{"id":9383,"date":"2023-01-10T08:11:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T08:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=9383"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:17:26","slug":"wwii-in-northern-norway","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/topic\/wwii-in-northern-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"WWII in Northern Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The history of the second world war in Northern Norway is about war in snow and ice, about slavery and concentration camps, about heroic resistance and finally of utter destruction of the far north. Here is an overview.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">No part of Norway was as deeply affected by Word War II as the north. The campaign of Norway in 1940, the Eastern front warfare and the Murmansk convoys, the use of slave worker in the ambitious Nazi building projects and the complete destruction of the far North: The war in the north was a brutal and disrupting experience for anyone involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-map-route\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map\" id=\"map-route-69f777ea35413\" data-point=\"[{&quot;lat&quot;:68.437776,&quot;lng&quot;:17.425375,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Narvik - War museum and the Landscape of War History&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;The war museum gives a full overview of the Battle of Narvik. The u0022Landscape of War Historyu0022 encompasses the sites where it all happened&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:69.71686185,&quot;lng&quot;:30.043790907158012,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Kirkenes, the fronline town&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;One of Europe&#039;s most bombed towns has a great museum, an evocative air raid shelter and a Soviet-style war memorial&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:67.2824176,&quot;lng&quot;:14.381629500048021,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bod\\u00f8 - city of reconstruction&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Following the bombing of the city in the 27th of May 1940, Bod\\u00f8 was rebuilt in a modernist style with some monumental architecture&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:69.5309375,&quot;lng&quot;:20.5481304,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Manndalen and the Baalsrud cave&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;The incredible story of Jan Baalrud&#039;s narrow escape is alive at the Lyngenfjord, and you can follow his route from the coast to this little valley&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:68.8277025,&quot;lng&quot;:16.5661781,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Trondenes, Harstad, and the giant cannon&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;The Adolf gun - on the biggest of the war - guards the waterway to Narvik&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:65.845384,&quot;lng&quot;:12.395475,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tj\\u00f8tta and the war cemetary&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Soviet POW&#039;s that died in Northern Norway were buried at the Tj\\u00f8tta International War Cemetary&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:70.287829,&quot;lng&quot;:30.9944697,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Kiberg and the Partisan Museum&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;The brave young men and women enlisted by the Red Army, the Partisans, have their own museum in the old school at Kiberg&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:70.6623376,&quot;lng&quot;:23.6779757,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Hammerfest and the Museum of Reconstruction&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;The Museum of Reconstruction tells the whole story of the destruction of northernmost Norway and how it was reconstructed. Hammerfest city is a good example of reconstruction architecture&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:68.2311558,&quot;lng&quot;:14.5648245,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Svolv\\u00e6r and the 1941 raids&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;The Lofoten War Memorial Museum has documentation on the British raids on Lofoten in 1941, and is full of war memorabilia&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:67.8166101,&quot;lng&quot;:16.5175946,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Hellemobotn and the refugee route&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;In Norway&#039;s narrowest waist, a path used by refugees and their Sami guides leads across the border to Sweden&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:69.2707384,&quot;lng&quot;:19.9598646,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Lyngen Line up in the mountains&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;A defense line was built late in the war by Soviet prisoners of war in utter darkness and cold&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:69.930628,&quot;lng&quot;:23.016337999999998,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;K\\u00e5fjord, Alta, and the Tirpitz Museum&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Small museum at the location where the u0022Tirpitzu0022 was moor  for 3 years&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:67.1010207,&quot;lng&quot;:15.4280908,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rognan and the Blood Road Museum&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;The inhumane and cruel conditions the Soviet and Serbian POW&#039;s lived under when constructing roads and railways are documentet where it happened&quot;}]\" data-walk=\"false\" data-toggle-route=\"false\" data-zoom-northern=\"false\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"map-route-title\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-description\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t1\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Narvik &#8211; War museum and the Landscape of War History<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe war museum gives a full overview of the Battle of Narvik. The &#8220;Landscape of War History&#8221; encompasses the sites where it all happened\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Kirkenes, the fronline town<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOne of Europe&#8217;s most bombed towns has a great museum, an evocative air raid shelter and a