Cue cards: World War II

Wanted: Who drew these drawings?

The National Archives has digitized an unusual and extensive photo album from World War II. We are now asking the public for help to solve a small mystery: Who...

The National Heritage Board protects hospital buildings from World War II

The old war hospital at Sinsenveien 76 in Oslo is now secured for the future.The National Heritage Board protects Sinsenveien 76 in Oslo on Thursday, October 23.The building is today a...

Access to the National Archives: A practical guide

The National Betrayal Archive is one of the largest and most comprehensive archives stored in the Digital Archive. It consists of more than 90,000 folders documenting the investigation...

50,000 people are registered in the Kjesäter register.

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Norway, the Swedish National Archives has published a comprehensive index of Norwegians who fled to Sweden during World War II. Over 50...

Rinnan's Rival: Young man of Jewish descent became one of Norway's...

The documentary "Rinnan's rival" explores the life of Karl Adding, a key double agent for the Gestapo during World War II. The film premieres in Norwegian cinemas on November 22...

The National Archives' spring release 2024

On April 9, the National Archives publishes four central registers and archives on Norwegian political prisoners during World War II. The series will be available on Digitalarkivet.In the spring releases, the National Archives publishes important...

Easier to search the traitor archive

Just after the Second World War, many Norwegians were held accountable for their actions during the occupation. These cases, known as "treason cases", were thoroughly documented and archived,...

Publishes list of possible Nazi collaborators in the Netherlands

The Dutch government plans to open up information on 300,000 people who were investigated for collaborating with the Nazis, which could accelerate the settlement...

Freder Jewish home in Larvik

The National Heritage Board protects the house and apple orchard of the Sachnowitz family, who were deported and killed in the persecution of Norwegian Jews in 1942-43. Of the nine family members...

Wartime archives transferred from the Home Front Museum to the National Archives

General Jodl wrote a letter thanking him for the bottle of juniper schnapps he received from Reichskomtmisär Terboven. Now you can read this and more...