Tromsdalen detention camp
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Tromsdalen detention camp (Norwegian: Tromsdalen fangeleir, German: Polizeihäftlingslager Tromsdalen), colloquially known as Krøkebærsletta, was a Nazi concentration camp just east of Tromsø, Norway, built during World War II. From November 1942 until the end of the occupation of Norway in May 1945, it was primarily a transit camp for prisoners on their way to Falstad, Grini, or camps in Nazi Germany. It held over 2000 recorded prisoners.[1][2][3][4]
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Tromsdalen detention camp | |
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Concentration camp | |
Coordinates | 69.6505°N 19.0128°E / 69.6505; 19.0128 |
Other names | German: Polizeihäftlingslager Tromsdalen, Norwegian: Tromsdalen fangeleir, Krøkebærsletta |
Location | Tromsdalen, Norway |
Built by | Nazi Germany |
Operated by | Sicherheitspolizei |
First built | October 1942 |
Operational | November 1942 - May 1945 |
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Tromstun skole (Tromstun School) now stands on the site of the former camp. A memorial marker has been erected there to commemorate it.[2]