Soviet-style war memorial\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t3\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Bod\u00f8 &#8211; city of reconstruction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFollowing the bombing of the city in the 27th of May 1940, Bod\u00f8 was rebuilt in a modernist style with some monumental architecture\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t4\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Manndalen and the Baalsrud cave<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe incredible story of Jan Baalrud&#8217;s narrow escape is alive at the Lyngenfjord, and you can follow his route from the coast to this little valley\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t5\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Trondenes, Harstad, and the giant cannon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Adolf gun &#8211; on the biggest of the war &#8211; guards the waterway to Narvik\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t6\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Tj\u00f8tta and the war cemetary<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSoviet POW&#8217;s that died in Northern Norway were buried at the Tj\u00f8tta International War Cemetary\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t7\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Kiberg and the Partisan Museum<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe brave young men and women enlisted by the Red Army, the Partisans, have their own museum in the old school at Kiberg\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t8\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Hammerfest and the Museum of Reconstruction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Museum of Reconstruction tells the whole story of the destruction of northernmost Norway and how it was reconstructed. Hammerfest city is a good example of reconstruction architecture\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t9\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Svolv\u00e6r and the 1941 raids<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Lofoten War Memorial Museum has documentation on the British raids on Lofoten in 1941, and is full of war memorabilia\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t10\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Hellemobotn and the refugee route<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn Norway&#8217;s narrowest waist, a path used by refugees and their Sami guides leads across the border to Sweden\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t11\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">The Lyngen Line up in the mountains<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA defense line was built late in the war by Soviet prisoners of war in utter darkness and cold\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t12\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">K\u00e5fjord, Alta, and the Tirpitz Museum<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSmall museum at the location where the &#8220;Tirpitz&#8221; was moor  for 3 years\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t13\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Rognan and the Blood Road Museum<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe inhumane and cruel conditions the Soviet and Serbian POW&#8217;s lived under when constructing roads and railways are documentet where it happened\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"alignfull vnn-hero wp-block-vnn-hero\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-hero__media\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kmmu-2-98-016.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-hero__gradient\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-hero__inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-battle-of-narvik\">The battle of Narvik<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-war-museum-in-narvik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Two months of battle over the iron ore port<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-all-started-in-narvik\">It all started in Narvik<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the 9<sup>th<\/sup> of April 1940, a German fleet slipped undetected into <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-war-museum-in-narvik\/\">Narvik\u2019s <\/a>port. Narvik surrendered, and Austrian mountain troopers were landed. However, Norwegian troops went into position along the railway, and the British Royal Navy attacked the German fleet at Narvik\u2019s port, destroying all the vessels by the 13<sup>th<\/sup> of April. Hitler\u2019s troups were thus isolated. Attempting to expand their bridgehead, they engaged in heavy fighting with Norwegian troops. By the 24<sup>th<\/sup> of April, the Norwegian troops were able press the Germans back from Gratangen north of Narvik. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hitler-s-first-defeat-happened-in-narvik\">Hitler\u2019s first defeat happened in Narvik<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Allied troops, British, French and Polish, landed around Narvik in May 1940. The German bridgehead was reduced rapidly, and on the 28<sup>th<\/sup> of May, Narvik was liberated. Most of the city was by then reduced to rubble. Only a small pocked along the Narvik-Sweden railway was under German control by early June. Surrender was imminent.<\/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\/2019\/10\/003032_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1202x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/003032_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Person foran den enorme Adolfkanon i Harstad - (C) Baard L\u00f8ken\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/003032_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Person foran den enorme Adolfkanon i Harstad - (C) Baard L\u00f8ken\" \/>\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\/04\/Gjester-ser-pa\u030a-uniformer.-Foto-Narvik-Krigsmuseum-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1707\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gjester-ser-pa\u030a-uniformer.-Foto-Narvik-Krigsmuseum-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"From the exhibits \u00a9 Narvik Krigsmuseum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gjester-ser-pa\u030a-uniformer.-Foto-Narvik-Krigsmuseum-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"From the exhibits \u00a9 Narvik Krigsmuseum\" \/>\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\/04\/Mann-ved-bunkersovn-og-annet-utstyr.