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The base was closed down in 2009 and put up for sale by the Norwegian government for 105 million Norwegian kroner (17.5 million USD) in 2011 and later sold for 38 million Kroner to Olavsvern Group Ltd, a company that announced its purpose to use the base as a maintenance base for oil platform rigs and drilling equipment. NATO approved the sale.
German tanks of the Neubaufahrzeug type in Oslo in April 1940. Germany invaded both Norway and Denmark on 9 April 1940. [1] Norway was very important to Germany for two reasons: firstly as a base for naval units to harass Allied shipping in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, and secondly to secure shipments of iron ore coming in from Sweden through the port of Narvik. [2]
The Norwegian Defence Estates Agency (Norwegian: Forsvarsbygg) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the real estate belonging to the Military of Norway.It is not part of the military operations, but is instead directly subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, and established on 1 January 2002.
An underground hangar complex may include tunnels containing the normal elements of a military air base—fuel storage, weapon storage, rooms for maintaining the aircraft systems, a communications centre, briefing rooms, kitchen, dining rooms, sleeping areas and generators for electrical power.
The General Services Administration is conducting a fire sale of government real estate, including a lighthouse and Army barracks, reports Smartmoney.com.
Ramsund Naval Base is a Norwegian logistics base and holds a detachment of Norwegian Naval EOD Commandos and includes training facilities for the Norwegian Naval Special Operations Command. [1] While having no permanent troops stationed there, the US Navy rotates contractors and military personnel in order to maintain facilities and service US ...
The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has just one unsold private property, listed at €300 million—but the Norwegian government is fighting to block its sale Prarthana Prakash July 2, 2024 at 6:58 AM
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