- Trondenes Fort
Trondenes Fort is a
fort situated onTrondenes peninsula nearHarstad in the Norwegian county ofTroms .It has been the main base for the
Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command since 2002. The fort was built in1943 by the Nazis occupying Norway duringWorld War II as a part of theAtlantic Wall .It was equipped with four of the world's largest land based guns (40.6 cm). The guns were taken out of the Norwegian mobilisation plans in
1961 , but are still in place, one of which is kept in working order for conservation purposes. The guns are also calledAdolf Gun s and have a barrel length of 20.3 meters. The standard grenade weighed 1030 kg and the range using that grenade was ca. 43,000 m, while the lighter 600 kg grenade could be launched 56,000 m. As a part of the Atlantic Wall the fort is unique in its original set up and high degree of preservation.
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