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A different view of the Arctic Convoy route.

Discussion in 'Convoys and Troopships' started by OpanaPointer, Mar 23, 2012.

  1. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Polar view of the routes, giving a more realistic idea of the distances involved.
     
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    Interesting! Besides establishing airfields for bombers to attack the convoys, the Germans turned the Norwegian coast into a maze of fortifications in case of an allied invasion. Hitler believed that the allies planned to launch one more attack on Norway like they did in 1940.Here are some pictures of maps showing the German strongholds on the coast of northern Norway.
    View attachment 16082
     

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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Wow. Those were hanging on a wall some place? I'd give your left nut to get scanned copies of those.
     
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    urqh Tea drinking surrender monkey

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    That is some original stuff Ram...Good stuff.
     
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    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    Maps are one of my favorite things. These are both tremendous additions to the forum.
     
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    A-58 Cool Dude

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    Maybe we should have a map forum. That would be neat.
     
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    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    I think you're right, Bobby. That would be neat.
     
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    Yes, they are at the ’Theo Batterie Museum’ at Trondenes in northern Norway. The Theo and the Dietl gun batteries were located on each side of the inlet to the Ofoten Fjord, meant to protect the sailing routes to Narvik and the iron ore loading facilities there (See the Batterie Theo Map thumbnail).

    There were three 40 centimetres (16 inches) guns on each location. Batterie Dietl was dismantled after the war, but the Batterie Theo remained operational into the early sixties.
    My father was a naval officer, and from 1960 to 1964 he was stationed at the Ramsund Naval Station adjacent to the Ofoten Fjord, and I remember visiting the Batterie Theo in the early sixties with him. The gun battery lies within a military restricted area, and even today you are escorted by military personnel during the visit. As I said, there are three guns, but only one is open to the public. The other two are mothballed.

    There are also a collection of anti aircraft guns and searchlights there, in addition to miscellaneous German WWII militaria.
     

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    I can only upload five pictures at a time so here are five more:
     

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    urqh Tea drinking surrender monkey

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    This is why we need a fortification and bunkers type section on the forum...The number of members who have taken pics over the years of bunkers and outposts...both ww2 and cold war etc are many but spread all over the forum.

    These are great Ram...Lots of us are into the bunker and map type stuff...I myself served in a bunker for many years...Moles who live in holes....Great stuff matey.
     
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    allery

    Too bad there is no picture gallery anymore, like it was on the old version of this Forum....
     
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    So that explains it urqh! Too much time down in the hole eh?
     
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