack of recognition the partisans received after the second world war<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-partisans-were-monitored-until-the-eighties\">The partisans were monitored until the eighties<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Partisans were monitored by the Norwegian security authorities until geopolitical changes setting up of the &#8220;Lund Commission&#8221; in the 1990s. Their&#8217; contribution in the resistance struggle against the occupiers had little place in the collective Norwegian memory of the war. However, In the Soviet Union it was the opposite. Several Norwegian partisans received the &#8220;Red Flag&#8221;, the highest military award in the Soviet Union. The Ministry of Defence investigated the question of medals for the partisans and the Solberg government concluded in 2017 (after a five-year investigation) that no more medals should be awarded for efforts during World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-visit-the-partisan-museum-in-the-old-school-boarding-school\">Visit the Partisan Museum in the old school boarding school<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a significant local commitment to establish the Partisan Museum and Kiberg was the best location. On the way along the main road along the Varanger Peninsula, E75, we see a large red-painted building on the right hand side. It is the former boarding school which in 2000 was converted into the partisan museum. The building is large, but the museum quite small. On the other hand, it is packed with objects, photographs and informative texts. In the entrance area we find the &#8220;Partisan Gallery&#8221;, with about 100 portrait photographs of men and women who participated in the resistance struggle during the war, in various roles. Most of the exhibition is naturally about partisan activities, and there are powerful stories to be told.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-3.jpg\" data-size=\"1215x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-3.jpg\" alt=\"The partisan museum is found in the old school of Kiberg. It&#039;s open from the liberation day in May to the liberation day in October \u00a9 William Copeland\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"The partisan museum is found in the old school of Kiberg. It&#039;s open from the liberation day in May to the liberation day in October \u00a9 William Copeland\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Little Moscow&quot; was the nickname of Kiberg. This expresses a long-term amicalble cross border relationship. The Museum cafe is not afraid of an old nickname \u00a9 William Copeland\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain.jpg\" data-caption=\"&quot;Little Moscow&quot; was the nickname of Kiberg. This expresses a long-term amicalble cross border relationship. The Museum cafe is not afraid of an old nickname \u00a9 William Copeland\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1287x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-2-768x477.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the Partisan Museum you meet the partisans face to face \u00a9 William Copeland\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Inside the Partisan Museum you meet the partisans face to face \u00a9 William Copeland\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-4.jpg\" data-size=\"1065x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-4-768x577.jpg\" alt=\"The memorial with the names of the fallen partisans \u00a9 William Copeland\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-4.jpg\" data-caption=\"The memorial with the names of the fallen partisans \u00a9 William Copeland\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The partisan museum is found in the old school of Kiberg. It&#039;s open from the liberation day in May to the liberation day in October \u00a9 William Copeland<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: &quot;Little Moscow&quot; was the nickname of Kiberg. This expresses a long-term amicalble cross border relationship. The Museum cafe is not afraid of an old nickname \u00a9 William Copeland<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Inside the Partisan Museum you meet the partisans face to face \u00a9 William Copeland<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The memorial with the names of the fallen partisans \u00a9 William Copeland<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-20-000-german-soldiers-guarded-the-coast\">20,000 German soldiers guarded the coast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A good part of the exhibition also tells the story of life at the fort. As mentioned, Kibergneset was expanded with extensive facilities. From Berlev\u00e5g to Petsamo (what was Finnish territory at the time, now Russian), the occupying forces established as many as 20 coastal batteries, three airports and kept almost 20,000 soldiers stationed across the area. Kiberg was of great strategic importance. The German occupation motivated a local resistance struggle, which involved almost all the families in Kiberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dogs-played-a-major-role-in-the-warfare\">Dogs played a major role in the warfare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, larger parts of the building have been used for exhibitions. An interesting sub-exhibition deals with the use of dogs on the Karelian front during World War II. In what must have been regular suicide attacks, dogs contributed to the destruction of 300 tanks. In addition, the dogs helped evacuate 500,000 from the battlefield.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-12.