BILDER TATT AV TYSKE SOLDATER I NORGE 1940 - 1945

Mostly photos and photo albums captured in Norway during WWII. But there will always be section of photos and photo albums from around the world.


Last additions - Norske fotoalbum - Norwegian photo albums
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falkenberg031.jpgRjukan1862 viewsClose-upJun 18, 2009
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falkenberg014.jpg2387 viewsMy grandfather at the extreme left, with fellow officers. Jun 18, 2009
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falkenberg033.jpg1859 viewsWAR!! A lone sentry on the plateau above Rjukan has wrapped himself in white blankets for camouflage, not having access to proper snow suits. Note mountain Gaustadtoppen in the background. Jun 17, 2009
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falkenberg027.jpgRukan2050 viewsRjukan again. Live firing. Note the machinegun strapped to the barrel, much more economical to practise with than using 40mm rounds. Incidentally, this technique was "re-discovered" in the Norwegian Air Force in the late 80s, then using L-70 guns with MG-3s (M-42). The inventive officer was given a cash price and a diploma for the idea! History repeats itself....Jun 17, 2009
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falkenberg030.jpgRjukan1874 viewsAt the range, Rjukan. Colt pistols en masse. Jun 17, 2009
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falkenberg015.jpg2657 viewsThe brand new trucks belonging to the unit. Setermoen, note mountain Storala in the background. Jun 17, 2009
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falkenberg011.jpgTransporting the battery, officers on a ferry in Northern Norway.2251 viewsJun 17, 2009
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falkenberg004.jpgSetermoen3496 viewsSetermoen photo. A jolly-looking group of Norwegian soldiers. Jun 17, 2009
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falkenberg040.jpg1999 views"Lotter". Wherever the battery was emplaced, local women would feed the soldiers, doing their part for the war effort. Southern Norway, around April 20-25. Jun 17, 2009
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falkenberg039.jpg1630 viewsThe bridge over the lake Mjøsa has been blown. Jun 17, 2009
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falkenberg036.jpg1721 viewsThe final dinner.... This was to mark the end of the NCO training undertaken at Rjukan. This is the evening of April 8th. During this very dinner, the phone would later ring, announcing the German invasion of Norway... Jun 17, 2009
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falkenberg021.jpgOlsborg, Bardufoss2227 viewsOlsborg (Nord for Bardufoss) og at den krysser Målselva. 700 M SØR for krysset E6 og Riksvei 854 - Freddy FenderJun 17, 2009
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falkenberg017.jpgSetermoen1929 viewsOptical rangefinder. Not quite sure, but possibly of Swiss manufacture. These were very expensive pieces of equipment at the time. Jun 17, 2009
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falkenberg013.jpgM/S Foucauld2534 viewsThe ferry is being overtaken by a larger passenger vessel.

Turistbåten på bildet er franske M/S Foucauld på 11028 tonn, bygget for rederiet Compagnie des Chargeurs Reunis i 1923 som
kombinert laste- og passasjerskip D/S L'Hoedic. Skipet ble ombygget til dieseldrevet turistskip i 1929 og gitt navnet M/S Foucauld.
Skipet gikk tapt 15.juni 1940 i La Pallice etter et tysk flyangrep; EspenA
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