Bedford in Bedford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Norway

National D-Day Memorial

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Norway Marker

Inscription. Ten warships of the Royal Norwegian Navy in exile took part in Operation Neptune. The Svenner! a brand new destroyer, was struck midship by a German torpedo at H-1 and went down in a quarter-hour. The Norwegian Merchant Navy also committed forty-three ships to the operation, six of them on D-Day itself. Two of the cargo ships were scuttled to create a breakwater for landing craft. On D-Day two fighter squadrons from the Royal Norwegian Air Force in exile flew in the Norwegian Wing of the Allied Second Tactical Air Force.

Erected by National D-Day Memorial.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the U.S. National D-Day Memorial series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1944.

Location. 37° 19.796′ N, 79° 32.148′ W. Memorial is in Bedford, Virginia, in Bedford County. It can be reached from Overlord Circle 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road. The Marker is located along Robey W. Estes Sr. Plaza on the grounds of the National D-Day Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal

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address: 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford VA 24523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: New Zealand (here, next to this marker); Poland (here, next to this marker); Netherlands (a few steps from this marker); United Kingdom (a few steps from this marker); Ninth Infantry Division (a few steps from this marker); Greece (a few steps from this marker); Robey W. Estes Sr. Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Norway Marker

marker.

Also see . . .
1. Norway. Portsmouth City Council website entry (Submitted on January 28, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

2. National D-Day Memorial. Encyclopedia Virginia website entry (Submitted on January 28, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.