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

Police Troops Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 9, 2024

1. Police Troops Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Til minne om
falne fra
polititroppene
Sverige og Norge
1943-1945

(English translation:)
In memory of the fallen Police Troops of Sweden and Norway, 1943-45

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 59° 54.286′ N, 10° 44.485′ E. Memorial is in Oslo. It is in Sentrum. It can be reached from Akershusstranda. The memorial is on the north side of the Forsvarsmuseet (“Norwegian Armed Forces Museum”), Building 62, in Akershus Fortress. Touch for map. Memorial 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: Den Norske Brigaden i Skotland / The Norwegian Brigade in Scotland Memorial (here, next to this marker); Max Manus (within shouting distance of this marker); Akershus Fortress surrender - 1945 (about 120 meters away, measured

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in a direct line); 736 Jøder / 736 Jews (about 150 meters away); Norwegian Forces D-Day Memorial (about 210 meters away); Norwegian Sailors Five Centuries Memorial (about 210 meters away); Nasjonalmonumentet for krigens ofre 1940-45 / National Monument for Victims of War 1940-45 (about 210 meters away); Monument in memory of deported Jews (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.

Also see . . . Norwegian police troops in Sweden during World War II (Wikipedia).

Overview: The Norwegian police troops in Sweden during World War II consisted of around 15,000 men, recruited from Norwegian refugees and trained at a number of secret camps in Sweden.

Liberation of Finnmark: From 12 January 1945 the troops participated in the operations in Finnmark. In total around 1,300 police troops were involved. This operation was decided by the British government.

End of WWII: In May 1945 the police troops - taking with them about one month of supplies - were transferred to Norway to help with keeping order and arresting collaborators following the German capitulation.

(Submitted on July 30, 2024.)

Police Troops Memorial - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 9, 2024

2. Police Troops Memorial - wide view

The Police Troops Memorial is the rightmost of the three visible here.

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 192 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 30, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.