Milorg Memorial
Went for a walk around NĂžklevann lake in Oslo today. At SarabrĂ„ten, near the northern end of the lake, there is a memorial erected to nine fallen members of Milorg who was all killed in 1945. Since I first was there I thought Iâd take some pictures and upload them, since they are within the topic of my previous post.
A closer look at the plaque on the memorial
The plaque lists from left to right in each column: the service number of each member, their first name, last name, what area they were from, date of birth, and lastly - date of death.
The text above and under translates to:
Fallen in the fight for the Fatherland 1940-1945 Hunters of Milorg-group 13132 Erected by friends in the group
Milorg-group 13 included Oslo, Aker, Asker, BĂŠrum and the western part of LĂžrenskog. The following three digits specifies the operating areas further.
This smaller plaque is right next to the memorial and the following is written:
The bauta was erected in 1946. Milorg held memorial service until 1966. From then on, a yearly collaboration between Milorg, BĂžler neighbourhood association and council, and friends of Ăstmarka. Milorg was dissolved in 2010 Friends of Ăstmarka takes care of the tradition
Nearby there is some information tables regarding the surrounding areas, and it includes the story of the fallen nine.
The Milorg-Bauta
The homefront, Milorg, was active in Ăstmarka (forrested area east of Oslo) during the war - it included parachute drops of equipment, training, and guiding of refugees to Sweden. It did not go well for everybody. To members of Milorg-group 13132 was shot during an operation in february 1945. Seven other members was arrested and later executed at Akershus fortress. These heroes has been honored with a memorial at SarabrĂ„ten. The Milorg-bauta, which bears the name of the nine and the text âfallen in the fight for the Fatherland 1940-1945âł, was erected in 1946. Every year a memorial service is held around June 7th by Friends of Ăstmarka. It often involves important guests and speakers. In the previous years King Harald (currently king of Norway), Jens Stoltenberg (former prime minister), Fabian Stang (former mayor of Oslo), and Gunnar âKjakanâ SĂžnsteby (Highest decorated soldier of the resistance) have been present to honour the fallen.












