Telavåg reprisals
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The Telavåg reprisals were a brutal Nazi retaliation in 1942 in the Norwegian village of Telavåg, where German forces destroyed the settlement and executed or deported many inhabitants after discovering local support for resistance agents.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Telavåg reprisals canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi war crime
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World War II event ⓘ massacre ⓘ reprisal ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| aftermath | Telavåg was later rebuilt after World War II ⓘ |
| cause |
discovery of local support for Norwegian resistance agents
ⓘ
sheltering of resistance agents in Telavåg ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
brutality
ⓘ
civilian suffering ⓘ collective punishment ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
memorials in Telavåg
ⓘ
museum exhibitions about the event ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| date | 1942 ⓘ |
| hasContext |
German occupation of Norway
ⓘ
Nazi counter-resistance operations in Norway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
German-occupied Norway
ⓘ
Sotra ⓘ Vestland ⓘ |
| location | Telavåg ⓘ |
| method |
burning of houses
ⓘ
demolition of buildings ⓘ execution by shooting ⓘ mass arrest ⓘ |
| motive |
deterrence of resistance activities
ⓘ
punishment for aiding resistance ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Reichskommissariat Norwegen
ⓘ
surface form:
German occupation authorities in Norway
Reich Main Security Office ⓘ
surface form:
German security police
Gestapo ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| result |
deportation of inhabitants
ⓘ
destruction of the village of Telavåg ⓘ execution of male inhabitants ⓘ imprisonment of many villagers in German camps ⓘ |
| significance |
important episode in Norwegian World War II history
ⓘ
symbol of Nazi terror in Norway ⓘ |
| target | Norwegian civilian population ⓘ |
| victim | inhabitants of Telavåg ⓘ |
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