Krigsminnesmerket over de falne i Longyearbyen på Svalbard
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Norway > LongyearbyenSvalbard hadde 26 falne i krigsåra 1940-1945. Like etter krigen vitja H.K.H. Kronprins Olav øygruppa. Hovudærendet hans var å avduka eit krigsminnesmerke. Det skjedde 7. august 1949. Minnesmerket over dei falne på Svalbard står i Longyearbyen. Det er ein vel 8 meter høg bauta i ein lys bergart sett saman av tre element. Innskrifta står under eit kranssymbol med fakkel.Pamyatnik the fallen in World War II inhabitants of Spitsbergen. 26 inhabitants Svalbard died during the war 1940-1945. Immediately after the war, the archipelago visited Crown Prince Olav. His main task here he saw the opening of the memorial to the fallen. It happened August 7, 1949. Memorial stele is fallen in Longyearbyen, and is an 8 meter long three-component structure on a pedestal on which are engraved torch and names.
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blanchy September 18, 2020 at 01:19 AM
What a time...