Unloading of transport vessels in the port of Oslo.
The liner ‘Wilhelm Gustloff’ in Oslo, where she was used as a hospital ship in 1940. Later the ship became notoriety for the worst sea disaster in history, when it was sunk by the Russian submarine S-13 on 30th January 1945 during the evacuation of troops and civilians from the eastern provinces. More than 7,000 refugees went drown.
Oslo, building of Arbeiterbladet.
A medium tank from type Neubaufahrzeuge, pictured near Oslo. Only three were build in 1935 and these were attached to the tank unit for special employment no.40 in April 1940. One vehicle was destroyed during the fightings.
German soldiers cemetery in Norway. From Wehrmacht, Marine (navy) and Luftwaffe (air force) 1,317 men were killed and 2,375 missed, most of the latter at sea transport, during the Operation Weser Crossing.
The German motor column on the roads between Oslo and Kristiansand in southern Norway.
A coffee break.
Landscape pictures on the drive.
Landscape pictures on the drive.
On a costal road around a fjord between Porsgrunn and Kragerø, called in southern Norway (thanks for the information about the exact location by a reader).
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