-Foto-Narvik-Krigsmuseum-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1707x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mann-ved-bunkersovn-og-annet-utstyr.-Foto-Narvik-Krigsmuseum-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Bunker ovens and other objects \u00a9 Narvik Krigsmuseum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mann-ved-bunkersovn-og-annet-utstyr.-Foto-Narvik-Krigsmuseum-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Bunker ovens and other objects \u00a9 Narvik Krigsmuseum\" \/>\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\/04\/Malmbordet.-Foto-Narvik-Krigsmuseum-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1707\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Malmbordet.-Foto-Narvik-Krigsmuseum-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Naval battles of Narvik: 9th - 13th of April 1940. Photo: Narvik Krigsmuseum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Malmbordet.-Foto-Narvik-Krigsmuseum-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Naval battles of Narvik: 9th - 13th of April 1940. Photo: Narvik Krigsmuseum\" \/>\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: Person foran den enorme Adolfkanon i Harstad &#8211; (C) Baard L\u00f8ken<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: From the exhibits \u00a9 Narvik Krigsmuseum<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Bunker ovens and other objects \u00a9 Narvik Krigsmuseum<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Naval battles of Narvik: 9th &#8211; 13th of April 1940. Photo: Narvik Krigsmuseum<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-northern-norway-was-occupied-last\">Northern Norway was occupied last<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While the battle of Narvik was raging, the Norwegian government escaped occupation in Southern Norway and went up north. By May, the king and government were found in the Troms\u00f8 area. On the 27<sup>th<\/sup> of May, Bod\u00f8 was bombed, and the entire central area went up in flames. In view of the precarious situation for the Allied on the battlefields of France, the British and French decided to withdraw from Norway. The Norwegian government decided to continue the struggle from Britain, and at the 7<sup>th<\/sup> of June the Norwegian government went in exile from Troms\u00f8. The arms were laid down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-northern-norway-was-heavily-fortified\">Northern Norway was heavily fortified<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To the occupying Germans, Northern Norway was both of the outmost strategic importance and a challenge to hold on to. The Allied managed to inflict considerable damage to the Germans in several raids on the Lofoten islands in 1941. To secure the important iron ore transport from Narvik, a series of gigantic forts were built, armed with the biggest guns of WWII. The heavy work was done by Soviet prisoners of war, working under appalling conditions. Along the entire coast, bunkers were built to warn off an allied landing.<\/p>\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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 facilities-universal-accessibility season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-harstad malgrupper-culture-lover 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\/the-adolf-gun-a-giant-in-harstad\/\">\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=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/003263_-ivind-Arvola_www.nordnorge.com_.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\tHarstad\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Adolf Gun is a giant in Harstad<\/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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 season-summer region-salten 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\/batterie-dietl-had-the-largest-land-based-guns-in-the-world\/\">\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=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SEF1485-768x525.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\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Batterie Dietl had the largest land based guns in the World<\/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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-harstad 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\/a-soviet-prisoner-of-war-tells-his-story\/\">\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: 56% 41%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1188\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Konstantin-Severdintsev-768x1188.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\tHarstad\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>A Soviet prisoner of war tells his story<\/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\tWorld War II\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-germany-invested-heavily-in-the-north\">Germany invested heavily in the North<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Occupied Northern Norway was buzzing with activity. Troups were everywhere, often outnumbering the locals. Bunkers, baracks and harbours were built. The road system was improved, and the Nordland railway was expanded further north. This created jobs for the locals, and fish and agricultural products could be sold at good prices. The Soviet and Serbian prisoners of war, however, paid the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nazi-occupation-meant-dictatorship\">Nazi occupation meant dictatorship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nazi takeover of Northern Norway meant an authoritarian society with no freedom of expression was imposed. The press, the police, the church, the judiciary system, sports and culture \u2013 the Nazi occupiers and their Norwegian collaborators used them all as instruments. In 1942, the antisemitic policies of the third Reich reached the minuscule Jewish communities in the north; some Jews from Northern Norway succeeded in reaching safety in Sweden, others were transported to the concentration camps in Poland. All the latter died. &nbsp;<\/p>\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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 facilities-groups season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-kirkenes malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" 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-borderland-museum-in-kirkenes-reflects-on-the-towns-time-under-occupation\/\">\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\/2020\/03\/004228_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_-1-768x514.