Samleren William Hakvaag har fylt museet i Svolvær med krigsminner og militaria, særlig utstyr fra soldatene som sloss i Norge under andre verdenskrig. Uniformene på bildet har tilhørt en tysk sambandsoffiser i flyvåpenet, to tyske bergjegere, en norsk skiløpersoldat og en vinterutrustet franskmann fra kampene i Narvik 1940. Foto: 2019
English: Military uniforms, weapons, equipment, etc. from World War II in Norway 1940–1945, especially the Nazi German invasion and occupation and the directly following Norwegian campaign, the unsuccessful attempted Allied liberation during the early stages of the war from April 9, 1940, until June 10, 1940, as well as from later events of the war in Northern Norway (Operation Claymore and Operation Anklet commando raids on the Lofoten islands 1941, etc.): 1. German air force (Luftwaffe) NCO candidate for communication (Nachrichten). Golden brown was the Waffenfarbe (colour of branch of service) for signal troops. Equipped with headset and microphone, etc. Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during the war. 2. German army (Wehrmacht Heer) Gebirgsjäger trained for mountain and winter combat. With German MP 40 submachine gun, etc. 3. Wounded German alpine officer of the 139th Mountain Infantry Regiment of Wehrmacht's 3rd Mountain Division. 4. Norwegian winter camouflage uniform (white smock and trousers) used in 1940. Also field cap, knitted mittens, etc. With the German occupational forces in 1940, as with the other parts of the Armed Forces, the Norwegian Army had to surrender to a superior force, but army units were the ones resisting for the longest period of time: with help from British, French, and Polish forces, the 6th Division led by the legendary Major General Carl Gustav Fleischer, were able to recapture the city of Narvik during the Battle of Narvik. 5. French Army winter uniform with Adrian helmet (Casque Adrian) etc. British and French troops began to land at Narvik on 14 April 1940. Despite moderate success in the northern parts of Norway, the Allies were eventually compelled to withdraw by Germany's invasion of France in May, and the Norwegian government sought exile in London. Also seen are a German MG 34 (Maschinengewehr 34) machine gun, Colt M/29 heavy machine gun (built at Kongsberg våpenfabrik and used by the Norwegian troops from Lofoten near Narvik), military skis, winter warefare and mountaineering equipment, photos (from the commando raid on the Lofoten islands, etc.), German memorabilia, horse shoes, etc.Photo taken on May 8, 2019 at the Lofoten War Memorial Museum (Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum) in Svolvær, Norway. The museum exhibits uniforms, militaria, smaller items, memorabilia, etc. related to World War II and the German occupation of Norway 1940 – 1945. Legal disclaimer This image shows (or resembles) a symbol that was used by the National Socialist (NSDAP/Nazi) government of Germany or an organization closely associated to it, or another party which has been banned by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany. The use of insignia of organizations that have been banned in Germany (like the Nazi swastika or the arrow cross) are also illegal in Austria, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, France, Brazil, Israel, Ukraine, Russia and other countries, depending on context. In Germany, the applicable law is paragraph 86a of the criminal code (StGB), in Poland – Art. 256 of the criminal code (Dz.U. 1997 nr 88 poz. 553).