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-12.jpg\" alt=\"On a good day, you see all the way to the Rybachy Peninsula in Russia from Point Kibergneset, the easternmost point on Norway&#039;s mainland \u00a9 William Copeland\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-12.jpg\" data-caption=\"On a good day, you see all the way to the Rybachy Peninsula in Russia from Point Kibergneset, the easternmost point on Norway&#039;s mainland \u00a9 William Copeland\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-11.jpg\" data-size=\"800x1200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-11-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Point Kibergodden, and Vard\u00f8 in the far back. A map at the Partisan Museum can be studied, and then you can explore the area. Be careful about barbed wire and holes in the ground. Mine clearers after the war most probably got rid of all the mines, but one can never be too sure in the darkest cavities, so stay overground \u00a9 William Copeland\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-11.jpg\" data-caption=\"Point Kibergodden, and Vard\u00f8 in the far back. A map at the Partisan Museum can be studied, and then you can explore the area. Be careful about barbed wire and holes in the ground. Mine clearers after the war most probably got rid of all the mines, but one can never be too sure in the darkest cavities, so stay overground \u00a9 William Copeland\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-7.jpg\" data-size=\"800x1069\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-7-768x1026.jpg\" alt=\"Canon position. The cannon is long gone, only a puddle is left \u00a9 William Copeland\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-7.jpg\" data-caption=\"Canon position. The cannon is long gone, only a puddle is left \u00a9 William Copeland\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-13.jpg\" data-size=\"800x1075\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-13-768x1032.jpg\" alt=\"Walled defences at Point Kibergneset, the easternmost point of Norway&#039;s mainland \u00a9 William Copeland\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ain-13.jpg\" data-caption=\"Walled defences at Point Kibergneset, the easternmost point of Norway&#039;s mainland \u00a9 William Copeland\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: On a good day, you see all the way to the Rybachy Peninsula in Russia from Point Kibergneset, the easternmost point on Norway&#039;s mainland \u00a9 William Copeland<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Point Kibergodden, and Vard\u00f8 in the far back. A map at the Partisan Museum can be studied, and then you can explore the area. Be careful about barbed wire and holes in the ground. Mine clearers after the war most probably got rid of all the mines, but one can never be too sure in the darkest cavities, so stay overground \u00a9 William Copeland<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Canon position. The cannon is long gone, only a puddle is left \u00a9 William Copeland<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Walled defences at Point Kibergneset, the easternmost point of Norway&#039;s mainland \u00a9 William Copeland<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-archeology-and-early-history todo-architecture todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-national-scenic-routes region-vesteraalen malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/vardohus-fortress-is-found-in-far-north-eastern-norway\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50.765014648438% 67.804528716812%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/47390360-1-768x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVester\u00e5len\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Vard\u00f8hus Fortress defends far North Eastern Norway<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-architecture todo-art todo-attractions todo-national-scenic-routes facilities-groups facilities-universal-accessibility season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-varanger malgrupper-culture-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-witch-monument-in-vardo-is-in-memory-of-the-91-witch-trial-victims\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/005153-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The witch monument in Vard\u00f8 is in memory of the 91 witch trial victims<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAttractions\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-eat-and-stay todo-fishing todo-hiking todo-midnight-sun todo-national-scenic-routes season-summer region-kirkenes region-varanger malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/take-your-summer-holiday-in-norways-far-east\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 40% 43%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9-009056.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Take your summer holiday in Norway&#8217;s far east<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tActivities\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-minnetur-partisan-are-norwegian-russian-friendship-trips\">&#8220;Minnetur Partisan&#8221; are Norwegian-Russian friendship trips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, the Partisan Museum conducts two dissemination and memorial tours &#8220;Minnetur Partisan&#8221; (one in May and one in October) which starts in Murmansk and ends in Vard\u00f8 \/ Persfjord. Russian and Norwegian veterans and historically minded people participate. In every place where soldiers and partisans have fallen, wreaths are laid and remembrance words are said. This is the dissemination of a common Norwegian-Russian allied war history in the north. An exhibition from these trips also hangs in the Partisan Museum. There is also a movie room showing movies related to the war. In 2020, a &#8220;Royal Room&#8221; was established which is an exhibition as a tribute to our three kings. The exhibition shows pictures, text and several of the king&#8217;s speeches from London can be heard over loudspeakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-official-norwegian-partisan-monument-is-norway-s-thanks\">The official Norwegian partisan monument is Norway&#8217;s thanks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two Partisan monuments a few meters south of the museum building. The tallest Partisan Monument is the official Norwegian memorial that Norway&#8217;s kings have visited and laid wreaths at several times. The plaque entitled &#8220;They gave their lives for Norway&#8221; lists 25 names from Kiberg, Indre Kiberg, Kramvik, Komagv\u00e6r, Persfjord and Vard\u00f8 &#8211; all places on the eastern side of the Varanger Peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/partisanmuseet-og-to-monumenter-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/partisanmuseet-og-to-monumenter-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/partisanmuseet-og-to-monumenter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/partisanmuseet-og-to-monumenter-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/partisanmuseet-og-to-monumenter.