Trondenes Fort
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Trondenes Fort is a fort situated on the Trondenes peninsula in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located about Script error: No such module "convert". north of the town of Harstad. The fort has been the main base for the Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command since 2002. The fort was built in 1943 by the Nazis occupying Norway during World War II as a part of the Atlantic Wall.[1]
Equipment
The fort was equipped with four of the world's largest land-based guns (Script error: No such module "convert".). The guns were taken out of the Norwegian mobilisation plans in 1961, but are still in place and one is kept in working order for conservation purposes.[2] The guns are 40.6 cm Schnelladekanone C/34, sometimes known as Adolfkanone or Adolf Guns, and have a barrel length of Script error: No such module "convert".. The standard shell weighed Script error: No such module "convert". with a range of about Script error: No such module "convert"., while the lighter Script error: No such module "convert". shell had a range of about Script error: No such module "convert".. As a part of the Atlantic Wall, the fort is unique in its original set up and high degree of preservation.[2][3]
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