Battle of Drøbak Sound
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The Battle of Drøbak Sound took place in Drøbak Sound, the northernmost part of the outer Oslofjord in south-eastern Norway, on 9 April 1940. It marked the end of the "Phoney War" and the beginning of
Blücher sinking in the Oslofjord
Oberst (Colonel) Birger Eriksen, the commander of Oscarsborg, 9 April 1940
One of the three 28 cm (11.0 in) main battery guns at Oscarsborg
Blücher on fire and sinking in Drøbak Sound
Oscarsborg Fortress
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Oscarsborg Fortress is a coastal fortress in the Oslofjord, close to the town of Drøbak in Akershus County, Norway. The best known part is situated on two small islets: Nordre Kaholmen and Søndre Kaho
Battle of Drøbak Sound
…German invasion of Norway, to seize the Norwegian capital of Oslo and capture King Haakon VII and his government. The fleet was engaged in the fjord by Oscarsborg Fortress, an aging coastal installation near Drøbak, that had been relegated to training coastal artillery servicemen, leading the Germans to disregard its…
Oscarsborg Fortress' Main Island seen from the south-west.
Harbour Fortress on South Kaholmen. The 28 cm guns are on this island on the left, the torpedo battery to the right. Scars in the rock are over the torpedo exit tunnels. The Old Barracks in the background