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Two memorials. The taller one to the left is the official memorial from Norway. The lower one at the right is given by Russia \u00a9 Asbj\u00f8rn Nilsen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history season-autumn season-summer region-varanger malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/hamningberg-is-the-fishing-village-that-survived-the-ravages-of-war\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/004857_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Hamningberg is the fishing village that survived the ravages of war<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-midnight-sun todo-photo region-varanger malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/vardo-gets-the-midnight-sun-before-the-rest-of-us\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/drone-vard\u00f8-III-768x503.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVaranger\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Vard\u00f8 gets the Midnight Sun before the rest of us<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tMidnight Sun\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history facilities-groups season-spring season-summer season-winter region-alta region-salten region-hammerfest region-harstad region-helgeland region-kirkenes region-lofoten region-ofoten region-nordkapp region-senja region-tromso region-varanger region-vesteraalen malgrupper-culture-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/northern-norway-coastal-culture-has-1000-year-old-trading-history\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/000355_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_Moskenes.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tHelgeland\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Northern Norwegian coastal culture has a 1000 year old trading history<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-russia-partisans-are-remembered-at-the-second-partisan-monument\">Russia partisans are remembered at the second Partisan Monument<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The second Partisan Monument has been erected by the Russian authorities. The following is engraved in the memorial: &#8220;Eternal memory of Russian and Norwegian patriots who fell in the struggles against fascism. Russia thanks you. &#8221; Nine names are also engraved together with a quote from Nordahl Grieg: &#8220;Freedom and life are one&#8221;. Both monuments Monuments are for us to remember the partisans who fought and died for Norway&#8217;s freedom 1940-1944.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-find-the-partisan-museum\">Find the Partisan Museum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vard\u00f8hus Museumsforening owns and operates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partisanmuseum.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Partisan Museum<\/a>. Kiberg and the Partisan Museum are located along the E75 between Vads\u00f8 and Vard\u00f8. The place is a small detour down from the main road. The museum is easily visible and it is open from liberation day on May 8th to liberation day on 18th October, every day from 0900-1800. Feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partisanmuseum.no\/kontakt-oss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact us<\/a> in advance for guided tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This text was written by the Partisan Museum for us. We have inserted introductions and headings, otherwise the story is told in their own words.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"vnn__byline vnn-grid has-author has-date has-tags\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-meta\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-author\">Written by arild<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">June 28, 2021<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">Last updated September 1, 2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-tags\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=attractions\" rel=\"tag\">Attractions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=culture-and-history\" rel=\"tag\">Culture and history<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=worldwar2\" rel=\"tag\">World War II<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_omrder=varanger\" rel=\"tag\">Varanger<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_sesonger=autumn\" rel=\"tag\">Autumn<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_sesonger=summer\" rel=\"tag\">Summer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":13877,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","vnn_header_layout":"featured","vnn_header_layout_image_id":13877,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_x":0.49,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_y":0.72,"vnn_header_layout_description":"","vnn_header_layout_url":"","vnn_header_layout_url_text":"","vnn_header_layout_photographer":"","vnn_header_layout_video_id":"","vnn_header_layout_yt_id":"","vnn_header_layout_vimeo_id":"","teft_location_geodata_lat":70.28778641181,"teft_location_geodata_lng":30.994435031096,"teft_cards_image_id":13877,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_x":0.5,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_y":0.5,"teft_cards_title":"","teft_cards_excerpt":"","footnotes":""},"todo":[43,19,82],"facilities":[],"season":[6,7],"region":[72],"malgrupper":[23],"class_list":["post-8515","artikler","type-artikler","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","todo-attractions","todo-culture-and-history","todo-worldwar2","season-autumn","season-summer","region-varanger","malgrupper-heritage-explorer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v25.3.1) - 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