Talk:Trandumskogen

Sounds that masked gunfire from executions

Some or all of the executions happened at the same time that cannon rounds were fired from tanks - thereby masking machine gun fire (or small arms fire). The place had a practice range, where tanks could fire their cannons. 89.8.102.243 (talk) 15:36, 30 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Time of 'day' (of executions)

Anyone might want to verify (or source) information that is similar to what i read, c. 10 years ago: In at least one set of executions, a machine-gun team was placed at a certain crossroad (at or near Trandumsskogen), at a certain time (around c. 6(?) in the morning).--Precisely on the hour (of 8(?) in the morning)).--A battle tank at the practice range (for battle tanks), fired a cannon, at the same moment shots were fired by the executioner(s).--There might have been 'seasonal variations' in the executions, if the Nazi-Germany forces ran security so that the 'candidates for execution' were transported from the prison before sunrise.--Anyway, today i read a very short book-review that claims that the executions were at night. (The source might be okay as a 'counterpoint', in case one shows that many/some executions did not have shots fired at night, at Trandumsskogen.--However, at Akershus Fortress, there were executions, and possibly at least one placard tells about one execution that happened at 4 o'clock 'during-the-night').

Source about 'night-executions [at Trandumsskogen]': "Aktuelt [-] Flere bøker om krigen [...] 2 Sakprosa [-]Nazistenes dødsskog. De 194 henrettelsene i Trandumsskogen 1941-1944". Aftenposten (2024-10-05) P. 25. 2001:2020:309:C878:7DD4:C501:EF7:A3D2 (talk) 19:35, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The mentioned machine-gun team, seemed to be to be a security arrangement; it seems that (at least those) machine-gunners were not the executioner(s). 2001:2020:309:C878:7DD4:C501:EF7:A3D2 (talk) 19:53, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(Reference below) The prisoners were picked up at night, and driven by lorry for two hours - to the forest, and to the graves that were ready. ... At six in the morning, the graves were already covered and the executioners had moved on [from the site].--Link to source,

https://forskning.no/andre-verdenskrig-historie-krig-og-fred/i-grav-nummer-17-pa-trandum-la-19-menn-skutt-i-hodet-og-hjertet/2362523
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