Sentrum in Oslo, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)

Akershus Fortress surrender - 1945

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 9, 2024

1. Akershus Fortress surrender - 1945 Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Foran denne Kommandantbolig tilbakeleverte okkupasjonsmakten Akershus Festning til de norske hjemmestryker 11. mai 1945

(English translation:)
In front of this Commandant's Residence, the occupying power returned the Akershus Fortress to the Norwegian home troops, May 11, 1945.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1945.

Location. 59° 54.336′ N, 10° 44.403′ E. Marker is in Oslo. It is in Sentrum. It is on Akershus Festning. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oslo 0015, 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: Nasjonalmonumentet for krigens ofre 1940-45 / National Monument for Victims of War 1940-45 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Max Manus (about 120 meters away); Den Norske Brigaden i Skotland / The Norwegian Brigade in Scotland Memorial

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(about 120 meters away); Police Troops Memorial (about 120 meters away); Norwegian Sailors Five Centuries Memorial (about 150 meters away); Generalløytnant Otto Ruge / Lieutenant general Otto Ruge (about 150 meters away); Norwegian Forces D-Day Memorial (about 150 meters away); Monument in memory of deported Jews (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.

Also see . . . Akershus Fortress (Wikipedia).

World War II: The fortress has never successfully been besieged by a foreign enemy. However it surrendered without combat to Nazi Germany in 1940 when the Norwegian government evacuated the capital in the face of the unprovoked German assault on Denmark and Norway.

During World War II, people were executed here by the German occupiers, including members of the Pelle group. The fortress was liberated on 11 May 1945, when it was handed over to Terje Rollem on behalf of the Norwegian resistance movement. After the war, eight Norwegian traitors who had been tried for war crimes and sentenced to death were also executed at the fortress. Among those executed were Vidkun Quisling and Siegfried Fehmer.

Akershus Fortress surrender - 1945 Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 9, 2024

2. Akershus Fortress surrender - 1945 Marker - wide view

(Submitted on July 30, 2024.)

Akershus Fortress surrender - 1945 Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 9, 2024

3. Akershus Fortress surrender - 1945 Marker - wider view

Akershus Fortress surrender, May 11, 1945 image. Click for full size.

Johannes Stage (courtesy National Library of Norway via Wikimedia Commons), May 11, 1945

4. Akershus Fortress surrender, May 11, 1945

“The surrender of Akershus Fortress in Oslo, Norway. The German garrison’s commander Major Josef Nichterlein and his aide Captain Hamel handing the fortress over to the Norwegian resistance movement's Terje Rollem in May 1945.”

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 30, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.