TitledKnus nazismen(Crush nazism), the sculpture celebrates the efforts of theOsvald Group(Osvaldgruppen).
Led by resistance fighter Asbjrn Sunde, the group targeted railways and Norwegian industries that helped the occupying forces.
They also liquidated members of the Gestapo living in Norway who were deemed a threat.
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In fact, Sunde was later accused of treason and spying for the Soviets.
Today, we regret that many of you were seen as suspicious and rejected.
A plaque on the base honors members of the group who lost their lives.
The swastika banners were hung on the occasion of Heinrich Himmler’s visit to Oslo.
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The track area at the Østbanestastionen in 1942, the same year that the Osvald group blew up the facility. The swastika banners were hung on the occasion of Heinrich Himmler’s visit to Oslo. (Photo: Oslo city archive viaWikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 3.0)
