What to do and see in Eastern Norway, Eastern Norway: The Best Military Museums

July 25, 2021 Malia Yoakum

Discover the best top things to do in Eastern Norway, Norway including Gudbrandsdal War Museum, Flight Museum, Toras Fort, Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum, Z Museum, Armed Forces Museum, Marinemuseet (The Norwegian Naval Museum), Tonsberg Maritime Historic Centre, Forsvarets Flysamling, Oscarsborg museum.
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1. Gudbrandsdal War Museum

Linvegen 18, Kvam 2642 Norway +47 61 29 40 33 [email protected] http://www.krigsminne.no
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

Gudbrandsdal War Museum

On the 9th of April 1940, German troops landed in Norway. We were at war, and the battle to avoid invasion lasted for two months. The german army reached Gudbrandsdalen 21st of April 1940 with the battle of Tretten and Gausdal. On the 25th and 26th of April, Kvam in Gudbrandsdalen became the centre of one of the most serious battles in southern Norway. During this bitter fight between German and British troops, some 70 buildings were burned to the ground and among them was the church in Kvam. Gudbrandsdalen 1940 was the first ground battle between German and British forces in WW2. The Battle of Kringen on the 26th of August 1612, involved an ambush by Norwegian peasant militia of Scottish mercenary soldiers who were on their way to enlist in the Swedish army for the Kalmar War. George Sinclair was ambushed by Norwegian militia along with 300 of his men while marching through Norway to join the army of the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus. Sinclair, riding at the head of the column and wearing a plumed helmet, was the first to fall; he was shot by Sjelstad, a Norwegian militiaman. The officers, including the expedition leader, Colonel Ramsey, were ransomed while the remaining 15 survivors were conscripted into the Danish army. These are the historic events on which the Gudbrandsdal War Memorial Exhibition is based. The exhibition opened on the 5th of May 1995, and provides a unique insight into the acts of war, occupation and defence in Gudbrandsdalen.

2. Flight Museum

Museumsvegen 35 Oslo Gardermoen Airport, Gardermoen 2060 Norway http://www.flysam.no
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5.0 based on 6 reviews

Flight Museum

3. Toras Fort

Torasveien 47, Tjome 3145 Norway
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Toras Fort

4. Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum

Bygning 21 Festning, Oslo 0015 Norway +47 23 09 32 80 [email protected] https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/norways-resistance-museum/2764/
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Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum

Reviewed By TravelTrooperX2 - San Mateo, United States

This was an excellent museum and a great history lesson regarding the Norwegian resistance during WWII. There is a lot of reading. You must put in the effort to learn. It is well worth it. The amount of artifacts that were preserved were amazing, such as smuggled letters and secret resistance correspondence. You may think you know everything about WWII, but come here and you will learn more. Norway definitely put up a fight to help preserve the rights of people all over Europe. Very impressive exhibit. We spent 2 hours here. The museum is a small building inside the Akershus Fortress. Entrance fee was covered by the Oslo Pass.

5. Z Museum

Treungen 3855 Norway +47 476 22 100 http://www.z-museum.no/en/
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4.5 based on 9 reviews

Z Museum

6. Armed Forces Museum

Akershus Festning, Oslo 0150 Norway +47 23 09 35 82 [email protected] http://forsvaretsmuseer.no/Forsvarsmuseet
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4.5 based on 265 reviews

Armed Forces Museum

Reviewed By Sliemiz

This is a free entry museum located close to the Askerhus Castle. When we entered on the ground floor we thought that it was a small museum detailing the various campaigns in which the Norwegian armed forces participated. Then we walked up to the first floor. There unfolded a vast, detailed exhibition of all the conflicts that Norway was involved in - starting from the Vikings, through the numerous wars with Sweden right up to the Second World war and beyond. Each section of the exhibition displays numerous artifacts and information.

7. Marinemuseet (The Norwegian Naval Museum)

Kulturparken Karljohansvern, Horten 3183 Norway +47 33 03 33 97 [email protected] http://www.visithorten.com/en/attractions?lang=en&id=20682#main
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4.5 based on 115 reviews

Marinemuseet (The Norwegian Naval Museum)

Reviewed By runenavy - Oslo, Norway

I brought my senior leaders to this excellent museum in Horten, for a two hours guided tour in maritime history. The guide service was excellent! Eventhough I have served a lot of years in the Navy, there are always something new to learn. We finished the tour on board the submarine (Ex HNoMS Utstein). This is a place you must visit!

8. Tonsberg Maritime Historic Centre

Nedre Langgate 38, Tonsberg 3126 Norway +47 33 39 96 58 http://www.tonsbergsjo.no
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Tonsberg Maritime Historic Centre

Tonsberg's shipping and whaling history. Exhibition of the whaling pioneer Svend Foyn. Shippingcompanies in Vestfold. Ship models. About 400 pictures from the merchant fleet of Tonsberg and the whaling fleet of Vestfold.

9. Forsvarets Flysamling

Museumsvegen 35 next to Oslo Airport Gardermoen, Gardermoen 2060 Norway +47 63 92 86 60 [email protected] http://www.flysamlingen.no
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4.5 based on 17 reviews

Forsvarets Flysamling

10. Oscarsborg museum

Husvikveien Oscarsborg, Drobak 1443 Norway +47 64 90 41 61 [email protected] http://www.forsvaretsmuseer.no/oscarsborg
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Oscarsborg museum

Oscarsborg museum offers exhibitions and guided tours all year around. It is located in the main Fortress at Oscarsborg, which played a key role during the nazist's invasion on April 9th 1940. Today Oscarsborg is a popular destination for families and others, due to the history, the beautiful scenery, art galleries, restaurants, concerts and the close location to the nice little city Drøbak.

Reviewed By Vissing - Stenloese, Denmark

See the movie "The Kings choice" or in Norwegian / Danish "Kongens Nei/nej" and you will know the story from the 9th of april 1940, when the fortress sunk the big german cruiser "Blücher" with the fortresses ancient guns and torpedoes. So interesting

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