Grini was
originally a prison but became more and more like a
concentration camp because of the constant
development.
Several SS officers
made sure strict discipline were maintained. Should one get sick,
there was no point in
seeing “Dr. Rietz”. He
was described as 98 % nazi and 2% doctor. He was also a member of
the German security services. (sicherheitsdients)
All in all, a total of 19 788 prisoners were recorded at Grini,
mostly Norwegians.
86
prisoners of war died, most of these after being transferred to
Germany.
Other prisons, apart from Grini, were
-
"Møllergata 19" in
Oslo
-
"Arkivet (the archive)
in Kristiansand
-
"Ulven" (the wolf)
outside Bergen
-
"Espeland" camp.
Bergen
-
"Sydspissen"
(soutpoint) in Tromsø
-
"Krøkebærsletta" in
Tromsø.
At its peak almost
5000 were imprisoned at Grini.
Back to Geocaching:
Very little, and bad, food was available for the prisoners. In the
start they were allowed to receive supplies from outside, but
around 1943 this was forbidden. It was then made appointments with
the local citizens about decided and camouflaged places for placing
food. When they were able, the prisoners placed handcrafted items
in return. Doesn't this sound a bit familiar?
We urge you to
visit the museum close to the cache, open on Sundays only
1200-1500.
Give also
“Lauritz Sand” some thoughts. He carried very important
information and got about every knuckle in his body broken during
questioning, - and the Germans broke them again some weeks later.
He shall never have given any information. You see his statue close
to the cache, and also close to Griniveien. It has “NEI” (NO)
written on it.
It is possible to
take bus 732 to the end stop and do a “bus in cache”.