Fortifications

We are now arriving in Sildvik. When Norway broke the Union with Sweden in 1905 there was a frosty relationship and an ongoing cold war. In 1907 the Norwegian armed forces built fortifications from here towards the Swedish border. An armoured train was also stationed here, but that was not unusual at that time. It consisted of a train set equipped with a 7.6 mm cannon placed on a wagon. The facility could be staffed by up to 250 men. During the second world war, soldiers from the German destroyer Georg Thiele came ashore and seized Norwegian uniforms and equipment including the armoured cannon. The fortification was in military service up until 1980, and the bunkers are still intact.