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\tKirkenes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Borderland Museum in Kirkenes reflects on the town&#8217;s time under occupation<\/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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 region-kirkenes malgrupper-culture-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" 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\/andersgrotta-was-a-shelter-for-norways-most-heavily-bombed-city\/\">\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% 61.037588478031%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/0f24e51a449726ae3eb2bf6bef06a239-768x512.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\tKirkenes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Andersgrotta was a shelter for Norway&#8217;s most heavily bombed city<\/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\tWorld War II\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\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\/2019\/11\/003033_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1202x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003033_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Inne i Adolfkanonen \u00a9 B\u00e5rd L\u00f8ken\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003033_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Inne i Adolfkanonen \u00a9 B\u00e5rd L\u00f8ken\" \/>\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\/2020\/03\/004228_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_-1-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1713\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/004228_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_-1-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"If you want to find out more about the war in Kirkenes and surrounding areas you can visit the Borderland Museum also located in Kirkenes \u00a9 Trym Ivar Bergsmo\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/004228_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com_-1-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"If you want to find out more about the war in Kirkenes and surrounding areas you can visit the Borderland Museum also located in Kirkenes \u00a9 Trym Ivar Bergsmo\" \/>\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\/2019\/11\/0856b_tp_tirpitz_l\u00fctzow_late_april_1943_kaafjord-1280x880.jpg\" data-size=\"1164x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/0856b_tp_tirpitz_l\u00fctzow_late_april_1943_kaafjord-1280x880.jpg\" alt=\"Troms\u00f8 was the last destination that Tirpitz functioned \u00a9 Tirpitz Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/0856b_tp_tirpitz_l\u00fctzow_late_april_1943_kaafjord-1280x880.jpg\" data-caption=\"Troms\u00f8 was the last destination that Tirpitz functioned \u00a9 Tirpitz 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: Inne i Adolfkanonen \u00a9 B\u00e5rd L\u00f8ken<\/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: If you want to find out more about the war in Kirkenes and surrounding areas you can visit the Borderland Museum also located in Kirkenes \u00a9 Trym Ivar Bergsmo<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Troms\u00f8 was the last destination that Tirpitz functioned \u00a9 Tirpitz Museum<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kirkenes-was-right-on-the-frontline-for-three-years\">Kirkenes was right on the frontline for three years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Operation Barbarossa, Hitler\u2019s attack on the Soviet Union, happened on the 22<sup>nd<\/sup> of June 1941. The frontline went from the Black Sea to the Barents Sea. The front froze east of Norway\u2019s border town Kirkenes &#8211; in the Litsa Valley &#8211; and remained largely unchanged for three years. Kirkenes was the German centre of operation and was bombed 323 times between 1941 and 1944.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-murmansk-convoys-were-a-dangerous-mission\">The Murmansk convoys were a dangerous mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To reinforce the Soviet war effort, the Allied sent convoys of cargo vessels full of weapons and ammunition, guarded by war ships, from Iceland in a wide circle north of Northern Norway to the Soviet port of Murmansk. To counter this, the Germans stationed some of its biggest war ships in Northern Norway. In 1943, the mining towns and settlements in Svalbard were bombed and ruined by these ships. At the battle of the North Cape on Boxing Day 1943, the German battleship \u201cScharnhorst\u201d was sunk, killing 2000 men. The \u201cTirpitz\u201d were attacked repeatedly, before being finally sunk in November 1944.<\/p>\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-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 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\/partisan-museum-in-kiberg-tells-an-unknown-warhistory\/\">\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=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Partisaner-fra-Langbunesslaget-1941-768x528.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 partisan museum in Kiberg tells an unknown war story<\/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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 region-alta region-tromso malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist 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\/tirpitz-played-a-major-role-in-the-war-drama-in-northern-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: 47.5% 69.746376811594%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/0856b_tp_tirpitz_l\u00fctzow_late_april_1943_kaafjord-1280x880.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\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Tirpitz played a major role in the war drama in Northern 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\tWorld War II\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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 season-summer region-lyngenfjord region-tromso 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\/jan-balsrud-is-the-man-that-never-gave-up\/\">\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: 44.059405940594% 79.10447761194%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/3DBCC095-D5C3-449C-AD45-0F96023B0683-1.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\tTroms\u00f8\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Jan B\u00e5lsrud is the man that never gave up<\/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\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\/2019\/11\/051-Tirpitz-K\u00e5fjord-02.06.44-kl.