Tag: World War II
World War II land mines found on West Coast beach
Police have cordoned off a beach at Jæren, Rogaland County, after a man out walking found 21 old land mines stemming from World War II....
Police send Dachau gate back to Germany
Police in Bergen said they planned to send the heavy iron gate that was stolen three years ago from the concentration camp Dachau back to authorities...
Royal infatuation sealed US support
"Intimate" and "private" is how author and royal researcher Tor Bomann-Larsen has described the "close relationship" between Norway's Crown Princess Martha and US President Franklin Delano...
Norway loses another war hero
Tributes have been published in Norwegian media all week, since news broke that one of Norway's last surviving war heroes had died at the age...
King’s ‘no’ to Nazis hits the silver screen
The latest in a wave of films about epic events in Norway's history was getting a royal reception this week. Kongens nei, which is...
NRK opens archive of Nazi propaganda
Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) has been converting its earliest programs to digital format in recent years, in order to make their old newsreels available online. The...
German warship wreckage protected
The wreckage of the armoured German troop ship Blücher has been lying at the bottom of the Oslo Fjord for 76 years, since it...
Norwegians recall the 7th of June
Norway has won, lost and re-won its sovereignty on the 7th of June in 1905, 1940 and 1945. Flags flew again on Sunday as...
Government mulls another apology
The Norwegian government is now considering issuance of yet another official apology, this time to the children of Norwegians who were members of the...
Ceremonial start to the 17th of May
SEE THE VIDEO: "They fought, they fell, they gave us everything." It doesn't rhyme in English, but an early morning ceremony on Norway's national...
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