Nazi concentration camps in Norway
The Nazi occupation government built and used prison camps in Norway during World War Two. 709[1] prison camps [or concentration camps, and some death camps] were counted by a project, that was under advice by Randi Bratteli and some others.[2] Other numbers say there were "around 500"[3] prison camps.
Prison camps
changeFinnmark (a county)
change- Karasjok had "camp 4 Karasjok" (in German: Lager 4 Karasjok and in Norwegian: Karasjok fangeleir[4]),[5][6] that received around 400[7] prisoners.
- Høybuktmoen
- Neiden had a camp for Russian[8] and other Soviet prisoners.
- Leirpollen (Norwegian: Leirpollen fangeleir[9] (or Lerpollen -): The camp had 150 prisoners, and at least it had Soviet prisoners.[10]: 6 Also suspected members of the Persfjord groups partisans on the Varanger Peninsula, were held in the camp.[9] I 1943, 11 prisoners were killed, by being hit with one [or more] clubs.[9]
- Storskog[9]
- Tofte also known as Jarfjordbotn[9]
- Kirkenes: The camp had Soviet prisoners, at least.[10]: 6
- Kjelmøy: The camp had 80 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 6
- Oksbåsen: The camp had 20 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 6
- Tåmet, Jargord: The camp had around 100 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 6
- Grense Jakobselv: The camp had 100 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 6
There were prison camps for teachers (from Norway):
Troms (a county)
change- Bardufoss
- Krøkebærsletta
- Kvænangen: The prison camp there, was made up of the two prison camps, Veidal and Badderen, that also was known as Veiskaret.[9])
- Sydspissen
- Skorpa fangeleir
Nordland (a county)
change- Beisfjord had "camp one Beisfjord" (in German: Lager I Beisfjord; in Norwegian: Beisfjord fangeleir)
- Jernvann - on Bjørnfjell (a mountain) was a camp, that was ruled by "camp one Beisfjord".[6]
- Elsfjord had "camp two Elsfjord" (in German: Lager 2 Elsfjord;[6] in Norwegian: Elsfjord fangeleir).
- Setså: The camp had had 475 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Stamnes: The camp had had 549 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Botn prison camp (Norw: Botn fangeleir)[12] The camp had had Yugoslavian prisoners at first. The 466 prisoners in May 1945,[11] were from Soviet.[10]: 8
- Saltnes
- Rognan had "camp three Rognan" (in German: Lager 3 Rognan;[6] in Norwegian: Elsfjord fangeleir). The camp had had Yugoslavian prisoners at first. The camp had had 256 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Bakken[13]
- Sundby: The camp had had 500 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Brenne: The camp had had 118 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Pothus[11] (eller Potshus): The camp had had 749 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Yugoslavian prisoners - at least.[10]: 8 Its location was West of Saltdalselva, about 1 kilometer South of the bridge at Røkland".[14]
- Russånes: The camp had had 291 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Langånes: The camp had had 800 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Berghulnes: The camp had had 915 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Rødelva [or Rotelva ]: The camp had had 550 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Polish prisoners - at least.550 [15]
- Kjemåga: The camp had had 915 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Lønsdalsbrua[11] in Lønsdalen (eller Lønsdal[10]: 8 ): The camp had had 268 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Krokelva: The camp had had 790 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Bjørnelv prison camp (Norw: Bjørnelv fangeleir)[13][16][17]
- "polar circle prison camp" (German: Lager Polarcirkel): The camp had had 776 prisoners in May 1945;[11]
- Bolna: The camp had had 539 prisoners in May 1945;[11]
- Randalsvolden: The camp had had 523 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Andfjell: The camp had had 509 prisoners in May 1945;[11]
- Nabbvollen[18] (or Nabbvolden): The camp had had 436 prisoners in May 1945;[11]
- Hjertåsen (or Hjartåsen[18]): The prison camp had had 922 prisoners in May 1945;[11]
- Dunderland (concentration camp) (Norw: Dunderland fangeleir), in Rana:[19] The prison camp had had 481 prisoners in May 1945;[11]
- Skonseng: The prison camp had had 211 prisoners in May 1945;[11]
- Eiteråsen: The prison camp had had 348 prisoners in May 1945;[11]
- Mo i Rana: The prison camp had had 476 prisoners in May 1945;[11]
- Hattfjelldal: The prison camp had had 158 prisoners in May 1945;[11]
- Korgen. The prison camp was ruled by "prison camp 3 Rognan".[6]
- Osen in Vefsn (a municipality)[20] var underlejren Knutlia.[6][10]: 12
