south Kaholmen battery
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The south Kaholmen battery is a coastal artillery installation that formed part of Norway’s Oscarsborg Fortress, historically used to defend the Oslofjord.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Kaholmen battery | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal artillery battery
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | sinking of German cruiser Blücher ⓘ |
| builtFor | defense of Oslo ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Kingdom of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum context within Oscarsborg Fortress ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Norwegian coastal artillery troops ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Coastal fortifications in Norway
ⓘ
Military history of Norway ⓘ Oscarsborg Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ammunition magazines
ⓘ
fire-control positions ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ underground facilities ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic military site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Oslofjord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Viken county NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | inner Oslofjord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerAdministrativeEntity | Akershus county NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Drøbak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | South Kaholmen island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite | North Kaholmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator |
Norwegian Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Norwegian Navy Coastal Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oscarsborg Fortress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defensive system of Oslofjord ⓘ fortifications of Oslofjord NERFINISHED ⓘ inner defenses of Oscarsborg Fortress ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Norwegian military history
ⓘ
coastal artillery history ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of narrowest point of Oslofjord near Drøbak ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | defense of approach to Oslo ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedInEvent |
Battle of Drøbak Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German invasion of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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