Sentrum in Oslo, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)
Oslogjengen
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“The Oslo Gang”
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 8, 2024
1. Oslogjengen / “Oslo Gang” Marker
Oslogjengen
arbeidskontoret som lå her
Aksjonen bidro til å stanse
Quislingregimets
planer om mobilisering
av norsk ungdom til
tysk krigstjeneste
On May 18, 1944, the Oslo Gang blew up the employment office which was located here. The action helped to stop the Quisling regime’s plans for the mobilization of Norwegian youth for German war service.
Erected by Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vels, Krigen 1940-45.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 18, 1944.
Location. 59° 54.911′ N, 10° 44.64′ E. Marker is in Oslo. It is in Sentrum. It is on Akersgata. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Akersgata 55, Oslo 0180, Norway. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, in Scandinavia, in the Nordic Countries, in the Schengen Area, and in the Western World.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Den Gamle Regjeringsbygningen / The Old Government Building (a few steps from this marker); Caffebrænderi / Coffee Roastery
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1. Oslogjengen (Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel, in Norwegian).
Excerpt (in translation): Opposition to the labor service was low for a long time. Only when the Quisling regime stepped up its plans for forced mobilization for so-called "national work effort", which meant that Norwegian youth could also be conscripted into German military service, did the resistance become effective. The Labor Office at Akersgaten 55 was supposed to be the meeting place for the mobilization on May 19, 1944. On May 18, Milorg leader Jens Chr. Hauge commissioned the Oslo Gang's Gunnar Sønsteby to destroy the building that evening so that the Labor Office was destroyed and mobilization impossible. Sønsteby caught hold of Gregers Gram, and on the way to Akersgaten they accidentally met Max(Submitted on July 26, 2024.)Manus, who came along to keep watch. The action, which was Sønsteby's debut as a saboteur, was very successful. The house was demolished in 1992, and the current building opened in 1994.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 11, 20242. Oslogjengen / “Oslo Gang” Marker - wide viewThe marker is actually easy to get to for pedestrians. The surrounding area is, however, currently undergoing a massive renovation, hence the temporary construction wall visible on the right.
2. Oslogjengen (Wikipedia).
Overview: Oslogjengen (lit. The Oslo Gang, also called Kompani Linge's Oslo Detachment) was a sabotage group operating in Oslo from May 1944 to May 1945, during the last year of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. The group had its basis in both the British Special Operations Executive and the Norwegian Milorg, was coordinated by Gunnar Sønsteby, and had around ten members. It was the dominant sabotage group in Oslo between May and September 1944, when they performed a series of successful sabotage operations.(Submitted on July 26, 2024.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,468 times since then and 222 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
