On August 8th, 1945, Crown Prince Olav unveiled this memorial during the first royal visit. It honors 23 Norwegians, 2 Brits, and 1 Swede who lost their lives defending Svalbard during World War II. Among them were 15 casualties when ships Selis and Isbjoern sank near Barentsburg and 9 during the German attack on Longyearbyen in 1943. Two more died in attacks on a German weather station. Captain Trond Astrup Vigtel is the only one buried in Longyearbyen, as families chose to bury others on the mainland. Evacuation in 1942 spared further casualties.
War Memorial
from the audio walk Longyearbyen Audiowalk – Start City Center
Price: 19.99 €
48
Stations
68:08 min Audio
11.35 km 9
68:08 min Audio
11.35 km 9
