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GT68°N #L11 Elvegårdsmoen Traditional Cache

Hidden : 2/13/2024
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Elvegårdsmoen ble etablert i 1909. På samme måte som militærleirene Setermoen i Bardu og Drevjamoen i Vefsn, skjedde opprettelsen på bakgrunn av innføringen av allmenn verneplikt i Nord-Norge kort før 1900. På Elvegårdsmoen ble det fra starten av etablert rekruttskole både for infanteriet og ingeniørvåpenet. Også infanteriregiment nummer 15 (IR 15) og sjette sanitetskompani benyttet leiren tidlig, og begge hadde tilhold der fram til utbruddet av andre verdenskrig.

Elvegårdsmoen ble okkupert tidlig om morgenen den 9. april 1940 av tyske soldater som var satt i land av jagerne Wolfgang Zenker, Erich Koellner og Hermann Künne. De norske leirvaktene hadde ikke ammunisjon nok til å yte mostand. Rundt 150 nordmenn som var på stedet ble tatt til fange. 

Inne på elvegårdmoen fikk de tyske bergjegerne tilgang til store mengder norsk militært utstyr som de benyttet itl å bevæpne tyske marinegaster etter at samtlige ti tyske jagere var blitt senket 13. april. Blant annet trengte de klær, og kledde seg i norske uniformer, slik at de norske krigsfangene fikk utdelt sommerluer for å skille seg fra tyskerne. 

Det ble lange dager for de norske krigsfangene, og de ble satt til ulikt arbeid. Blant annet ble de sendt på en 11 kilometer lang marsj den 14. april til Hartvikvatnet, for å tråkke opp ei startstripe i snøen for et strandet tysk fly. 

13. mai ble Elvegårdsmoen utsatt for alliert bombing og mye av den eldste bebyggelsen ble ødelagt. Leiren ble så erobret av franske fremmedlegionærer. Men de norske krigsfangene ble ikke løslatt, men satt på en tvangsmarsj helt opp til Bjørnfjell. Her fra ble de sendt ut i ulikt arbeid, blant annet med å bære forsyninger til stillingene på fronten. 

Den 19. juni fikk fangene beskjed om at nå skulle de få reise hjem. og neste dag fikk de utdelt lønn på 72 kroner, og sendt avsted til frihet. 

Men etter kapitulasjonen i juni tok tyskerne leiren tilbake og utvidet den med flere bygninger. 

Nåtiden

På grunn av okkupasjonsmaktens sterke tilstedeværelse på Elvegårdsmoen under andre verdenskrig, framstår leiren fortsatt som et delvis ekstysk anlegg. I det øvrige består bygningsmiljøet av en del bygninger fra den første utbyggingsperioden 1910 til 1920 samt nyere funksjonsbygg for repetisjonsøvelser og HV.

Elvegårdsmoen utgjør et av de eldste og best bevarte militære bygningsmiljøene i Nord-Norge. På grunn av de store militærhistoriske og antikvariske verdiene leiren representerer, har Riksantikvaren fredet deler av den. Fredningen er ikke til hinder for militær bruk. Elvegårdsmoen er et mye benyttet øvelsesetablissement særlig til årlig trening for HV-16s mannskaper, og tar også imot allierte styrker.

 


Foto: Museum Nord

Kilde: https://soldater.no og SNL.no

 

 

 


Elvegårdsmoen was established in 1909. In the same way as the military camps Setermoen in Bardu and Drevjamoen in Vefsn, the establishment took place against the background of the introduction of general conscription in northern Norway shortly before 1900. At Elvegårdsmoen, a recruit school was established from the start for both the infantry and the engineer force . Infantry regiment number 15 (IR 15) and the sixth sanitary company also used the camp early on, and both were stationed there until the outbreak of the Second World War.

 

Elvegårdsmoen was occupied early in the morning on 9 April 1940 by German soldiers who had been set ashore by fighters Wolfgang Zenker, Erich Koellner and Hermann Künne. The Norwegian camp guards did not have enough ammunition to offer resistance. Around 150 Norwegians who were there were captured.

