Trondenes Fort

Trondenes Fort
Harstad, Norway
Adolf Gun at Trondenes
Map
Interactive map of the fort
Coordinates68°49′40″N 16°33′56″E / 68.8277°N 16.5656°E / 68.8277; 16.5656
TypeMilitary base
Site information
OwnerNorwegian Armed Forces
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
Built byNazi German Army
Garrison information
GarrisonNorwegian Coastal Ranger Command

Trondenes Fort is a fort situated on the Trondenes peninsula in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north of the town of Harstad. The fort has been the main base for the Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command since 2002. The fort was built in 1943 by the Nazis occupying Norway during World War II as a part of the Atlantic Wall.[1]

  1. ^ "Trondenes Fort" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2012-08-25.

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