- At Ylvingen[10]: 13 "the prisoners"[21] or foreign prisoners of war, worked at the coastal fortress.[22]
- Saltdal:[23]
- Kroken prison camp (Norw: Kroken fangeleir) in Sørfold (a municipality) : The camp had had 618 prisoners in May 1945,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 9
- Makkøyra at Elvkroken[24]
- Kalvik at Leirfjorden (Helgeland)[25]
- Mørsry at Mørsvikbotnet[25]
- At Gullsmedvika near Mo i Rana[26]
- Krokstrand[10]: 12
- Lund[10]: 13
- Narvik[10]: 13
- Nesna[10]: 13
- Andenes: The camp had had 30-50 prisoners,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 7
- Skrova [i nVågan (a municipality)]: The camp had had 200 prisoners,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 7
- South-east of Svolvær": The camp had had 10 prisoners,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 7
- At Vestvågøy:
- Stamsund: The camp had had 60 prisoners,[11] and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 7 . The location was at Hermannsvika in Stamsund.[10]: 7 [27]
- Buksnes, at "Sund near Gravdal":[27] The prison camp had had 140 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 7
- Borge (Nordland): The prison camp had had 140 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 7
- Leknes on Vestvågøy[10]: 7
- Ballstad on Vestvågøy[10]: 7
- Skjelfjord [in Flakstad municipality] had 500 Soviet prisoners.[10]: 7
- Kalvik: The prison camp had had 339 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 7
- Elvegårdsmoen [in Narvik (a municipality)][10]: 7
- Lenvik [in Evenes municipality[10]: 7
- Bjerkvik [in Narvik municipality]: The prison camp had had 400 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 7
- Bogen i Ofoten: The prison camp had had 300-500 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 7
- Storvollen: The prison camp had had 422 prisoners.[10]: 7
- Bjarkåsen: The prison camp had had 918 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 7
- The graveyard in Narvik: The prison camp had had 500-1200 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 7
- The hospital in Narvik: The prison camp had had 120 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Framnæsodden i Narvik: The prison camp had had 80-100 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 7
- Dronningsgate: The prison camp had had 65 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Kongensgate i Narvik: The prison camp had had 40 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Nes, Nes fort i Lødingen kommune: The prison camp had had 130-140 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Bø[28] på i Engeløya i Steigen kommune: The prison camp had had 1600 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
- Mørsvikbotn
- Kobbvatnet[10]: 8 [in Sørfold (a municipality)]
- Bonåsjøen[10]: 8 i Sørfold (a municipality)
- Kvarv[10]: 8 i Sørfold (a municipality)
- Helland[10]: 8 (North of Fauske)
- Fauske:
- Teglværket:[10]: 8 The prison camp had had 200-400 prisoners.[10]: 8
- There were more prison camps in Fauske.[10]: 8
- Brennhei[29] i Krokstrand: The prison camp had had 100 prisoners, and it had Soviet prisoners - at least.[10]: 8
At least 28 prison camps had locations between Mo i Rana and Fauske (and 25 of these were for Soviet prisoners-of-war).[30]
Trøndelag (a county)
change- In Levanger - Falstad prison camp near[31] the SS camp Falstad.
- In Oppdal: Stalag 308, had forced laborers working on the Nordland Line.[33]
- In Orkdal: Fannrem-leiren. The prisoners were sent to work on the Orkdal Line.[9] (Denne lejren var en utekommando[9]—underlejr til Grini1Grini fangelejr.)
- In Trondheim: Vollan fengsel
- Austråt[10]: 12
- Bjugn[10]: 12
- Ørlandet[10]: 12
- Fosenhalvøya[10]: 12
Hordaland (a county)
change- Ulven-leiren[9]
- Espeland-leiren
- In Bergen: Storetveit skole hadde 268 fanger.[9]
- In Framnes in Norheimsund, a boarding school was re-built as a prison camp.[9]
Vestfold (a county)
change- Berg interneringsleir
- On Bolærne: There was a death camp for Russians and others from the Soviet Union on Midtre Bolærne.[34]
Akershus (a county)
change- Grini concentration camp (Grini konsentrasjonsleir)[35]
- In Nittedal: Åneby fangeleir.[9]
Literature
change- Norge under okkupasjonen : 25 rapporter med kartlegging og registrering av spørreundersøkelser og dokumentasjon. 1997
- Bache, Andrew. [rapporten] "De sovjetiske, polske og jugoslaviske (serbiske) krigsfanger i tysk fangenskap i Norge 1941-1945. Oversikt over 709 krigsfange- og arbeidsleirer for utenlandske krigsfanger. Fordelt på 19 fylker" fra bogen Norge under okkupasjonen : 25 rapporter med kartlegging og registrering av spørreundersøkelser og dokumentasjon . Utgivet af projektet "Norge under okkupasjonen"
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