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LINKS
If not stated otherwise the below sites are in English. If you would like to exhange links or suggest a link, please write to lars.gyllenhaal@home.se

 
GENERAL INTEREST
The Barents Euro-Arctic Region at War Besides lots of information about the geography, etnography and economy, this site provides basic info on all conflicts within the region.
Petsamo-Kirkenes simulation The Petsamo-Kirkenes operation is simulated on this site belonging to TDG: The Operational Art of War (TOAW) Design Group.
Aeroplane Crash Sites of Lapland No guarantees that the wrecks are still there. If you love demanding hikes it just might be worthwhile though. Find anything? Tell us!
Pasvik Turist Offering battlefield tours of the Russian Kola Peninsula from Norwegian Kirkenes. English spoken.
Historical Battle Guide Historical Battle Guide - a place for finding photos, information and links re. battlefields.
After the Battle The original "then and now" military history magazine and book publisher.
 
THE ARCTIC CONVOYS
lend-lease aircraft The aircraft models that were sent to the USSR and what remains today in the form of wrecks and restored aircraft.
Russian convoys The convoys from a British perspective.
Northern convoys Lend-lease and the convoys from a Russian perspective. (in Russian)
 
GERMAN & FINNISH UNITS
Finnish reenactors A US-based group reenacting the WWII Finnish Army.
WWII Day by Day The German armed forces day by day during WWII and a unique section on insignia and more.
Lexikon der Wehrmacht A large databank on all German units of WWII, many biographies and more. (in German)
German weathermen in the Arctic Describes German military weather observers in the Arctic and their mail.
Prison camp for Germans Several of the German high-ranking officers from the Arctic operations, e.g. SS-general Demelhuber, ended up in this British POW camp: Island Farm. Good CVs on these German officers.
Finnish Army in WWII The Finnish Army in the Second World War
Swedish volunteers in Finland Lots of information on the Swedish volunteers in the Finnish armed forces 1939-1944. (in Swedish with a summary in English)
Atlantic Wall The German bunkers in Norway are featured here.
Skalman A WWII research and discussion site incl. many special sections on Axis units
Bundesarchiv Militärarchiv The central German WWII military archive in Freiburg.(in German)
Adolf gun and Trondenes museum How to see one of the world´s largest landbased guns and the Trondenes local museum which has a small WWII exhibition.
Järämä & Sturmbockstellung WWII related sights in northwestern Finland. Click "general information services" and "sights" to find the WWII sights.
Steigen, Batterie Dietl One of Europe´s largest gun positions.(in Norwegian)
Operation Weserubung A good summary of the events during the German invasion of Norway 1940 & the British Counterattack
Volksbund The site that helps you research the fate of German soldiers and where you can find their graves. A good search tool. (in German)  
Feldgrau One of the best sites on the web for research conc. the German armed forces during WWII.
 
SOVIET UNITS
RKKA A large and very useful site on many aspects of the Red Army incl. lots of information on units. (in Russian)
The Mannerheim Line Soviet and Finnish units on the Karelian isthmus and a great link collection. (in English/Russian)
The Russian Battlefield Documents, photographs and eyewitness accounts from the Red Army during WWII incl. the Karelian front. (in English/Russian)
Atlantic Crossroads Inc. Red Army litterature in English and Russian and Soviet militaria.
Russian Military Translations Books on Soviet WWII forces, in particular lend-lease tanks, special forces and translations of WWII Red Army weapon manuals.
 
ANGLO-AMERICAN OPERATIONS
99th US Infantry Battalion The 99th US Infantry Batl. (separate) was one of the few US units that came to Scandinavia during WWII. This is their own website.
Stragglers The homepage about allied aircraft & crews that for different reasons landed or crashed in Sweden during WWII.
Bernt Balchen Norwegian-born Polar explorer, head of the United States Army Air Forces Detachment that took part in the aftermath of the Petsamo-Kirkenes offensive.
The Carpetbagger Pages USAAF Special Operations during WWII 
King and Country WWII Airborne equipment, info and great links
 
NORWAY DURING WWII
Naval Aviation in Troms The naval aviation base Skattoera was used 1938-1975. During 1940-45 it was used by the Luftwaffe. This website informs about the site´s history and a project to make Skattoera part of a historical-cultural centre.(in Norwegian)
Film about "police troops" Documentary film on the Norwegian "police troops" that were raised in Sweden and their employment in e.g. Arctic Norway. Also ordering information. (in Swedish)
Norway 1940 The site that specializes in the 1940 invasion of Norway.
The Senjehesten coastal defence museum A WWII museum incl. the Skrolsvik fortress, NW of Bardu. (in Norwegian)
The Norwegian Partisan Museum Learn about the Norwegians in the Soviet Army when visiting the Varanger Peninsula. (in Norwegian)
Narvik 1940 On naval warfare and wreck-diving in Arctic Norway, very detailed. (in Norwegian)
The Lofoten War Memorial Museum This museum contains the largest militaria collection in Norway.
The Blood Road Museum The life of the Soviet and Yugoslav slave workers in Norway. This site also has info about relevant films, like the film "Blood Road".
Nordland Red Cross War Museum Narvik´s war museum site contains many good photographs of the area, e.g. what today can be seen of the German battleships around Narvik.
The Museum of Reconstruction The history of forced evacuation and total destruction in northernmost Norway during WWII, and the rebuilding and reconstruction 1944 - 1960.
Museums in Norway The tool for searching in all Norwegian museums.
The Norwegian Aviation Museum Norway´s greatest collection of historical aircraft is not in Oslo, but in Bodø, capital of the Nordland county.
Norway during WWII A comprehensive data bank, forum etc about Norway during WWII
 
SWEDEN DURING WWII
Lancaster in Lapland Lots of info on the Lancaster that crash-landed by Porjus in Swedish Lapland.
Swedish WWII Army reenactors The society that reenacts the Swedish Army during WWII. (in Swedish)
The Sven Hörnell Photo Gallery This photo gallery on the Swedish-Norwegian border has unique WWII photographs of the border area on display.
The P 5 Armour Association and Museum The world´s northernmost armour museum, situated in Boden (in Swedish)
Flygets hus The future air historical centre for North Sweden. (in Swedish)
Bodens Fästning The largest and most impressive fortress of Boden. (in Swedish)
Swedish WWII vehicles and bunkers Drive Swedish WWII and post-war vehicles, see WWII bunkers and artillery of the Kalix Line at Mariebergs viltfarm, an arctic activity centre. (in Swedish)
Winter War Trophies Arvidsjaur Tourism offers visits to the K 4 Regiment and their Winter War trophies. Non-Swedish citizens must apply at least two weeks in advance.
The fortresses of Boden Gives an overview of all unclassified fortresses of this fortress-town. Click on the map to zoom in on the areas that interest you." (in Swedish)
The Garrison Museum of Boden The museum of small arms and uniforms in Boden. (in Swedish)
   


Updated 16-07-2004

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