 

 

Inside Elvegårdmoen, the German mountain hunters gained access to large quantities of Norwegian military equipment which they used to arm German naval forces after all ten German fighters had been sunk on 13 April. Among other things, they needed clothes, and dressed in Norwegian uniforms, so that the Norwegian prisoners of war were given summer hats to distinguish themselves from the Germans.

 

The days were long for the Norwegian prisoners of war, and they were put to different work. Among other things, they were sent on an 11 kilometer long march on 14 April to Hartvikvatnet, to step up a runway in the snow for a stranded German plane.

On 13 May, Elvegårdsmoen was exposed to allied bombing and much of the oldest buildings were destroyed. The camp was then conquered by French foreign legionnaires. But the Norwegian prisoners of war were not released, but put on a forced march all the way up to Bjørnfjell. From here they were sent out for various work, including carrying supplies to the positions at the front.

On 19 June, the prisoners were told that they would now be allowed to go home. and the next day they were paid a salary of NOK 72, and sent off to freedom.

But after the capitulation in June, the Germans took the camp back and expanded it with more buildings.

After the war, Elvegårdsmoen was used by the then HV-15 and for recruit training for the infantry. Parts of Brigade Nord were also stationed and practicing in the camp. Elvegårdsmoen was also the administrative center for several of the Norwegian Armed Forces' departments in the north.

The present

Due to the occupying power's strong presence on Elvegårdsmoen during the Second World War, the camp still appears as a partly ex-German facility. Otherwise, the built environment consists of a number of buildings from the first development period 1910 to 1920 as well as newer functional buildings for rehearsal exercises and HV.

Elvegårdsmoen is one of the oldest and best-preserved military building environments in northern Norway. Because of the great military historical and antiquarian values ​​the camp represents, the National Archives has protected parts of it. The protection does not prevent military use. Elvegårdsmoen is a much-used training establishment, particularly for annual training for HV-16's crews, and also welcomes allied forces.

 

 

 

Source:  https://soldater.no og SNL.no

 

 

 

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Elvegårdsmoen was established in 1909. In the same way as the military camps Setermoen in Bardu and Drevjamoen in Vefsn, the establishment took place against the background of the introduction of general conscription in northern Norway shortly before 1900. At Elvegårdsmoen, a recruit school was established from the start for both the infantry and the engineer force . Infantry regiment number 15 (IR 15) and the sixth sanitary company also used the camp early on, and both were stationed there until the outbreak of the Second World War.

The Germans occupied Elvegårdsmoen without a fight on 9 April 1940 and immediately benefited greatly from all the depots in the camp. A short time later, during the Battle of Narvik, Elvegårdsmoen was subjected to Allied bombing, and much of the oldest buildings were destroyed. Incidentally, the camp was later recaptured by mainly French troops, before the Allies were ordered out of the country in June 1940 and the Germans again took over the camp. The occupying power quickly replaced the destroyed buildings and supplemented them with additional buildings, mainly barracks.

After the war, Elvegårdsmoen was used by the then HV-15 and for recruit training for the infantry. Parts of Brigade Nord were also stationed and practicing in the camp. Elvegårdsmoen was also the administrative center for several of the Norwegian Armed Forces' departments in the north.
 

The present

Due to the occupying power's strong presence on Elvegårdsmoen during the Second World War, the camp still appears as a partly ex-German facility. In the rest, the building environment consists of a number of buildings from the first development period 1910 to 1920 as well as newer functional buildings for rehearsal exercises and HV. Elvegårdsmoen is one of the oldest and best-preserved military building environments in northern Norway. Because of the great military historical and antiquarian values ​​the camp represents, the National Archives has protected parts of it. The protection does not prevent military use. Elvegårdsmoen is a much-used training establishment, particularly for annual training for HV-16's crews, and also welcomes allied forces.
 

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