War Memorials, Bergen
Posted in Norway Cruise, Trips, War Memorials at 12:00 on 28 July 2021
Memorial to the Battle of Bergen Harbour, 1/8/1665. (aka Battle of Vågen. The battle was one of those which should not have taken place but did. The local commander did not know that the English fleet had permission from the king (of Denmark-Norway) to capture Dutch ships sheltering in the harbour so opened fire from Bergenhus Fortress – the only time the fortress ever took part in a battle.
Memorial to Norwegian sailors of the Great War. Erected by their friends and admirers in Great Britain and dedicated to “that great company of true norsemen who though at peace with all men dared to defy the horrors and perils of war and in a rightful service endured fearlessly to the end”:-
Memorial in Bergen to Skansens Bataljon Buekorps/Bow Corps. Falt I Krigen 1940-1945. Falt I Krigen means “fell in war.”
Tags: Battle of Bergen Harbour, Battle of Vågen, Bergen, First World War, Norway, Second World War, Skansens Bataljon Buekorps, Skansens Battalion, the Great War, War Memorials, World War 1, World War 2, WW1, WW2, WWI, WWII
