Narvik War Museum

Narvik Krigsmuseum

The anchor of the Norwegian coastal defense ship Norge in front of the Narvik War Museum
Data
place	Narvik
Art	War museum
opening	1964
Number of visitors (annually)	23,500 (2015)
management	Eystein Markusson
Website	https://warmuseum.no

The war museum in the northern Norwegian port city of Narvik ( Norwegian Narvik Krigsmuseum ) is dedicated to war and its consequences. Naturally, one focus is the period from 1940 to 1945, when Norway suffered under German occupation . As part of the Wehrmacht's Weser Exercise , Narvik was particularly hotly contested in the spring of 1940 .

exhibition

German mountain gun brought to Narvik in April 1940 by a Ju 52 .

Various original exhibits from the Second World War are shown, such as a German 7.5 cm mountain gun 36 (picture) and an Enigma key machine model M4 . There are also models, photos, films and sound documents. Explanations are in Norwegian and English given and using smartphone - Apps on German , French and Polish .

The museum is located in central Narvik at Kongensgate 39 and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is around 10 euros.

Web links

Commons : War Museum, Narvik  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website (Norwegian and English), accessed February 6, 2018.

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Narvik War and Peace Center , accessed February 6, 2018.
2. ↑ Contact Information , accessed on February 6, 2018.
3. ↑ Short Introduction to Narvik War Museum , accessed February 6, 2018.
4. ↑ Official website , accessed February 6, 2018.

Coordinates: 68 ° 26 ′ 16.1 ″  N , 17 ° 25 ′ 33.1 ″  E