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Below you can dive into my little universe filled with metal detecting, militaria and relics, world war two- and military history, miniature modelling and relic art.
Tirpitz Memorial outside Tromsø
75 years ago today, 12.11.1944, the German battleship Tirpitz was sunk outside Tromsø in Northern Norway. 916 of its crew went down with her
Inka
Nov 12, 20191 min read
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Soviet POW camp Trondenes
Next to the 800 year old Trondenes Church outside Harstad you can visit this Red Army POW memorial.
Inka
Aug 7, 20191 min read
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Willys MB 1943 Restoration
My friend and colleague Gary Kostka have spent the last few years restoring an old War Machine and the result is amazing.
Inka
Jul 28, 20192 min read
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Find of a Lifetime
We spent some time checking signals which mostly were nails and the usual rubbish before we found a more interesting corner of the camp.
Inka
Jul 22, 20192 min read
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Tromsø Tirpitz Museum
the Tromsø Tirpitz Museum. It is located a short distance from the city center, in a German built ammo bunker that belonged to a nearby
Inka
Jul 14, 20191 min read
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MKB 1/512 Tromsö Süd
Marine Kusten Batterie 1/512 Tromsö Süd was established short after the German occupation of the area in 1940.
Inka
Aug 31, 20181 min read
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HKB 20/972 Ansnes
Not far from where I live is the remnants of an Atlantikwall fortification, the Heeres Küsten Batterie 20/972 Ansnes,
Inka
Aug 22, 20182 min read
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British War Graves in Tromsø
On the old cemetery on the main island in Tromsø you can find the northernmost British war graves from WW2 in the world
Inka
Aug 17, 20181 min read
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Expedition Van VW T4
I wanted a van I could use for my expeditions and for going on markets etc with so I began looking at "minicamper" solutions on the internet
Inka
May 31, 20181 min read
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Red Army POW Memorial
This memorial is a very beautiful one, sitting on a small hill overlooking the valley. It was here the prisoners buried their comrades
Inka
Aug 11, 20171 min read
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The Armoury Bar
The Armoury bar opened some four and a half months ago and is located in Old Riga. It is a bit off the tourist tracks but quite easy to find
Inka
Aug 17, 20162 min read
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Dimitri - der Ost Arbeiter
Dimitri was a young man in his 20s. He was from Ukraine. In 1942 he was sent to Norway as a "Ost-Arbeiter" (Eastern Worker).
Inka
Feb 26, 20161 min read
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Operation "Asfalt"
During the war more than 100000 Soviet POWs were transfered to camps all over Norway, with the concentration of them going to camps in North
Inka
Jan 13, 20163 min read
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Legenda Military Archaeology Expedition Spring 2015
The researchers in Legenda had located what could be a large Red Army massgrave and the JCB started opening up the forestfloor.
Inka
Jun 9, 201510 min read
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HKB 5/974 Straumöy-Nord
I made a trip here several weeks ago just before the really cold and nasty winter weather set. I went there early so I could spend all day
Inka
Dec 6, 20141 min read
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The Blue Hills , Sinimäed , Estonia
In 1944 Soviet forces broke through the German defences in Narva, Estonia, after six months of fighting. The German forces withdrew
Inka
Oct 23, 20146 min read
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HKB 4/974 Straumöy Süd Hill 1
HKB (HeeresKüstenBatterie) 4/974 is situated just outside one of the worlds largest Maelstroms , The Saltstraumen.
Inka
Oct 14, 20141 min read
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MKB 5/510 Brömneset
MKB (Marine Küsten Batterie) 5/510 is situated directly outside Bodø in Nordland. It was operational in October 1940 and were armed with
Inka
May 6, 20141 min read
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Nacht und Nebel
"Operation 25", which was the codename for Hitler`s planned invasion of Yugoslavia, started 6th April 1941. As groundforces rolled across
Inka
Mar 23, 20147 min read
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The Armoury, Trondheim
this museum can trace its roots back to 1826, making it one of Norway's oldest museums. It houses exhibitions centred on the development
Inka
Mar 11, 20141 min read
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