Former Execution Range Trandumskogen

Norway / Akershus / Sessvollmoen / Trandumskogen
 memorial, Second World War 1939-1945, place with historical importance, war memorial
On 17 May 1945, the first mass grave in Norway since the beginning of World War 2 was discoverd here. 194 persons were shot on this spot by the Germans. Some of them were sentenced to death by the German occupation force, but most of them never saw a courtroom. The inscription on the memorial (which is written in 3 different languages - English, Russian and German) reads:

"In the combat for freedom during the 1940-1945 war, 173 Norwegians, 15 Sovjet-subjects and 6 Britons were executed here by the enemy in the woods of Trandum."
Wikipedia article: https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trandumskogen
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Coordinates:   60°13'8"N   11°7'5"E
This article was last modified 10 years ago