-0632-1280x953.jpg\" data-size=\"1075x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/051-Tirpitz-K\u00e5fjord-02.06.44-kl.-0632-1280x953.jpg\" alt=\"Omr\u00e5det hvor Tirpitz ble senket (\u00a9) Tirpitz Museet\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/051-Tirpitz-K\u00e5fjord-02.06.44-kl.-0632-1280x953.jpg\" data-caption=\"Omr\u00e5det hvor Tirpitz ble senket (\u00a9) Tirpitz Museet\" \/>\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\/2022\/07\/IMG_6731.jpg\" data-size=\"1800x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_6731-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Stolpersteine&quot; - stumbling stones - is part of an art project by German artist G\u00fcnter Demnig. The small brass plaques in the size of a cobblestone commemorate every single person killed in Holocaust. Read more about the project here: https:\/\/www.stolpersteine.eu\/en\/home\/\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_6731.jpg\" data-caption=\"&quot;Stolpersteine&quot; - stumbling stones - is part of an art project by German artist G\u00fcnter Demnig. The small brass plaques in the size of a cobblestone commemorate every single person killed in Holocaust. Read more about the project here: https:\/\/www.stolpersteine.eu\/en\/home\/\" \/>\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\/2020\/06\/004227_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1195x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/004227_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com-2-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"Inne p\u00e5 Grenselandmuseet, flyet er sovjetisk og n\u00f8dlandet p\u00e5 et frossent vann \u00a9 Trym Ivar Bergsmo\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/004227_Trym-Ivar-Bergsmo_www.nordnorge.com-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Inne p\u00e5 Grenselandmuseet, flyet er sovjetisk og n\u00f8dlandet p\u00e5 et frossent vann \u00a9 Trym Ivar Bergsmo\" \/>\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: Omr\u00e5det hvor Tirpitz ble senket (\u00a9) Tirpitz Museet<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: &quot;Stolpersteine&quot; &#8211; stumbling stones &#8211; is part of an art project by German artist G\u00fcnter Demnig. The small brass plaques in the size of a cobblestone commemorate every single person killed in Holocaust. Read more about the project here: https:\/\/www.stolpersteine.eu\/en\/home\/<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Inne p\u00e5 Grenselandmuseet, flyet er sovjetisk og n\u00f8dlandet p\u00e5 et frossent vann \u00a9 Trym Ivar Bergsmo<\/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-resistance-was-met-with-brutality\">Resistance was met with brutality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the war moved on, resistance groups started to form across Northern Norway. The Nazi response was brutality and terror. Young men and women from Kiberg near the Soviet border escaped, were trained in the Soviet Union and returned to act as informers on the Nazi whereabouts. They could rely on support from the local population. However, many were discovered and shot. In 1942, a resistance group was discovered in Majavatn, in Northern Norway\u2019s far south and 24 men were executed. In 1943, a sabotage mission from England north of Troms\u00f8 ended in disaster, with 11 men killed or executed. However, the 12<sup>th<\/sup> man, Jan Baalsrud, escaped to Sweden with the help of the local population. This story has been turned into a film twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-red-army-liberated-kirkenes-in-1944\">The Red Army liberated Kirkenes in 1944<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By late 1944, the Axis positions on the Murmansk front were hard pressed. On the 25<sup>th<\/sup> of October, the Red Army liberated Kirkenes, and the civilian population could come out of the mines where they had stayed for three weeks. In all haste, the easternmost areas of Norway were abandoned, and the bridge over river Tana was blown up on the 7<sup>th<\/sup> of November. The Soviet advance stopped here.<\/p>\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 season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-alta region-finnmarksvidda region-hammerfest region-kirkenes region-lyngenfjord region-northern-norway region-varanger 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\/reconstruction-architecture-defines-north-troms-and-finnmark\/\">\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=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/003400_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_-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\tNorthern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Reconstruction Architecture defines North Troms and Finnmark<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 region-hammerfest 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\/the-museum-of-reconstruction-in-hammerfest-tells-the-story-of-rebuilding-from-the-ashes-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: 49.089996337891% 52.766911786302%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f269446fecbfb77c622e7e5cba7a35b2-768x512.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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Museum of Reconstruction in Hammerfest tells the story of rebuilding from the ashes 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\tWorld War II\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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 region-nordkapp malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider 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\/foldalbruket-rose-from-the-ashes-of-world-war-two\/\">\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: 50.5% 63.517235065329%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1d3a365a546997bb5dbe8ff6f2d29ae6-768x445.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\tNordkapp\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Foldalbruket rose from the ashes of World War Two<\/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\tWorld War II\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-the-far-north-was-totally-destroyed\">The far north was totally destroyed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of 1944, the Germans established a new front just northeast of Troms\u00f8, the Lyngen line. 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