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

Norwegian Forces D-Day Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 9, 2024

1. Norwegian Forces D-Day Memorial text

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Avec le plus profond respect, et à la mémoire des 52 Norvégiens qui ont perdu la vie dans les opérations liées au jour J. Au total, près de 3000 Norvégiens ont participé aux opérations en mer, dans les airs et au sol.

I dyp respekt og til minne om de 52 nordmenn som mistet livet i operasjoner knyttet til D-dagen. Til sammen deltok nærmere 3 000 nordmenn i operasjonene på sjøen, i luften og på bakken.

(With deepest respect, and in memory of the 52 Norwegians who lost their lives in the D-Day operations. In total, nearly 3,000 Norwegians took part in the operations at sea, in the air and on the ground.)

Armée de Terre • Hæren (Army)
Norvald Frafjord · Jan Güettler · Brynjar Hammer · Kjell Rynning

Marine • Sjøforsvaret (Navy)
Knut Amundsen · Håkon M. Andersen · Torgrim Bernhoft · Andreas Norman Dalen · Emil Kristoffer Endresen Dyrørn · Eugen Edvardsen · Sigurd Jan Eik · Erling Gustav Hamar · Asle Hansen · Ingolf Hansen · Karl Johan Haugland · Leif Jacobsen Peter Martin Jensen · Olaf Jespersen · Finn Winter Johannessen · Arne B. Kristiansen · Hans Martin Kvalheim · Kristian Larsen · Peder Emil Larsen · Anton Lodden · Harald Mathisen · Kristoffer Nilsen · Gudmund Olsen · Christian Krusche Pedersen · Erling Dagfinn Salomonsen · Karl Hillfred Sebakk · Johan Arnt Olavsen Synnes · Thoralf Thaule · Simon Vedvik · Einar Aalstad · Harald Hansen Ås

Armée de l’Air • Luftforsvaret (Air Force)
Kåre B. Anthonsen · John E. H. Evensen · Erik A. Gundersen · Per Hattrem · Finn Varde Jespersen · Thorvald Johnsen · Leif Lundsten · Kjell L'Abée-Lund · Knut Baade Magnus · Christian A. Münster · Egil Bernard Olufsen · Kåre Pedersen · Norman Morris Riung · Sinjo Reidar Ryen · Kjell Sandvig · Rolf Utne

Flotte Commerciale • Handelsflåten (Merchant Marine)
Fredrik Karl Kristian Søeberg

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Location. 59° 54.285′ N, 10° 44.264′ E. Memorial is in Oslo. It is in Sentrum. It is at the intersection of Normandieplassen and Akershusstranda, on the left when traveling south on Normandieplassen. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Oslo 0150, 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: Norwegian Sailors Five Centuries Memorial (here, next to this marker); Monument in memory of deported Jews (within shouting distance of this marker); Akershus Fortress surrender - 1945 (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Nasjonalmonumentet for krigens ofre 1940-45 / National Monument for Victims of War 1940-45 (about 150 meters away); Den Norske Brigaden i Skotland / The Norwegian Brigade in Scotland Memorial (about 210 meters away); Police Troops Memorial

Norwegian Forces D-Day Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 9, 2024

2. Norwegian Forces D-Day Memorial

(about 210 meters away); Max Manus (about 210 meters away); 736 Jøder / 736 Jews (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.

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

Also see . . . 80th anniversary of D-Day (Royal House of Norway, June 6, 2024).

Excerpt: The Norwegian contribution comprised two fighter squadrons, ten naval vessels, and 43 ships from the merchant navy. The Allied landing forces faced fierce resistance but managed to establish beachheads in several locations. Within six days, the Allies controlled a coastline of 95 kilometers, and over 300 000 Allied soldiers had been landed. Within a month, one million Allied soldiers were on French soil.

(Submitted on August 8, 2024.)

Norwegian Forces D-Day Memorial - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 9, 2024

3. Norwegian Forces D-Day Memorial - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.