Our evening stop in Svolvaer, the capital of the Lofoten islands…. Still part of Norway

Uncategorized 1 Minute

A cod fishing village with a small but very unique and sobering private World War Two museum. It is mainly a collection of artifacts from Norway’s involvement in World War Two.

The owner of this fantastic and impactful collection, Mr William Hakvag. He is holding a sailor’s uniform that was found on the ocean floor many years after the war.
He had many mannequins dressed in authentic nazi and Norwegian uniforms and many pieces of equipment, including weapons, radios and personal affects.
He has several cockpit instrument panels. This is from a Messerschmitt 109, one of germanys best fighter planes.
This is a piece he got from Germany. It was found in an old home and upon inspection and taking it apart to reframe, several interesting things were discovered. It Had A H signed in the corner and 4 other paintings were under it. They were paintings of 4 of Disney’s “7 dwarfs”. These were thought to have been done by Adolph Hitler. Hitler was an artist in his younger days and an admirer of Walt Disney!
Note the A H in the lower left corner
Hitler’s magnifying glass and Eva Braun’s purse
This is a recreation of the Gestapo headquarters commanders office in Svolvaer. It gave me goose bumps!
Chilling reminders of a madman’s plan to change the world. The owner now has an agreement to donate his collection to the local city museum and they promise to keep the museum intact and on display as a reminder of a terrible war in hopes that the world never repeats this event
Unknown's avatar

Published by rodandpatty

Rod and Patty Jenkins are retired and enjoy traveling. We hope you enjoy our posts as we we see different locations around the globe.

Published

Leave a comment