Monument over Englandsfarten
Monument over Englandsfarten is a monument in the Norwegian city of Ålesund .
The memorial commemorates the Norwegian travelers to England who fled between 1940 and 1945 from Germany- occupied Norway with ships heading for Great Britain, particularly to Scotland , the Orkney or Shetland Islands . 320 people were killed, 3300 managed to escape. The monument is located in a small park on the east side of Ålesund harbor at Skateflukaia . It was created by Olav Stavseng . The decision to set it up was made in 1993, the work was carried out from May 1994 to May 1995. The unveiling took place on May 8, 1995, the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II , by Crown Prince Haakon .
Financing was provided by private individuals, companies and institutions at home and abroad, state authorities, municipalities in western Norway, Møre og Romsdal and Ålesund.
The monument shows as a sculpture the bow of a boat driving through waves, on which a young man is standing. The sculpture is on a high stone column. The column bears the lettering on the lake side
ENGLAND
FARTEN
1940-1945
On two panels attached to the side of the column there are two identical inscriptions, one in Norwegian, one in English:
TIL MINNE OM
320 NORDMENN SOM MISTA LIVET
PÅ LAND OG PÅ HAV
PÅ VEG FRA NORGE TIL ALLIERT HAVN
I ENGLANDSFARTEN
UNDER DEN TYSKE OKKUPASJONEN
1940 - 1945
OG 3300 NORDMENN SOM KOM FRAM
OG KJEMPA SAMMEN
MED ALLIERTE VENNER I
KHSSEN
IN MEMORY OF
320 NORWEGIANS
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
ON LAND OR AT SEA
FOLLOWING THE ESCAPE ROUTE
ACROSS THE NORTH SEA
TO ALLIED HARBORS
DURING THE GERMAN OCCUPATION
1940 - 1945
AND 3300 NORWEGIANS
WHO SAFELY ARRIVED PORT
AND FOUGHT WITH
THE GAVE BATTLE.
THAT US FREEDOM
(German: In memory of the 320 Norwegians who lost their lives on land or at sea while following the escape route across the North Sea to the Allied ports during the German occupation from 1940 to 1945 and the 3300 Norwegians who kept the port safe reached and fought together with allied friends in the struggle that gave us freedom. )
Web links
- Monument over Englandsfarten (Norwegian)
- Monument about the British drivers on de.visitalesund.com (English)
Coordinates: 62 ° 28 ' N , 6 ° 9' E